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Hampton Inn
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National Register of Historic Places

Hampton Inn

Also known as The Maples Inn

On the National Register since 200422 years
Queen AnneListed 2004New Canaan
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Hampton Inn

Hampton Inn, at 179 Oenoke Ridge, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 27, 2004. It was among the first 6 of New Canaan’s 25 listings. The Register lists it for its recreation and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Queen Anne, as it does for 202 other Connecticut listings. The listing covers 1.6 acres.

What it isListed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Connecticut. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 30 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 15 minutes

179 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Hampton InnStart here
  2. 2St. Mark’s Episcopal ChurchBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3John Rogers StudioBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Maxwell E. Perkins HouseGreek Revival · 0.2 mi on
Around it

15 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BMarcel Breuer House IIModern Movement · Built 19470.4 miBHanford Davenport HouseFederal0.4 miBIsaac Davis and Marion Dalton Hall HouseModern Movement0.4 miBDurisol HouseModern Movement · Built 19491 miBJames Swallen HouseModern Movement1.1 miBBeaven W. Mills HouseModern Movement1.1 miDChichester Road Historic DistrictDistrict1.2 miBHoyt-Burwell-Morse HouseBuilt 17401.2 miBSystem HouseModern Movement1.3 miBRichard and Geraldine Hodgson HouseInternational Style1.5 miBDavid Jr. and Sarah Webb HouseColonial1.5 miBCorinne and George Liston Jr. Tatum HouseModern Movement1.7 mi★Johnson, Philip, Glass HouseModern Movement1.8 miBWillis N Mills HouseModern Movement1.8 miBArthur and Lyn Chivvis HouseModern Movement · Built 19781.9 mi
More like it

Queen Anne style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Queen Anne.

Silvermine Center Historic District2.8 mi away
Boston Post Road Historic District5.3 mi away
Marvin Tavern5.3 mi away
Norwalk Green Historic District5.4 mi away

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Questions about Hampton Inn

Is Hampton Inn on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 27, 2004 (Register number 89001106).

Is Hampton Inn a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Connecticut has 64 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is John Rogers Studio, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Hampton Inn?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Hampton Inn?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 30 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 132353872 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.