Discover Darien's Revolutionary War Houses and the Preservation Movement that Saved Them
Wed, Nov 12
|The Mather Homestead
Join Christopher Wigren of Preservation Connecticut and Chris Fagan, architect of Darien's newly restored Pond Weed House for a discussion of Connecticut's Revolutionary Era homes and the preservation efforts that have sustained them, including Bertha Mather McPherson's pioneering work in Darien.
Time & Location
Nov 12, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
The Mather Homestead, 19 Stephen Mather Rd, Darien, CT 06820, USA
About the event
Join us at 6:30 pm in the 1778 house for wine & cheese (in the kitchen) plus a tour of the new exhibit - Bertha Mather McPherson: Visionary Preservationist on the second floor.
Christopher Wigren is deputy director of Preservation Connecticut, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the state’s historic places. He is the author of Connecticut Architecture: Stories of 100 Places (Wesleyan University Press, 2018) and recently coordinated a project with the Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office to document the heritage and works of the Olmsted landscape architecture firm in Connecticut.
Chris Fagan found his passion for architecture in the historic homes and mill buildings of his native Connecticut, and was trained in the Beaux-Arts tradition at the University of Notre Dame. In his work as an architect, he specializes in historic preservation and common-sense sustainable building. He recently completed a restoration project of the Pond Weed House…