Glenville’s post office opened in 1850, and 4 of its places are on the National Register
Most of Glenville was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1973. Below: maps from 1944 on and old-book passages.
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
places listed
4
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
48
each building in a district counts
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
The story so far
Glenville, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Glenville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Glenville is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Glenville had a population of 2,762. It is located in the western part of Greenwich at the falls of the Byram River, which provided waterpower when this was a mill village. The area is home to Glenville Elementary school, Western Civic Center and a volunteer fire station, the Glenville Fire Department. The town of Greenwich is one political and taxing body, but consists of several distinct sections or neighborhoods, such as Banksville, Byram, Cos Cob, Glenville, Mianus, Old Greenwich, Riverside and Greenwich (sometimes referred to as centra…
Its first post office opened in 1850. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,327 to 2,762 (+19%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
From the old history books
What they wrote about Glenville in 1929
Passages that mention Glenville, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Fairfield County, Connecticut, 1639-19281929 · page 501Read the page →
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Joseph’s church and remained there until the fall of 1924, when he was appointed pastor of St. Paul’s Roman Catholic church in Glenville, a suburb of Greenwich. Father Beaumister has clearly demonstrated his efficiency in governing church affairs, and the parish has prospered under his able guidance. His whole heart is given to the work, and his powers and talents have been a tan¬ gible force for good in the community. Through his wise counsel and unselfish nature Father Beaumister has endeared himself to
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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
By decade
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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
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