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Your boundaries are not correct. Greenfield Hill extends east of Burr Street and goes north all the way to the Easton town line. And the western border is the Westport town line. There are no truly defined borders to Greenfield Hill but generally you can tell it if the lots are zoned a minimum of 2 acres. Jay
Both Wiki definition and the Neighborhood Scout boundaries are what I stated (and agree with each other). Both of these sources would say that you are not correct.
Both Wiki definition and the Neighborhood Scout boundaries are what I stated (and agree with each other). Both of these sources would say that you are not correct.
Sorry but I grew up in Fairfield and my family has lived in town for over 100 years. I have family members that lived in Greenfield Hill and have friends that currently live there. I think I know where Greenfield Hill is.
Stratfordresident is right, Greenfield Hill extends east of Burr Street all the way to Black Rock Turnpike (those sites do not have this). Technically Greenfield Hunt is part of it but given it is not 2 acre zoning and not connected to the rest of the Hill, that is arguable.
Congress Street, west of Black Rock Turnpike is considered Greenfield Hill as is all of Burr Street. Streets off of Burr like Bittersweet and Shetland are considered Greenfield Hill and as I said some would include Galloping Hill and Hollydale as well. These areas have 1 acre lots though so not necessarily all of Greenfield Hill is 2 acre zoning but the vast majority is.
Brookside Drive, west of Burr Street forms a part of the southern border. Hill Farm Road is Greenfield Hill as is North Cedar Road. A family member lived on Cedar Road and it was always considered Greenfield Hill, but just south of it is Warner Hill and then Southport. I have heard the northern part of Bronson Road (around Oak Lawn Cemetery and Tierny's Farm/Cider Mill Lane) called Greenfield Hill and the western part of Hill Farm Road, near Rockledge, which is the old Richard Rogers estate, called both Greenfield Hill and Southport. The actually lines of Greenfield Hill are not so well defined as those sites may have you believe. I stand by my original posts. Jay
Sorry but I grew up in Fairfield and my family has lived in town for over 100 years. I have family members that lived in Greenfield Hill and have friends that currently live there. I think I know where Greenfield Hill is.
Stratfordresident is right, Greenfield Hill extends east of Burr Street all the way to Black Rock Turnpike (those sites do not have this). Technically Greenfield Hunt is part of it but given it is not 2 acre zoning and not connected to the rest of the Hill, that is arguable.
Congress Street, west of Black Rock Turnpike is considered Greenfield Hill as is all of Burr Street. Streets off of Burr like Bittersweet and Shetland are considered Greenfield Hill and as I said some would include Galloping Hill and Hollydale as well. These areas have 1 acre lots though so not necessarily all of Greenfield Hill is 2 acre zoning but the vast majority is.
Brookside Drive, west of Burr Street forms a part of the southern border. Hill Farm Road is Greenfield Hill as is North Cedar Road. A family member lived on Cedar Road and it was always considered Greenfield Hill, but just south of it is Warner Hill and then Southport. I have heard the northern part of Bronson Road (around Oak Lawn Cemetery and Tierny's Farm/Cider Mill Lane) called Greenfield Hill and the western part of Hill Farm Road, near Rockledge, which is the old Richard Rogers estate, called both Greenfield Hill and Southport. The actually lines of Greenfield Hill are not so well defined as those sites may have you believe. I stand by my original posts. Jay
So do I. What's funny - the one's who live west of Burr, say it ends at Burr, the one's who live on the other side say it extends. Black Rock pike is a hike and half from the GH center, that's a massive area and is like half of the whole damn town. Either way it should not have any effect on a home purchase.
Well, JayCT, I currently live in Greenfield Hill and I guess I, and many others apparently, will have to disagree with you on this one...
Okay, so you are saying that Burr School and streets like Woodhouse Road, Towne House Road, Hemlock Road and the eastern end of North Street are not in Greenfield Hill? If not what part of town are they?
I have friends who live in this area and they consider it Greenfield Hill. It has ALWAYS been considered Greenfield Hill. Look at listings in this area and they will say "Greenfield Hill". And I doubt there will be "many others" who disagree. At least not those that actually know Fairfield.
Oh and by the way, I sent an email to Neighborhood Scout telling them they are wrong with their borders. Jay
Well, perhaps this quote from Westport Magazine will help:
The official word on the area is expressly unofficial. “There are no official boundaries,” says John Pugliese, senior assessor for the town of Fairfield. “Unofficially, if you can see the Church from your house, you live in Greenfield Hill. If you can’t, you don’t. Realtors might want to say it’s more than it is, but for our purposes, Greenfield Hill would be from Redding Road on the West to Burr on the East, the Merritt on the North, and maybe Brookside to the South.” Then again, Pugliese adds, “On Redding, and you might want to go over to Merwins Lane.”
Clearly, there is no "official" lines to GH, but Burr seems to be a dividing line of sorts on the eastern side. Obviously, those living North of the Merritt between Sturges and Burr think of themselves as being in GH (I certainly do.) But I personally think as you head past Burr toward Black Rock Turnpike that is not GH, but I will agree that the Eastern boundary doesn't run hard and fast up the middle of Burr.
True Greenfield Hill is centered around the green - I'm talking Bronson, Hillside, Mine Hill, Old Academy - that area. A true $$$ area. In my opinion, GH stretches from Burr to Sturges, includes side streets off Burr like Hemlock, Midlock, and Towne House, but does not include the Galloping Hill area.
Not sure why the Westport magazine article doesn't think Sturges Highway is GH, as it certainly is. The people I know who live in the Hulls Farm Road area say they live in Southport, I guess because it's more prestigious? (insert eye roll, but slightly true).
That said anything for 750K is likely to be in the "Greenfield Hill" area, basically fringe GH. That price gets a piece of land, if that, in the heart of GH or in the more elegant sections like Hulls, Queens Grant area.
Well, perhaps this quote from Westport Magazine will help:
The official word on the area is expressly unofficial. “There are no official boundaries,” says John Pugliese, senior assessor for the town of Fairfield. “Unofficially, if you can see the Church from your house, you live in Greenfield Hill. If you can’t, you don’t. Realtors might want to say it’s more than it is, but for our purposes, Greenfield Hill would be from Redding Road on the West to Burr on the East, the Merritt on the North, and maybe Brookside to the South.” Then again, Pugliese adds, “On Redding, and you might want to go over to Merwins Lane.”
Clearly, there is no "official" lines to GH, but Burr seems to be a dividing line of sorts on the eastern side. Obviously, those living North of the Merritt between Sturges and Burr think of themselves as being in GH (I certainly do.) But I personally think as you head past Burr toward Black Rock Turnpike that is not GH, but I will agree that the Eastern boundary doesn't run hard and fast up the middle of Burr.
I again strongly disagree. By what Mr. Pugliese says the Patterson Country Club is not on Greenfield Hill, a surprise to members since their website states they are located in Greenfield Hill. It means that the shops at the base of hill (Bronson Road at Hillside Road) were incorrectly named Greenfield Hill Service Station, Greenfield Hill Veterinarians and Greenfield Hill Liquor Store as well as the old Greenfield Hill Store and Greenfield Hill Pharmacy from years ago. It would also come as a REALLY big surprise to our good family friends who lived on Merwins Lane for more than 80 years since they ALWAYS said they lived in Greenfield Hill.
If you read or quoted the whole article you would have seen that a member of the Greenfield Hill Village Improvement Society specifically mentions Black Rock Turnpike being the eastern border of Greenfield Hill.
“From the Village Improvement Society point of view, let’s see … We have a lot of members up in the Hemlock Hill area, so that would be included, and Sturges Road to Black Rock Turnpike, and north to Haydu Farm on Congress. And in lower Greenfield Hill, the church and windmill to Hulls Farm Road,” says Deedee Brandt, who lives on Hulls Farm Road.
It was the Greenfield Hill Village Improvement Society that helped preserve the rural character of Greenfield Hill by promoting the 2 acre zoning back in 1951 that stretches from the Westport town line on the west to Black Rock Turnpike on the east. They also fought a number of projects that were proposed over the years including a proposed state veterans hospital on west side of Redding Road (outside of Mr. Pugliese), a Merritt Parkway interchange at Redding Road and the proposed corporate headquarters for Mobil Chemical on Black Rock Turnpike on what is now the site of the Greenfield Hunt condo project. They had also fought Greenfield Hunt and were successful in stopping it from connecting directly to roads off of Burr Street. I would think that if they did not consider that portion of town to be part of Greenfield Hill, they would not have been so actively opposed to it. So again I stand by my claim that Greenfield Hill is much larger than the areas you originally indicated. Jay
A nice quote from the wonderful movie, A Few Good Men, seems to be an appropriate way to end this discussion on my part:
"I strenuously object?" Is that how it works? Hm? "Objection." "Overruled." "Oh, no, no, no. No, I STRENUOUSLY object." "Oh. Well, if you strenuously object then I should take some time to reconsider."
A nice quote from the wonderful movie, A Few Good Men, seems to be an appropriate way to end this discussion on my part:
"I strenuously object?" Is that how it works? Hm? "Objection." "Overruled." "Oh, no, no, no. No, I STRENUOUSLY object." "Oh. Well, if you strenuously object then I should take some time to reconsider."
Yeah, I know the movie well. DS loves it. I will try and end it here. Jay
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