Photograph by Venera Alexandrova
With its historic homes and the Roger Sherman Inn, driving down Oenoke Ridge in New Canaan can feel like you’ve been transported back in time. But visitors and residents alike will be taken by surprise as they pass the new historical treasure prominently featured along Oenoke Ridge as it curves toward Oenoke Lane.
Last month, as part of the organization’s “Campus Reimagined” project, the Jim Bach Special Collections Museum at the New Canaan Historical Society was unveiled. The new building houses an art collection and Acorn printing press; however, the museum’s pièce de résistance is this meticulously restored 1855 Demarest Carriage. The interior is lit up until 9:00 p.m. each night, giving nighttime travelers a dramatic glimpse into the past.