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Waveny Park

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148: 159: 58: 50: 42: 88:, Waveny LifeCare Network, an aquatic center, two public water supply towers, as well as paddle tennis courts. To be able to use some of these facilities, a nominal annual fee is charged. The Parks recreations are enjoyed by many people from all around Fairfield County. 98:
and the man who built Waveny House, spent summers there with his family for many years. The Lapham family gave the Town of New Canaan most of the estate land in 1967 and sold Waveny House and its surrounding 300 acres (1.2 km) to the Town for $ 1,500,000.
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to the South, South Avenue to the East and Lapham Road to the West. Over the years, numerous additional town structures have been built on parts of the property including
285: 26:. The park's centerpiece is "the castle" built in 1912 and surrounded by 300 acres (1.2 km) of fields, ponds and trails. The architect for the structure was 295: 110: 115: 102: 232: 201: 35: 147: 290: 280: 73: 224: 31: 23: 85: 123: 106: 91: 180: 65:
The house was used for exterior shots for the fictional 'Cortlandt Manor' on the soap opera
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for many years; exteriors of the estate were also used in the 2004 remake film
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National Register of Historic Places in Fairfield County, Connecticut
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Waveny Park, window of the Carriage Barn Arts Center.
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The park is bordered by Farm Road to the North, the
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Index

New Canaan, Connecticut
William Tubby
Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.
National Register of Historic Places



All My Children
The Stepford Wives
Merritt Parkway
New Canaan High School
Lewis Lapham
Texaco
George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood
Queen Elizabeth II
Patricia Tuchman
"A Wedding in New Canaan"
the original
Waveny mansion in Waveny Park

"Story of Waveny"
"The Magic of Waveny"
Waveny House page at Town of New Canaan website
41°07′20″N 73°29′27″W / 41.122168°N 73.49081°W / 41.122168; -73.49081 (Waveny Park)
Categories
Castles in Connecticut
Parks in Fairfield County, Connecticut
New Canaan, Connecticut
Houses in New Canaan, Connecticut
National Register of Historic Places in Fairfield County, Connecticut

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