Tuesday, July 15 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
A summer escape for city dwellers
Ridgefield was a popular resort town for several decades around the turn of the 20th Century, as city dwellers flocked to the town’s clean air and water and its higher elevations and open spaces. The very wealthy built “summer cottages” while the merely well-off flocked to the accommodations built to meet the demand for stays in the country.
On Tuesday, July 15, at 10 a.m. at the Scott House, 4 Sunset Lane, the Ridgefield History Club will focus on this resort era, with a slide presentation by historian Jack Sanders telling about the hotels — especially Elm Shade Cottages, Oreneca House, Bailey Inn, Ridgefield Inn, West Lane Inn — that were active from the 1880s till the 1920s. Sanders will also show examples of souvenirs of Ridgefield that were sold to the tourists. History Club participants are encouraged to participate in the informal discussion and bring any souvenirs or photos of Ridgefield’s resort era.
The History Club is a Ridgefield Historical Society program and admission is free; the programs are broadcast live on the society’s Facebook page. Because space is limited at the Scott House, advance registration is requested. For more information or to register, please visit ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org or call 203-438-5821.
