

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Historic Grainger House + Peony Garden Tour
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 02:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: As part of the national commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary, The Glass House will, for the first time, open the 1783 Grainger House and its celebrated peony and iris garden for public tours. The house sits on one of New Canaan’s earliest registered land parcels and was originally known as the Finch House, named for the early New Canaan family who farmed the land. 

Purchased in 1990 by David Whitney, partner of Philip Johnson, the house has been carefully restored to its 18th-century form. Whitney furnished the home with significant modernist art and design, elements that remain on view today, including a striking window etching by artist Michael Heizer. He also created a remarkable garden, planting a rare collection of perennial peonies and irises, and installing a sculpture by artist Alessandro Twombly. 

Together, the house and garden vividly illustrate the dialogue between early American architectural traditions and the 20th-century art and design that define The Glass House.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-canaan/historic-grainger-house-peony-garden-tour/200029827538200
- **Event Categories**: art
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://theglasshouse.org/whats-on/historic-grainger-house-peony-garden-tour/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=new+canaan-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: New Canaan
- **state**: CT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Glass House Visitor Center + Design Store 199 Elm Street , New Canaan, CT, United States, Connecticut 06840
- **lat**: 41.14644
- **long**: -73.49681
- **full address**: The Glass House Visitor Center + Design Store 199 Elm Street , New Canaan, CT, United States, Connecticut 06840

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- **organizer**: The Glass House (https://allevents.in/org/the-glass-house/15682559)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Glass House Visitor Center + Design Store 199 Elm Street , New Canaan, CT, United States, Connecticut 06840
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Glass House
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Historic Grainger House + Peony Garden Tour ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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