Frueauff Estate, Bush Holley Gardens, Schoolmasters Meet 1923, Milbank Estate Sold, Water Supply History & More!

This podcast is made possible by Site Design Associates; the Long Island Sound Institute (LISI), the Ambassador Museum United States of America, Kevin M. J. O'Connor of Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, and listeners like you everywhere on the Atlantic Learning Consortium Network!It's the 25th of April, 2023 show! Welcome!On Greenwich in the Gilded Age, our journey takes us to the Frueauff Estate in Mead Point on the shore of Long Island Sound. Designed by Edgar Self, George Elder wanted a Tudor mansion that was modeled after Compton Wynyates in Warwickshire, England. When construction commenced in 1929, the stock market crashed and Elder's marriage ceased. Fortunately, Charles A. Frueauff bought the estate. Many of you maybe aware that I go on walks and hikes around the Town of Greenwich, often trekking a minimum of six miles a day. One of the places for outdoor exploration are the historic gardens and landscapes found at the Greenwich Historical Society's Bush Holley House campus at 47 Strickland Road. On today's show, you'll hear about those gardens from a brochure based on the 2021 exhibit Beautiful Work: The Art of Greenwich Gardens and Landscapes. No admission for browsing the gardens -and be sure to stop in Toby's Tavern for a complimentary cup of coffee of tea. Be sure to browse the museum store, too. On Greenwich Life: As It is -And Was, Lucien B. Edwards shared some local water history a century ago, including how the public water supply was obtained. Do you like to dance? Vera Sheppard was apparently so fond that she established a world record a century ago in the Cygnet Athletic Club in Byram (formerly East Port Chester). Also a century ago, a large portion of the Milbank estate was sold to Arthur H. Waterman. You'll also hear about how "an advertisement for a prospective husband did not turn out very successfully for Mrs. Frieda Plant, a widow, of Harvey Street in Byram" (formerly East Port Chester). In Crimes and Misdemeanors, the Greenwich Police Department in 1923 "started a crusade against reckless driving, a number of complaints having been received concerning operators of cars, who drive at a high rate of speed on Milbank avenue, Lake avenue and other streets in the Borough." There’s lots to see, to do, and to learn about the history of the Town of Greenwich.You’ve come to the right place to learn about the history of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut, one of America's most interesting and extraordinary communities.  We’ll have all this -and more- as our history continues to unfold. I'm Jeffrey Bingham Mead, your host. Thank you for listening to the weekly podcast released on Tuesdays. Contact me and join our growing number of listeners anytime via email at [email protected]. Show podcast episodes are posted weekly on various social media platforms. Click this link to the show's Facebook site. I also encourage you to like and visit the group You Know You're From Greenwich Ct If, where links to the show are posted weekly, too. Mark your calendars. The next show is scheduled for Tuesday, the 2nd of May, 2023.