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	Building Collection Connecticut - Georgia
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	Connecticut Danbury Danbury Scott-Fanton Museum and Historical Society 43 Main Street Danbury CT 06810 Phone 203 743-5200 Fax 203 743-1131 Web Site http://www.danburyhistorical.org/ Alt Web http://www.acorn-online.com/100scott.htm E-mail mailto:dmhs@danburyhistorical.org Description museum located in Huntington Hall, also owns several other buildings, Revolutionary war artifacts, hatting industry Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Building Collection Research or Reading Library
powered by FreeFind	Connecticut Fairfield Old Town Hall Green 636 Old Post Road Fairfield CT 06426 Phone 203 259-1598 Web Site http://www.fairfieldhistoricalsociety.org/properties.html Description six historic structures and burying ground on Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Building Collection CT Fairfield Old Town Hall Green 636 Old Post Road Fairfield CT 06426 Phone 203 259-1598 Web Site http://www.fairfieldhistoricalsociety.org/properties.html E-mail mailto:info@fairfieldhs.org Description six historic structures and burying ground Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Building Collection Collection A-F Costume Collection N-Z Portraits Research /Reading Library Owner/Operator: Fairfield Historical Society New or Updated: 11/22/2005
	Connecticut Granby Salmon Brook Historical Society 208 Salmon Brook Street Granby CT 06035 Phone 860 653-9713 Web Site http://www.salmonbrookhistorical.org/ Description local history spread through two houses, a tobacco barn, and a schoolhouse with displays in each Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Building Collection Research or Reading Library	Google
Search this site	Connecticut New Canaan New Canaan Historical Society 13 Oenoke Ridge New Canaan CT 06480 Phone Web Site http://www.nchistory.org/ Description five historic buildings, clock rooms, local authors, costume museum, ca. 1845 drug store, printing office, tools, John Rogers studio, school Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Building Collection Industry /Profession Printing Collection A-F Costumes Collection N-Z Tools Research /Reading Library Era 1764-1878 Last changed: 03/08/2003 Connecticut New Milford New Milford Historical Society 6 Aspetuck Ave PO Box 359 New Milford CT 06776 Phone 860 354-3069 Web Site http://www.nmhistorical.org/ Description includes several historic local buildings on display in garden setting Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Building Collection Last changed: 03/10/2003	Google
	Connecticut Stratford Boothe Memorial Park and Museum Main Street Putney PO Box 902 Stratford CT 06497 Phone 203 381-2046 Web Site *** Description homestead occupied by one family from 1663-1949, now features trolley shop, toll booth plaza, windmill, clocktower museum, more in park setting Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Building Collection New or Updated:** 03/28/2003
	Connecticut Woodstock Woodstock Historical Society, Inc Scene Route 169 PO Box 65 Woodstock CT 06281 Phone 860 928-3939 Web Site ** Description Quasset School, Red & White School, Palmer Hall Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Building Collection Building Type Schoolhouse New or Updated:** 04/10/2003
	Delaware Georgetown Nutter D Marvel Carriage Museum 510 South Bedford Street Georgetown DE 19947 Phone 302 855-9660 Web Site www.marvelmuseum.org E-mail mailto:hudhome@ce.net Description horse drawn wagons and equipment Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Building collection Owner/Operator: Georgetown Historical Society
	Delaware Lewes Lewes Historical Complex 110 Shipcarpenter St Lewes DE 19855 Phone 302 645-7670 Web Site *** Description 5 houses, doctor's office, country store, maritime museum Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Building collection Era** 18th
	DE New Castle New Castle Historical Society Two East Fourth Street New Castle DE 19720 Phone 302 322-2794 Web Site http://www.newcastlecity.com/nc_hs/nc_hs.html E-mail mailto:nchistorical@aol.com Description Society operates three house museums - Amstel House, Dutch House, Old Library Museum Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus Building Collection New or Updated: 1/15/2007
	Delaware Wilmington Delaware History Museum 504 Market St Wilmington DE 19801 Phone 302 655-7161 Alt Phone 302 656-0637 Web Site www.hsd.org/dhm.htm Description housed in 1940's Woolworth's Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Building Collection
	Florida Dade City Pioneer Florida Museum 15602 Pioneer Museum Road Dade City FL 33523 Phone 352 567-0262 Web Site http://www.pioneerfloridamuseum.org/ Description museum in 50x100 ft steel building, with relocated buildings on grounds -- school, church, depot on 16 acres, 1864 house Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Building Collection Collection G-M Models Collection N-Z Vehicles Last changed: 03/19/2003 Florida Fort Lauderdale Old Fort Lauderdale Village & l Museum 219 SW 2nd Avenue Fort Lauderdale FL 33301 Phone 954 463-4431 Web Site http://www.oldfortlauderdale.org/aboutus/visit_us.html Description site includes 1905 Inn which houses history museum, 1905 house, 1907 house with pioneer exhibits, heritage center with research facilities, replica school Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Building Collection Research /Reading Library Era 1905 Owner/Operator: Fort Lauderdale Historical Society New or Updated: 04/23/2003
	Florida Largo Heritage Village Pinellas County Historical Society 11909 125th Street N Largo FL 33774 Phone 727 582-2123 Fax 727 582-2455 Web Site http://www.co.pinellas.fl.us/bcc/heritag.htm Description more than 20 buildings on 21 acres, school, church, depot, store, houses & museum Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Building Collection Collection N-Z Photography Research or Reading Library Era 1852-1915
	Florida Tallahassee Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science 3945 Museum Drive Tallahassee FL 32310 Phone 850 576-1636 Alt Phone 850 575-8684 Fax 850 574-8243 Web Site http://tallahasseemuseum.org/index1.htm E-mail mailto:rdaws@tallahasseemuseum.org Description collection of historic buildings share grounds with native Florida habitat zoo Type of Resource Zoo Primary Focus: Building Collection Nature of Group or Site Animals FL Tampa Cracker Country 4800 Highway 301 North PO Box 11766 Tampa 33680 Tampa FL 33610 Phone 813 627-4225 Web Site http://www.floridastatefair.com/cracker.asp Description 13 original buildings from around the state, moved to state fairgrounds, restored, open March-December Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Building Collection Kind of Activity Living History Owner/Operator: Florida State Fair Authority New or Updated: 1/10/2007
	Florida Zolpo Springs Cracker Trail Museum 2822 Museum Drive Zolpo Springs FL 33890 Phone 863 735-0119 Web Site http://ecodev.net/Hardee County.htm Description located in Pioneer park with a log cabin, blacksmith shop, Post office, syrup mill and locomotive Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Building Collection
	Georgia Columbus Historic Columbus Foundation 7th Street & Broadway PO Box 5312 Columbus GA 31906 Phone 706 322-0756 Alt Phone 706 323-7979 Fax 706 576-4760 Web Site http://www.historiccolumbus.com/main.cfm?SID=1 E-mail mailto:hcf.inc@mindspring.com Description group with town preservation goals gives tours of five structures from 1800-1870 0n one block at Heritage Corner Type of Resource Historic District Primary Focus: Building Collection
	Georgia Decatur DeKalb Historic Complex Adair Park West Trinity Place Decatur GA Phone 404 373-1088 Web Site http://www.dekalbhistory.org/historic_complex.htm E-mail mailto:dhs@dekalbhistory.org Description 2 log cabins and house from earliest Decatur in a wooded park setting Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus Building Collection Era 1825-1840 New or Updated: 04/21/2003 Georgia Mountain City Foxfire Museum & Center 2839 Highway 441 S Mountain City GA Phone 706 746-5828 Web Site http://www.foxfire.org/museum.htm E-mail mailto:foxfire@foxfire.org Description collection of 20 historic and replica log buildings with varied functions, traditional tools & crafts Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Building Collection Field of Study/Science Facility Folklife Collection A-F Crafts New or Updated: 03/31/2003 Georgia Waleska Appalachian Settlers Village 7300 Reinhardt College Parkway Waleska GA 30183 Phone 770 720-5600 Web Site http://www.reinhardt.edu/heritage_center/heritage_center_index.htm E-mail mailto:heritagecenter@reinhardt.edu Description part of Funk Heritage center, collection of 19th century log buildings moved to grounds -- staffed only during special events Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Building Collection Building Type Farm Kind of Activity Living History New or Updated: 05/03/2003
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