Connecticut
East Haddam
Amasa Day House
Moodus Green, Route 151
East Haddam CT 06423
Phone 860 247-8996
Alt Phone 860 873-8144
Web Site http://www.visitconnecticut.com/valley/places/museums.htm
Description family artifacts & stenciling in house, local history in barn
Type of Resource
House Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Era 1816
William Gillette Castle State Park
67 River Road
East Haddam CT 06423
Phone 860 526-2336
Web Site http://www.easthaddam.net/attractions/
Alt Web www.wuzzup.com/lowctriver/gillette/
Description castle constructed by actor William Gillette, closed - scheduled to reopen spring 2002
Type of Resource
House Museum
Era 1914
Connecticut
Essex
Pratt House
Museum
18
West Avenue
Essex
CT
06426
Phone
860 767-1191
Web Site
http://www.essexhistory.org/default.htm
Alt Web
http://www.essexct.com/
Description
house contains ironwork from Pratt Smithy and
furnishings from 17th-19th centuries
Type of
Resource
House
Museum
Primary
Focus
Local History
Era
1700
Owner/Operator:
Essex Historical Society
New or
Updated:
8/11/2005
Fairfield
Ogden House
& Gardens
1520
Bronson Road
Fairfield
CT 06426
Phone
203 259-1598
Web Site
http://www.fairfieldhistoricalsociety.org/ogdonhouse.html
Description
restored 18th century saltbox house with period
garden
Type of
Resource House
Museum
Primary
Focus
Garden
Era
1750
Owner/Operator:
Fairfield
Historical Society
New or
Updated:
5/18/2006
Connecticut
Farmington
Hill-Stead
Museum
35
Mountain Road
Farmington CT
06032
Phone
860 677-4787
Web Site
http://www.hillstead.org/
E-mail
mailto:hillstead@hillstead.org
Description
furnishings and art collected by a wealthy family
in the early 1900's, set on 152 acres,
sunken
garden
Type of
Resource
House
Museum
Primary
Focus
Arts
Collection
A-F
Decorative Arts
Collection
N-Z
Paintings
Era
1900
New or
Updated:
8/13/2005
Farmington
Stanley-Whitman
House
37 High Street
Farmington
CT
06032
Phone
860 677-9222
Web Site
http://www.stanleywhitman.org/
E-mail
mailto:information@stanleywhitman.org
Description
rooms furnished with 18th century artifacts,
cooking, spinning, weaving, other activities
demonstrated
Type of Resource
House
Museum
Collection A-F
Furniture
Research /Reading
Library
Era
1720
New or Updated: 11/21/2005 |
