Letter: Son of ‘Harvard Five’ Architect Eliot Noyes in Praise of the River Building

To the Editor:

What New Canaan has is extraordinary. Twice in the last 75 years the town has been on the cutting edge, moving forward, keeping current without losing the essence of unique New England traditions. The first began in the 1950’s spearheaded by the so-called Harvard Five’s Mid-Century Modern houses. The second is now with Grace Farms—a new type of public oriented facility. At first glance, the Mid-century Moderns seemed like a major break from wonderful Victorian houses of the 1800’s.