Heather Raker, Neighbor

The Mather Homestead is a historic home and museum located on Darien's "Four Corners" at Brookside and Stephen Mather Roads. The home was built in 1778 by Joseph Mather, son of Moses Mather, the first minister of the First Congregational Church of Darien and a fiery Patriot and advocate of the Revolutionary cause. The Homestead was owned by the Mather family through seven generations, until 2017 when it was donated to The Mather Homestead Foundation. The Homestead's most famous Mather was Stephen Tyng Mather, owner of the home from 1906 to 1930. He was an avid conservationist and the first Director of our National Park Service.