Where American Impressionism found its light — a 1640 town on the Long Island Sound shore. Greenwich, Connecticut is the place where American Impressionism took root. From the 1890s into the 1920s, painters drawn to the harbors, tidal marshes, and winding rivers of the Greenwich shore gathered at the Bush-Holley House to form the first art colony in Connecticut, the Cos Cob Art Colony — a cradle of the American Impressionist movement. But the town's story runs much deeper than its painters: settled in 1640, Greenwich is among the oldest towns in Connecticut and the southwesternmost municipality in all of New England, and it carries a Revolutionary War legend on its very town seal.
Today Greenwich is known for its shoreline, its museums, and an art heritage that few American towns can match. Its story blends Siwanoy beginnings, a 1640 founding, a Revolutionary legend, and the birth of an American art movement on its harbor. Our Greenwich designs gather that identity into wearable form — the Impressionist coast, the 1779 ride, the Long Island Sound shore. Explore the collection and carry a little of the Gold Coast light with you.
Why People Visit Greenwich Connecticut
- Tour the Bush-Holley House and the Greenwich Historical Society to stand where Connecticut's first art colony painted American Impressionism into being.
- Visit Putnam Cottage (Knapp's Tavern) and the marker at Put's Hill, where General Putnam made his famous 1779 ride.
- See the Bruce Museum, Greenwich's museum of art and natural history near the downtown green.
- Walk the 2.2-mile loop at Greenwich Point (Tod's Point), a 147-acre peninsula with skyline views across Long Island Sound.
- Explore the trails and overlooks of the Greenwich Audubon Center and Mianus River Park.
- Stroll Greenwich Avenue, the downtown's celebrated hill of shops and galleries.
