Welcome to Old Greenwich, CTThe neighborhood of Old Greenwich is located in southeast Greenwich, Connecticut, adjacent to the city of Stamford. Part of an ever growing metropolitan area, Old Greenwich is a charming, historical New England retreat only 40 miles northeast of the big city of New York. The neighborhood has its own station on the Metro-North’s New Haven line, which offers an easy, frustration-free hour-long commute to New York’s Grand Central Terminal. With safe, quiet streets and public parks, Old Greenwich is a great environment for growing families. The neighborhood boasts the 24-acre Binney Park with tennis courts, as well as the beautiful 147-acre Greenwich Point Park, which offers a large sandy beach, shellfishing in season, and scenic walking trails. Education in Old Greenwich is topnotch with three schools that rank among the best in the state; Old Greenwich School for K-5th grade, Eastern Middle School, and Greenwich High School, which offers an extensive foreign language curriculum covering seven languages and a sports program that offers more than 36 varsity-level sports.
Residents of Old Greenwich enjoy a variety of activities within their community, from unique shopping and dining along Sound Beach Avenue to Greenwich golf at over nine challenging courses. The town of Greenwich has a vibrant arts culture with several entertainment groups, such as the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra, the Greenwich Choral Society, and the Acting Company of Greenwich. The Greenwich Arts Council hosts many fun annual events including the summer Pops Concert and the “Arts to the Avenue” festival, and also maintains the Bendheim Gallery that showcases rotating art exhibits throughout the year. In addition to the Bendheim Gallery, the Bruce Museum of Arts and Science houses fascinating visual art collections from painting and photography to exhibits on some the earth’s wonders. Aside from arts and entertainment, Greenwich residents also enjoy the area’s many historical attractions, including the Revolutionary War-era Putnam Cottage (the oldest structure in town) and the Bush Holly House, which was home to the first art colony of Connecticut. Even the Bruce Museum is located in a historic home that was built in 1853 by Robert Moffat Bruce. No matter where you look, there is something to do and see in Greenwich.
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