Treetops is the former estate of torch singer and actress
Libby Holman
Elizabeth Lloyd Holman (née Holzman; May 23, 1904 – June 18, 1971) was an American socialite, actress, singer, and activist.
Early life
Elizabeth Lloyd Holzman was born May 23, 1904, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of a lawyer and stockbrok ...
. It forms the southernmost part of
Mianus River Park and is overseen by the
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection as the Mianus River State Park.
In 2001, a successful effort was made by local citizens to save the estate from development. As a result, 94 acres of pristine grounds were preserved as a
state park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...
, with a further 11 acres around the Treetops mansion covered by a
conservation easement.
[ Many rooms in Holman's mansion have been restored by its current owners. These include the studio of Holman's third husband, abstract artist Louis Schanker,][ where the Treetops Chamber Music Society performed its annual concert series in 2006.][
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Mianus River State Park
Mianus River State Park, which straddles the border of Stamford and Greenwich, encompasses 391 acres and comprises Treetops (94 acres), Mianus River Park (187 acres owned by the City of Stamford), and the Mianus River and Natural Park (110 acres owned by the Town of Greenwich). Nearby Mianus River parks include the Mianus River State Park Scenic Reserve (over 353 acres in two tracts) and the privately owned Mianus River Gorge Preserve (935 acres, open to the public from April 1 through November 30).[
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Access
Entrance parking for Treetops
Treetops Hotel was a hotel in Aberdare National Park in Kenya near the township of Nyeri, 1,966 m (6,450 ft) above sea level on the Aberdare Range and in sight of Mount Kenya. First opened in 1932 by Eric Sherbrooke Walker, it wa ...
is at Merribrook Lane in Stamford ().
Entrance parking for the adjacent Mianus River State Park is also at Merribrook Lane in Stamford ().
Entrance parking for the Mianus River State Park Scenic Reserve is at Farms Road ().
Entrance parking for the Mianus River and Natural Park is at Cognewaugh Road in Greenwich ().
Entrance parking for the Mianus River Gorge Preserve is at 167 Mianus River Road in Bedford ().
References
External links
Friends of Mianus River ParkMianus River Gorge, Inc.
Friends of Mianus River Park trail map
Mianus River State Park
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
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State parks of Connecticut
Parks in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Geography of Stamford, Connecticut
Greenwich, Connecticut
Protected areas established in 2001
2001 establishments in Connecticut