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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
Connecticut Landmarks is a non-profit organization that has restored and operates significant historic house museums in Connecticut. Headquartered in Hartford , Connecticut, the organization was founded in 1936 as the Antiquarian & Landmarks Society.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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.
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 Hyland House Museum or Hyland–Wildman House is a historic house museum at 84 Boston Road in Guilford, Connecticut. Built in 1713, it is one of the town's best-preserved houses of that period. It has been open to the public as a museum since 1918, under the auspices of a local historic preservation group.