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Salmon Brook Historical Society; Samuel Huntington Birthplace; Shaw Mansion (New London, Connecticut) Silas Deane House; Sloan-Raymond-Fitch House; Smith–Harris House (East Lyme, Connecticut) Jabez Smith House; Solomon Goffe House; Stanley-Whitman House; Stanton–Davis Homestead Museum; William Jillson Stone House; Harrison House Museum
Historic former prison and mine site 3: Eric Sloane Museum and Kent Furnace: Kent: Litchfield Museum focused on the work and interests of artist, author, and illustrator Eric Sloane, in a building that was donated to the state by Stanley Works, with exhibits of hand tools, an iron furnace and the artist's studio. [2] 4: Viets' Tavern: East ...
This list of museums in Connecticut contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The Joshua Hempsted House is a historic house museum at 11 Hempstead Street in New London, Connecticut.Built about 1678 and altered several times during the 18th century, it is one of the state's oldest surviving buildings, and provides a virtual catalog of early construction methods due to its state of preservation.
Boothe Memorial Park and Museum sits on a 32-acre (130,000 m 2) site in the Putney section of Stratford, Connecticut. Built about 1840 and remodeled in 1914, it is said to be "The Oldest Homestead in America," [ 2 ] since it sits on the foundations of a 1663 house, and has been continuously occupied.
Just before she died, she deeded her entire 350-acre (140 ha) estate, including Osbornedale, to the State of Connecticut. The state now operates the house and grounds as the Osborne Homestead Museum; the surrounding land comprises Osbornedale State Park. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 1986. [1]
The Gen. Martin Kellogg House, now more commonly known as the Kellog-Eddy House, is a historic house museum at 679 Willard Avenue in Newington, Connecticut.Built about 1808, it is a well-preserved example of Federal period residential architecture, and it was home to two of Newington's leading citizens.
The Fyler–Hotchkiss Estate, also known as the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum, is a historic house museum at 192 Main Street in Torrington, Connecticut. Operated by the Torrington Historical Society, its main house is a well-preserved and distinctive example of Chateauesque Victorian architecture. It is also significant for its association with ...