Please bring your special doll, your mom and your creativity for an afternoon tea party with the Royal Tea Company
~ Trunk show featuring exclusive fashions for American Girl dolls
~ Paper-doll crafts with Timothy Bellavia
~ Elegant Treats and Tea
~ Fabulous Raffle Prizes

The Greenwich Historical Society invites nominations for its 2012 Preservation Awards, which will honor individuals, organizations and projects for their contributions to the preservation of Greenwich's historical resources. The project or activity must be of historical and/or architectural significance and demonstrate the aesthetic, cultural, and/or economic benefits of preservation. Click here for more information.

Greenwich Resident Influenced Literary Detective
Greenwich Workshop Fueled Interest in Ancient Art
Electrolux in Greenwich
Crayons from Greenwich?
Aviation Pioneer Raynal Bolling

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Greenwich Historical Society's Landmark program, formerly known as "Signs of the Times." The program was created in 1987 to recognize, document and preserve the architectural heritage of Greenwich. Since then, the Historical Society has plaqued nearly 300 homes from Colonial to Post-modernist structures, both public and private. Participating homeowners receive a bronze plaque, documentation in the form of a title search and a narrative highlighting architectural details–and the sometimes-surprising history of previous occupants.

As part of the celebration to mark this milestone, Susan Nova, longtime real estate columnist for the Greenwich Time, will be partnering with the Historical Society to produce an article each month that will feature a historically significant home plaqued by the Historical Society.

In colorful narrative, Nova will examine the historical features of the homes, look at their transformation over time to suit the changing needs of their owners, relate tales of past owners, feature interviews with current homeowners and examine the experience of living in and preserving a historic home.

Overall, the series will trace the architectural heritage of Greenwich over time and explore the importance of these homes as part of our historic landscape. In telling the stories of these homes, the Historical Society hopes to generate a greater awareness of architectural preservation and to emphasize the vital part they play in continuing to tell the story of our unique community and its colorful past.

Read the articles >

See The Gilded Age in Greenwich Film on YouTube

See Photos of the Gilded Age Ball

Volunteer! Want to get involved? Check out the many ways you can volunteer at the Greenwich Historical Society!

As of May 25, 2012, the second floor of Bush-Holley House will be closed due to construction. Tours of the first floor will continue. Storehouse Gallery exhibitions, the museum shop and grounds will be open to the public on our regular schedule.

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