Silvermine, Connecticut

Silvermine
Mill pond and grist mill at Silvermine Tavern
Mill pond and grist mill at Silvermine Tavern
Silvermine is located in Connecticut
Silvermine
Silvermine
Silvermine is located in the United States
Silvermine
Silvermine
Coordinates: 41°09′05″N 73°26′42″W / 41.15139°N 73.44500°W / 41.15139; -73.44500
Country United States
U.S. state Connecticut
CountyFairfield
NECTABridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
RegionWestern CT
CityNorwalk
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
Area code(s)203/475
GNIS feature ID210867[1]

Silvermine is an unincorporated community in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States[1] that extends along the Silvermine River, across three southwestern Connecticut towns: Norwalk, New Canaan and Wilton.[2]

The name "Silvermine" comes from old legends of a silver mine in the area, although no silver has ever been found. Silvermine, the nearest (50 miles) to New York City of the larger art colonies,[3] remains the home of the Silvermine Guild Arts Center. The Silvermine Tavern, an inn occupying several historic buildings, also remains in the neighborhood. Silver Hill Hospital is just beyond the northern end of the neighborhood, in New Canaan near the Wilton border. There are two Silvermine community groups: The Silvermine Community Association and the Norwalk Association of Silvermine Homeowners.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silvermine
  2. ^ Prevost, Lisa (August 26, 2015). "Silvermine, Conn., an Enclave Attached to Its Past". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Map of Silvermine, Connecticut, 1945, from the John Vassos Papers, 1915-1989". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved August 28, 2024.