News
New Canaan Preservation Alliance Recognizes Homes, Property Owners at Awards Ceremony
|
Silver Hill Hospital, itself a collection of architecturally important buildings, bought River House—the structure closest to the road, seen first on the right for motorists traveling north on Valley Road—in 1945. For years, it served as the residence for the psychiatric hospital’s president. In the mid-1980s, Silver Hill started using it as a house for patients, and about two years ago, staff members realized that a reconfiguration was needed, according to Liz Moore, the hospital’s COO. “But we wanted to maintain the architectural integrity of the house because it’s just so beautiful,” Moore said form the ballroom at the Country Club of New Canaan on Sunday evening as dozens of residents and town leaders gathered for an event recognizing that preservation-minded mentality. “We are using the architect, Richard Turlington, that we’ve used for a number of our projects and the same construction team that we’ve also used on a number of our projects,” Moore told NewCananaite.com.