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Founded over 300 years ago with a population of 25,000 Ridgefield boasts a unique historic Main Street, a highly rated school system and is rated the Safest Town in CT. Our visitors can tour the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum , the Weir Farm National Historic Site or a visit at Keeler Tavern .
- Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center
- Weir Farm National Historic Site
- Ridgefield Playhouse
- Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
- Main Street
- Prospector Theater
- Act of Connecticut
- Lounsbury House
- Devil’s Den Preserve
- Pine Mountain/Hemlock Hills
Steeped in history, the Keeler Tavern was first built in 1713 and was caught up in the Battle of Ridgefield in 1777. The landlords at the time, Timothy and Ester Keeler, had revolutionary sympathies, and for that reason the inn was fired upon by British troops. I was amazed to find one of the British cannonballs is still visibly stuck in a corner p...
In Ridgefield you can visit the home and studio of the celebrated Impressionist painter J. Alden Weir (1852-1919). Weir called his property, amid 60 acres of woodland, field and waterways, the “Great Good Place”. What makes this such an important site for American culture is the number of important painters who stayed at Weir Farm. Among them are A...
This splendid performing arts venue is actually adapted from the old Ridgefield High School’s auditorium. The building was raised in the late-1930s and designed by Cass Gilbert Jr. It was converted into a 500-seater theater in 2000, and barely has an empty night on its calendar. The program brims with concerts by music artists from a variety of gen...
Established in 1964, this respected independent art museum gives a platform to innovative young or under-appreciated artists whose interpretations of the world help foster creative thinking. The Aldrich has no permanent collection, and instead hosts the first exhibitions for emerging talent. You can also catch shows for artists in the middle of the...
Something that puts Ridgefield among Connecticut’s best towns is its elegant main thoroughfare. This is packed with charming storefronts and solemn civic architecture. A quick look at the painted storefronts, trees, shrubs, flowerbeds and fountains, and you’ll know that Main Street is cared for with a lot of pride. There are local businesses in spa...
I found so much to love about this sleek, first-run movie theater in Ridgefield. The Prospector Theater is a non-profit enterprise set up to provide employment experience for people with disabilities. You’ll find it just off Main Street, surrounded by Ridgefield’s contingent of restaurants. There are four screens here, with two on the main floor, o...
A Contemporary Theatre of Connecticut (ACT) is a recently founded producing theater at 36 Quarry Road in Ridgefield, putting on Broadway-style productions in limited runs. When I was in town, some of the shows coming up included Sunset Boulevard, Kinky Boots, and Million Dollar Quartet. These were combined with brand new musicals and plays, seasona...
Setting the upmarket tone in the heart of Ridgefield is this fine mansion, built in the Classical Revival style in 1895. Lounsbury House was commissioned by the 53rd Governor of Connecticut, Phineas C. Lounsbury (1841-1925). The design is in fact modeled on the Connecticut State Building show at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The buildin...
Spread out over more than 1,750 acres, Devil’s Den is the largest Nature Conservancy preserve in Connecticut. In fact it’s one of the larger preserves in the Metropolitan New York Area. There are 20 miles of trails in this thickly wooded landscape, taking in wetlands, a gorge, an 18th-century millpond, streams and lofty ridges granting distant view...
If you love nature as much as I do, there’s a cluster of marvelous open spaces in the north of Ridgefield. These all merge together to form a huge parcel of wilderness, with rolling hills, fields and scenic overlooks. Roughly speaking, the eastern portion is the 368-acre Pine Mountain Reserve while to the west are the Hemlock Hills. Three large bod...
NBC ConnecticutDozens of roads in Connecticut remains closed due to flooding
More rain is expected on Monday and it could cause more flooding in already flooded areas. Officials say the following roads are currently closed: Ansonia Bethel Bridgewater Danbury Deep River ...
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Ridgefield's Addessi Jewelers is 'family affair' for 75 years
One day in 1980, then 21-year-old Wayne Addessi put on a jacket and tie, walked in the back door of Addessi Jewelers, and went to work for his father. Addessi, now 65, said he had worked at ...
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Downtown Ridgefield is home to a bustling Main Street. Quaint shops, five-star restaurants, theaters, museums, and a community park are all in walking distance from one another and are situated alongside many beautiful colonial homes and buildings.
450 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT. 1 2 3 4. The shopping scene in Ridgefield CT is diverse with unique boutiques and family-owned shops in a walkable, charming New England setting. We welcome you to discover Ridgefield's unparalleled shopping experience!
Table of Contents - Page 1, 2Ridgefield Historic District No 1Ridgefield Historic District No 2Aerial Views: "Main Street - East" - photos a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i ...
Ridgefield CT is the perfect mix of a classic New England town with the sophisticated cultural offerings of a big city. With a walk down Main Street, you will discover how the elegance of our Colonial history harmoniously blends with the richness of our cultural institutions.
There are many other landmarks from the Revolutionary War in the town, with most along Main Street. In the summer of 1781, the French army under the Comte de Rochambeau marched through Connecticut, encamping in the Ridgebury section of town, where the first Catholic mass in Ridgefield was offered.
