Meadowlands, also known as DCA Meadowlands or the Darien Community Association House, is a historic house at 274 Middlesex Road in Darien, Connecticut. Mary and Frank Green built the original Victorian home in 1876, and following its purchase in 1930 by Alice and James H. Stark it was extensively renovated into its present Georgian Colonial Revival form of 22 rooms, with landscaped gardens designed by landscape architect Ellen Biddle Shipman. The Darien Community Association acquired the eight acre property in 1950 and operates it today as a 15,000 square foot estate. Meadowlands was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 6, 1987. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountConnecticut, United States 3 Completed Year Classification
Standing Status Building Type
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1. Meadowlands (Darien, Connecticut) (Wikipedia)
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Meadowlands, also known as DCA Meadowlands or the Darien Community Association House, is a historic house at 274 Middlesex Road in Darien, Connecticut. Mary and Frank Green built the original Victorian home in 1876, and following its purchase in 1930 by Alice and James H. Stark it was extensively renovated into its present Georgian Colonial Revival form of 22 rooms, with landscaped gardens designed by landscape architect Ellen Biddle Shipman. The Darien Community Association acquired the eight acre property in 1950 and operates it today as a 15,000 square foot estate. Meadowlands was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 6, 1987.
In Style: Victorian Architecture, Introduction
Green built his expansive home in the Victorian style in 1876 and resided there until 1915.
View the Source2. Meadowlands (Darien, Connecticut) (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Villa)Quote, Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Villa)
Wikidata item Q6803373, instance of (P31): villa
3. Meadowlands (Darien, Connecticut) (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 413877): Connecticut, United StatesQuote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 413877): Connecticut, United States
Wikidata item Q6803373, property P131/P17 (location): Connecticut, United States
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