Waveny Park

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Waveny Park (aka Waveny House) is a public park located in New Canaan, CT open to New Canaan residents only.

The park's centerpiece is "the castle" surrounded by 300 acres of fields, ponds, trails. The park is bordered by Farm Road to the North, the Merritt Parkway to the South, South Avenue to the East and Lapham Avenue to the West. Over the years, numerous additional town structures have been built on parts of the property including New Canaan High School, Waveny Care Center (an adult/retirement home), an aquatic center, a skate park, two public water supply towers, as well as paddle tennis courts.

Lewis Lapham, one of the founders of Texaco and the man who built Waveny House, spent summers there with his family for many years. The Lapham family gave the Town of New Canaan most of the estate land in 1967 and sold Waveny House and its surrounding 300 acres to the Town for $1,500,000.

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Waveny mansion in Waveny Park

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Annual Fourth of July Fireworks (the only day of the year alcohol is allowed in the park)
Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Available for rent for parties/functions
Shows/Plays at the Powerhouse