https://www.hillcrestparkct.com/home daily 1.0 2020-11-01 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e42f2da8be76e2f986b9004/t/5e91bac8e12c58577eb59b39/1590925619798/Hillcrest+Park+Logo+Inverted.png Home A Gem In Old Greenwich https://www.hillcrestparkct.com/history daily 0.75 2021-06-03 https://www.hillcrestparkct.com/guidelines daily 0.75 2021-06-03 https://www.hillcrestparkct.com/history-1 daily 0.75 2021-06-03 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e42f2da8be76e2f986b9004/t/5e91ccd67c32661815bbdf04/1586613753494/Combined+Map+1908.jpg History 1 1908 Map of “Hillcrest Manor https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e42f2da8be76e2f986b9004/t/5e8f6ce403dfad1cf1d8e26b/1586611245978/DSCF4342.jpg History 1 - “Hill Top” …was Joseph D. Sawyer’s first house in Hillcrest Park, and is still standing at #1 Hillcrest Park Road. Built at the turn of the century, the magnificent house sits atop a hill and is adorned by two massive stone fireplaces (Lynfield p.67, Sawyer p.105). At the time when the house was built, Westover Park (in Stamford, abutting Hillcrest Park today) did not exist so there were fields extending from Hill Top all the way back to Westover Road. Its most notable owner Captain John Matthew Emery, lived there from 1932 to 1957. Capt. Emery owned all of the land extending behind Hill Top to Westover Road, and developed what is now Westover Park. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e42f2da8be76e2f986b9004/t/5e9d7a7956774a007c26a7ec/1587378834787/Norton+Pump+House.jpeg History 1 Norton Lane Pump House https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e42f2da8be76e2f986b9004/t/5e8f77d331d812272fff26e9/1586610679429/DSCF4360.jpg History 1 “Croftleigh” is situated at #80 Hillcrest Park Road and is one of the houses in Hillcrest Park that is plaqued by the Greenwich Historical Society, built in 1902. It is the grandest of the remaining original Sawyer houses, and “one of the best remaining examples of the Shingle style in Greenwich” according to the Historical Society, which plaqued the house in 1993 (Lynfield p.154). It’s marked outcropped veranda extends some 60 feet and encompasses many spectacular original features that are treasured today. The house encompassed almost 44 acres and originally included a tennis court, garage, chicken coup, lodge, and conservatory. An original pergola still stands on the border of the property and #86 Hillcrest Park Road. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e42f2da8be76e2f986b9004/t/5e8f7564f5f10b3d06f498b7/1586563083535/Blaise.jpg History 1 Blaise Anello, who has lived in the Park since the 1960’s, is known to ride a horse-and-buggy down Havemeyer Road to Sound Beach Avenue, and then around Tod’s Point and back up to Hillcrest Park. A journey of about 15 miles and around 3 hours. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e42f2da8be76e2f986b9004/t/5e8f6f0cc89ebd6f9945a3cf/1586563118919/DSCF4346.JPG History 1 - “Brillewood” …. stands at #39 Hillcrest Park Road. It’s beautiful slate roof and unique design set it apart from other original homes in the neighborhood. There has been some debate on whether it is a Sawyer home as it’s design differs from the other homes, not nearly as much stone or quirks, but it almost certainly is a Sawyer house. Mrs Edith N. Dumbrille lived there in the 30’s, and the name Brillewood likely came from her. The guest cottage to Brillewood, which apparently used to be connected by a long covered walkway, was detached and sold off as a standalone house, where it still stands at #41 Hillcrest Park Road. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e42f2da8be76e2f986b9004/t/5e90f48e3f19f8396ae21ecb/1586563030429/DSCF4351.JPG History 1 - “Breezemont” …is a beautiful home that sits at #9 Hillcrest Lane. The house was used as a guest cottage for the Borg family at Hillcrest Hall in the 20’s, however it is a large house on its own. The house has a large rounded veranda and a tennis court and is the last house on that side of the street in Hillcrest Park. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e42f2da8be76e2f986b9004/t/5e90f3dccfb03f3a87c84511/1586563044256/DSCF4355.jpg History 1 “Stonehenge”, pictured above, is a beautiful original house at #64 Hillcrest Park Road. This house gained fame in that the Lombardo family lived there at one point. Guy Lombardo was a famous orchestra band leader who hosted musical events at the home. The house had a grand music room and musicians from around the globe stayed and played there. The house was plaqued in 1995 by the Greenwich Historical Society. The house’s property originally encompassed what is now #68, #64, #54, and #46 Hillcrest Park Road. #60 Hillcrest Park Road, also known as “The Cow Barn” was sold to Jes Dall.. #60 was originally a guest house, cow barn, and stable to Stonehenge. The original chicken coup also stands on the property. The Dall family built many of the “newer” homes in Hillcrest Park in the 60’s and 70’s. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e42f2da8be76e2f986b9004/t/5e9c515070820925852e7ac8/1587302766780/Sky+Rock History 1 - “Sky Rock” …also known as the “Elizabeth Gowdy Baker House” sits at #72 Hillcrest Park Road and was built in 1904 for a famous watercolor portrait painter of the time, Elizabeth Gowdy Baker. It is one of the few original Sawyer houses that was built for an individual, and not on spec. The Learned family lived in the house, and their granddaughter, Michael Learned gained fame as Olivia Walton in the CBS hit, The Waltons in the 1970’s. Michael spent many summers at the home. This house has a similar craftsman style to the other Sawyer houses such as Croftleigh. Sky Rock was plaqued by the Greenwich Historical Society around 2000. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e42f2da8be76e2f986b9004/t/60b96363f4927d5ddbfa19e8/1622762384601/1998+-+New+Lanterns.jpg History 1 - Make it stand out The Hillcrest Park lanterns date from a bygone time. The original two lanterns stood at the entrance to Ricki Beth Lane, and were in disrepair in the late 1980’s. On the verge of being discarded forever, residents led by our very own Blaise Anello, had the lanterns copied by Amish craftsmen. Today, there are 5 lanterns total. Two replacing the originals at Ricki Beth Lane in their full glory, two 3/4 size lanterns at the main entrance to Hillcrest Park, and one 1/2 size lantern at the rear entrance to The Park. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e42f2da8be76e2f986b9004/t/5e91053841762821673a0777/1586610653366/BuenaVista.JPG History 1 “Buena Vista” https://www.hillcrestparkct.com/neighborhood daily 0.75 2021-05-26 https://www.hillcrestparkct.com/old-greenwich daily 0.75 2020-04-11 https://www.hillcrestparkct.com/members daily 0.75 2021-08-31 https://www.hillcrestparkct.com/board daily 0.75 2020-04-20 https://www.hillcrestparkct.com/photos daily 0.75 2020-04-18 https://www.hillcrestparkct.com/photos/historical monthly 0.5 2020-04-18 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e42f2da8be76e2f986b9004/5e8b826fce53b87a1ad7b560/5e8b841242baa3655ff6a233/1622026740430/1950s+-+Ricki+Beth+Lane+Lantern+with+Nierenberg%27s+RR.jpg Photos - Historical Photos https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e42f2da8be76e2f986b9004/5e8b826fce53b87a1ad7b560/5e8b8412d61ddd7675413bee/1622026721564/1987-+Rebuilt+Entrance+Wall.jpg Photos - 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