NCCS to Acquire Neighboring Property
Thanks to the generosity of two New Canaan Country School families, the school will acquire approximately eight acres contiguous to the school’s existing 75-acre campus.
The purchase of 579 Frogtown Road was made possible by a $1 million leadership gift from an NCCS family who wishes to remain anonymous as well as a gift from the Moore family — the current property owner and an NCCS legacy family.
“I offer my deepest thanks to the generous Country School donor family, who wishes to remain anonymous, for making this purchase possible,” said Board President Randy Salvatore in a letter announcing the purchase to the school community.
To show appreciation and thanks for the Moore family’s gift, one of the squash courts in the new Athletics and Wellness Center will be named for the late George Moore Sr., who attended NCCS in the ’40s and was the father of Tanya Moore Jessop ’86 and George Moore Jr. ’83.
“With this significant acquisition, we will have additional opportunities to enhance existing NCCS programs and provide new programmatic opportunities in the future,” said Salvatore.
The property at 579 Frogtown Road was part of the original 150-acre property purchased by New Canaan Country School from Grace Church in 1936, but was sold shortly thereafter to the Moore family.
The property at 579 Frogtown Road was part of the original 150-acre property purchased by New Canaan Country School from Grace Church in 1936, but was sold shortly thereafter to the Moore family.
New Canaan Country School
New Canaan Country School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin and are afforded all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, or disability in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, financial aid policies or any other school-administered programs.
