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Welcome Friends of Tarrywile Park

We are the 501(c)(3) non-profit so that every dollar is invested into the park’s trails, buildings, and infrastructure to protect and secure Tarrywile for years to come. Your support is sincerely appreciated.

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Friends of Tarrywile Park Complete Key Projects, Receive Major Grant, Look Ahead to New Volunteer Center

Thanks to community generosity, volunteer efforts, and now a major state grant, Friends of Tarrywile Park is celebrating a season of progress and possibility for Danbury’s beloved park. The organization recently completed several impactful projects throughout the park, including:

Installation of new birdhouses ($210)
Extensive bridge repairs ($13,280)
New plantings in the butterfly garden ($1,400)
Replacement of park trash cans ($4,628)
New trash can signage ($255)

Our Park

Explore all that our 722 acres has to offer

The Mansion

The centerpiece of the Tarrywile property is a magnificent twenty-three room shingle-style Victorian mansion built for prominent Danbury physician Dr. William Conrad Wile (1847-1913) in 1897.

The Castle

Originally known as the “Sanford Castle”, the castle was constructed in 1897 to serve as a summer home for noted photographer E. Starr Sanford.

The Grounds

Located in Danbury, Connecticut Tarrywile Park is one of Fairfield County’s hidden gems consisting of 722 acres of pristine open space as well as a classic Victorian mansion available to host public and private events ranging from business meetings to weddings.

★★★★★

A hidden gem in the city of Danbury. This is a lovely, and pretty sprawling property located in the heart of Danbury. When you are there, you are surrounded by gorgeous landscape and vistas, as well as an extraordinary mansion.

Kelly M

About Us

The mission of the Friends of Tarrywile Park, Inc. is to work in concert with the Tarrywile Park Authority to support preservation, enhancement and utilization of the Park’s grounds and facilities. Friends of Tarrywile Park, Inc. conducts activities to create community awareness of the park and its programs as well as to raise funds to provide the financial support necessary to preserve and improve the park’s grounds and buildings. A prime objective of the organization is to create support and raise the extra funding necessary to implement the recommendations of the Tarrywile Park Master Plan.

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