Vernon Square

During the 19th and early 20th centuries this area was the business, social and religious center of Darien. The powerful Bank of Darien with branches in five cities operated here until 1842. Prominent merchants and timber barons lived in homes around Vernon Square when Darien was one of the world's leading exporters of Pine Timber from 1870 to 1910. The Methodist and Episcopal Churches on the square were both established in the 1840's.