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Cos Cob, Connecticut

Cos Cob is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.[2] It is located on the Connecticut shoreline in southern Fairfield County. It had a population of 6,873 at the 2020 census.[1]

Cos Cob, Connecticut

2.15[1] sq mi (5.57 km2)

6,873

3,193.8/sq mi (1,233.1/km2)

UTC−4 (EDT)

06807

17520

Cos Cob is located on the western side of the mouth of the Mianus River. The American Impressionist Cos Cob Art Colony flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. An offshoot of the group, the Greenwich Art Society, continues to support local artists in town.


The town of Greenwich is one political and taxing body, but consists of several distinct sections or neighborhoods, such as Banksville, Byram, Cos Cob, Glenville, Mianus, Old Greenwich, Riverside and Greenwich (sometimes referred to as central, or downtown, Greenwich). Of these neighborhoods, three (Cos Cob, Old Greenwich, and Riverside) have separate postal names and ZIP codes. From 1883 to 1885, the official post office name of Cos Cob was Bayport.


In 2015, Forbes ranked Cos Cob the 287th wealthiest place in the US with a median house sale price of $1,329,107.[3]

brother of John Wilkes Booth and a famous actor of his day[10]

Edwin Booth

actress

Mary McVicker Booth

one of the first members of the Federal Radio Commission

Orestes H. Caldwell

producer for The Howard Stern Show

Gary Dell'Abate

Democratic congressman from Connecticut's 4th congressional district.

Jim Himes

author of The Long Haul

Finn Murphy

actress

Barbara O'Neil

author of historical fiction

Anya Seton

TV show host, The Jerry Springer Show

Jerry Springer

historian[11]

Barbara Tuchman

investment banker

Frederick M. Warburg

the only National Historic Landmark in Greenwich; built in about 1730; listed in 1988

Bush-Holley House

House

Ernest Thompson Seton

In addition to the Bush-Holley House, these sites in Cos Cob are listed by the National Register of Historic Places:

The is a cultural center and community hub providing art gallery space, concert and lecture series, and free Wi-Fi access. Although of recent construction, the building evokes Richardsonian Romanesque design and is set in a pocket park landscaped by local volunteers.

Cos Cob Library

The neighborhood's ZIP Code is 06807. It has one post office.

There are two public schools in Cos Cob: Cos Cob Elementary School, 390 pupils, and Central Middle School, 710 pupils (both as of 2010), though school boundaries cut across zip code boundaries and many students who live in Cos Cob attend other public schools in town.

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Cos Cob has a fire department staffed by both full-time salaried firefighters and volunteers.

is served by the New Haven Line of the Metro-North Railroad, a commuter rail service that runs between New Haven, Connecticut and New York City.

Cos Cob station

In Season 5 of 's TV series Mad Men, Cos Cob became the home to character Pete Campbell and his family.[13]

AMC

a doll designed by artist Mel Odom as a Hollywood Golden Age film star, is described as having spent her formative years in Cos Cob.

Gene Marshall

Charles, Eleanor (September 22, 2002). . The New York Times.

"A Quiet Villagelike Section of Greenwich"

Gray, Christopher (March 5, 1989). . The New York Times.

"The Cos Cob Power Plant; The Preservationists Seem to Be Running Out of Steam"

Larkin, Susan G. (2001). The Cos Cob Art Colony: Impressionists on the Connecticut Shore. .

Yale University Press

Nguyen, H. (June 22, 2006). "Cos Cob power plant scheduled for upgrade". . p. A1.

Greenwich Time

Greenwich Historical Society

Greenwich Art Society

Cos Cob Library