Upcoming Open Houses In New Canaan

NEW CANAAN, CT — New Canaan's open houses this weekend include the Landis Gores House, a 1946 Modern home on the National Register of Historic Places, a newly renovated estate on grounds once home to the author of "My Connecticut Garden," and a center-hall Colonial with a barn and stables offered for the first time in more than 50 years.

Eleven New Canaan homes are holding open houses Saturday, Oct. 24, and Sunday, Oct. 25, with prices from $1,399,000 to $5,475,000, according to Zillow.com.

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Saturday, Oct. 24

179 South Ave. #9, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., $1,399,000. In Hathaway Common, within walking distance of the village and Metro-North, this 1974 townhouse has a dining area, a fireplace, a finished lower level now used as an office, a private garage and smart-home features, and the community has a pool and a clubhouse, according to the listing. It's a three-bedroom, 2.5-bath condo with 1,955 square feet; the HOA fee is $1,188 a month.

34 Sherwood Lane, 1 to 3 p.m., $3,695,000. Offered for the first time in more than 50 years, this center-hall Colonial on a west-side cul-de-sac two miles from town has a Gunite pool, a cabana with a bath, a barn with stables, a private in-law suite with its own entrance and a four-car garage, according to the listing. It was renovated and expanded in 2005. It's a six-bedroom home with five full and three half baths and 7,102 square feet on 3.74 acres.

248 Turtle Back Road, 2 to 4 p.m., $3,625,000. This 1963 Colonial on landscaped grounds with stone walls and terraces has a great room with a vaulted, beamed ceiling, an eat-in kitchen with a center island, a primary suite with a dressing room and a walkout lower level with a bedroom, a sunroom with a wet bar and an exercise space, according to the listing. There's also a greenhouse and garage parking for five cars. It's a five-bedroom, 5.5-bath home with 5,291 square feet on 3.41 acres. Its price was cut by $375,000 on Oct. 20.

Sunday, Oct. 25

102 Silver Ridge Road, noon to 2 p.m., $5,475,000. Newly built in the Silvermine area, this house has a two-story family room, a gourmet kitchen, two offices and two laundry areas, according to the listing. It's a five-bedroom, 6.5-bath home with 8,096 square feet on 1.07 acres.

311 South Bald Hill Road, 1 to 3 p.m., $4,295,000. Renovated and expanded this year, this 1965 house sits on grounds with stone walls, walking trails and a pond that the listing says were once home to George Valchar, author of "My Connecticut Garden." It has a chef's kitchen with a 60-inch Wolf range, a vaulted primary suite with a two-sided gas fireplace, four more bedrooms with their own baths and a pool cabana with a grill kitchen, according to the listing. It's a six-bedroom, 7.5-bath home with 6,529 square feet on 2.43 acres.

31 Richmond Hill Road #31, 1:30 to 3 p.m., $2,595,000. This like-new 2013 standalone rear unit in town has a private elevator serving every level, a chef's kitchen with custom cabinets and a finished attic, according to the listing. It's a four-bedroom, 3.5-bath condo with 4,650 square feet. Its price was cut by $404,000 on Sept. 28.

51 Briscoe Road, 2 to 4 p.m., $3,995,000. Set high on more than 4.5 acres, this 1995 house has four finished levels, including a guest suite above the three-car garage, a walk-up third floor and a walkout lower level with a wine cellar and a screened porch, plus a free-form pool and a tennis court, according to the listing. It's a five-bedroom home with five full and two half baths and 8,243 square feet. Its price was cut by $255,000 on Oct. 22.

145 River St., 2 to 4 p.m., $2,695,000. One of three new houses built this year within walking distance of town and the train, this farmhouse Colonial has four finished levels, Thermador appliances, hardwood floors throughout and a third floor that could be an office or in-law suite, according to the listing. It's a five-bedroom home with four full and two half baths and 5,300 square feet.

192 Cross Ridge Road, 2 to 4 p.m., $3,000,000. This is the Landis Gores House, designed in 1946 by Harvard Five architect Landis Gores for his own family and one of New Canaan's first Modern homes, according to the listing. The 130-foot, single-story house has plate glass walls, cypress siding and stone fireplaces, and a rear terrace Gores added in the 1980s has an oval pool. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002, has stayed in the Gores family since it was built, and is protected by a perpetual preservation easement held by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It's a three-bedroom, three-bath home with 3,096 square feet on 4.15 acres.

160 Forest St. #160, 2 to 4 p.m., $2,095,000. Within walking distance of town, this 2022 townhouse has 9-foot ceilings, a fireplace, French doors to a fenced patio and garden, a kitchen with Viking appliances, an office with built-ins and a finished lower level with a new full bath, according to the listing. It's a three-bedroom, 3.5-bath condo with 2,642 square feet; Zillow lists a $650 monthly HOA fee, which the listing says is estimated by the owner.

19 Orchard Lane, until 4:30 p.m. (check the listing for the start time), $4,999,999. Still under construction and very close to completion, according to the listing, this Lecher Development house on a quiet in-town cul-de-sac has four finished levels and a kitchen with a large center island. It's a six-bedroom, 7.5-bath home with 8,152 square feet.

Make a weekend of it: Saturday, start at Hathaway Common at 11:30 a.m., then Sherwood Lane at 1 and Turtle Back Road at 2. Sunday, Silver Ridge Road opens at noon and South Bald Hill Road and Richmond Hill Road follow; from 2 p.m., the Landis Gores House on Cross Ridge Road anchors an afternoon with Briscoe Road, River Street and Forest Street.

Listing details from Zillow.com as of Oct. 22, 2026. Open-house schedules can change; check each listing before you go.