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New Canaan Now & Then: Grace House in the Field
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The New Canaan Country School campus has a long history of serving the needs of children and the majestic main campus building, Grace House in the Fields, has been an integral part of this legacy. Grace House was completed in April 1899. The columned portico was fronted by a dirt driveway lined with sugar maples. If you happen to drive up Frogtown Road, be sure to take notice of the size of these trees today.
The NCCS acquired the property from the Grace Episcopal Church of New York in May 1936 as a new campus, having outgrown its prior location on Seminary Street. At the time of the acquisition, the St.