GREENWICH TIME - Could Greenwich's Putnam Cottage fall to a developer? History buffs ask to make it a town historic site. When Israel Knapp bought land in Greenwich some 300 years ago, it would have been hard for him to imagine what the town would become, or that people would care about preserving part of his property, now named Putnam Cottage, centuries later. Historic reenactment outside Putnam Cottage in Greenwich

CT EXAMINER - Greenwich Preservationists Seek Historic Designation for Putnam Cottage. Local preservationist group, Historic Properties of Greenwich, are looking to protect 300-year-old Putnam Cottage from future demolition or commercial development by seeking additional historic designations.