East Village Barn Hill Schoolhouse
Old Tannery and Wheeler Roads Monroe, CT
Phone: 203-261-8554 Open: By appointment only
1 room schoolhouse, built in 1790. Contains authentic colonial and victorian school material.
Historic homes in Fairfield, Connecticut, bring state's past to life
East Village Meeting Hall
East Village and Barn Hill Roads Monroe, CT Phone: 203-268-5048
Open: By appointment only
Completed in 1811, this meeting house features an antique pump organ.
Eliot Beardsley Homestead
31 Great Ring Road Monroe, CT Phone: 203-268-5048
Historic home, built in 1760. Museum exhibits.
Fairfield Historical Society
636 Old Post Road Fairfield, CT Phone: 203-259-1598
Open: Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm; Sat and Sun, 1 - 5 pm
350 years of Fairfield history is detailed here through permanent and changing exhibits. The society is also home to a library and gift shop. Walking tours are scheduled throughout the year. Admission: Adults $3, children $1.
Hoyt - Barnum House
713 Bedford Street Stamford, CT Phone: 203-329-1183
Open: May - September, Sundays 12 - 4 pm; also by appointment
Originally a blacksmith's home, now restored and set up for exhibits. A donation from visitors is requested.
Hurlbutt Street Schoolhouse
157 Hurlbutt Street Wilton, CT Phone: 203-762-7275
Open: Tours by appointment only
A one room schoolhouse built in 1834. A donation is requested.
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
Mathews Park, 295 West Ave. Norwalk, CT 06850 Phone: 203-838-9799
Open: Mid-March to January 1; Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. or by appointment
America's first chateau; 62-room Victorian palace with stenciled walls, inlaid woodwork and skylit rotunda; gift shop. National Historic Landmark. Guided and audio tours. Admission: Adults, $8; seniors and students, $5; children under age 12, free
Mill Hill Historic Park
Wall Street and East Avenue Norwalk, CT Phone: 203-846-0525
Open: Memorial Day - Labor Day, Sundays 1 - 4 pm
Sites include the Governor Thomas Fitch Law Office, Cemetery, Schoolhouse, and Town House Museum. A donation is requested from visitors.
New Canaan Historical Society
13 Oenoke Ridge New Canaan, CT 06840 Phone: 203-966-1776
Open: Town House: Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Other buildings: summer hours, Tuesday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; other months, Wednesday and Thursday, 2-4 p.m. Call for Sunday hours.
The historic society maintains several buildings, housing a variety of exhibits. Buildings include the old Town House, with its costume collection, changing exhibits, library of genealogy and local history; the Pharmacy (1845); the Hanford-Silliman House (1764), the Rock Schoolhouse (1799), the John Rogers Sculpture Studio (1878), and the Tool Museum and Print Shop. Donation requested.
Ogden House and Gardens
1520 Bronson Road Fairfield, CT 06824 - 2828 Phone: 203-259-1598
Built in the 18th century, this traditional New England farmhouse is host to exhibits detailing the daily lives of colonial Americans. The property also has a wildflower garden and a kitchen garden.
Open: Sundays, June to September, 1 to 4 p.m. and by appointment. Fee charged.
Open: Sundays, June to September, 1 to 4 p.m. and by appointment. Fee charged.
Putnam Cottage
243 East Putnam Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830 Phone: 203-869-9697
Centuries of history
Known as Knapp’s Tavern during the American Revolution, this Colonial house dates to the early 1700s. It is furnished with period antiques and artifacts and includes a Colonial herb garden and carriage shed. Located on the Boston Post Road, it has been a tourist destination for almost 100 years.
Hours: Tours by appointment only during January, February and March. In season, open Sundays, 1-4 p.m. and by appointment. Call for group tour information. Fee charged.
Hours: Tours by appointment only during January, February and March. In season, open Sundays, 1-4 p.m. and by appointment. Call for group tour information. Fee charged.
Seely - Dibble - Pinkney House
Pinkney Park Rowayton, CT
Open: By appointment only
Home, built in 1820, set on the water. A barn and an oyster shed are also on the site.
Shelton History Center
70 Ripton Road Shelton, CT Phone: 203-925-1803
Open: Second and fourth Sunday of each month.
A group of buildings set on 1 acre, including the Marks-Brownson House (1803), the Trap Falls Schoolhouse (1872) and the Wilson Barn. The Barn exhibits historic farming and gardening tools. Admission: $2 adults, $1 children.
Stamford Historical Society Museum
1508 High Ridge Road Stamford, CT 06903 Phone: 203-329-1183
Open: Tuesday-Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Closed major holidays.
Permanent and changing exhibits, principally local history. Research and genealogy library. Hoyt-Barnum House (c.1699), 713 Bedford St., restored blacksmith’s home, open by appt. Thrift shop. Admission: Adults, $5; students, $3.
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
39 Scofieldtown Road Stamford, CT 06903 Phone: 203-322-1646
Open: Monday-Saturday and holidays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Main Building galleries closed Mondays January to March.
Experience nature, science and the outdoors at this 118-acre site. Includes New England working farm, hiking trails, picnic area, nature's playground, boardwalk (accessible to wheelchairs), galleries for interactive exhibitions with hands-on area for children, two stores, special events, planetarium. Observatory Friday evenings (weather permitting). Admission: Adults, $6; seniors and children age 4 to 14, $5.
The Barnum Museum
820 Main St. Bridgeport, CT 06604 Phone: 203-331-1104
Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4:30; Sunday, noon-4:30 p.m.
Dedicated to the life of Circus imnpresario Phineas Taylor Barnum and those who were influenced by his presence in their lives. 1892 building houses exhibits including a miniature circus model, ancient mummy, historic costumes, Tom Thumb carriages. Museum store. Admission: Adults, $5; seniors and students, $4; children age 4-17, $3.
The Connecticut Freedom Trail
Sites throughout Connecticut
The Connecticut Freedom Trail is list of over 60 historic locations throughout the state. Each location played an important role in the African-American journey from slavery to freedom in Connecticut. Places in addition to those listed on the Amistad Trail include historic homes, churches, graves, monuments, and sites on the Underground Railroad.
Walters AME Zion Church
423 Broad Street Bridgeport, CT
Established in 1882, the church is a focus for the city's "Little Liberia" community, important to Bridgeport's Afro-American history.
Weir Farm National Historic Site
735 Nod Hill Road Wilton, CT Phone: 203-834-1896
Open: Year Round; April - October, daily; November - March, Mon - Fri
A national park that was the impressionist artist J. Alden Weir's summer home. The park hosts many exhibits and special programs. Visitors can enjoy fishing, hiking and nature trails.
Wheeler House
25 Avery Place Westport, CT Phone: 203-222-1424
Open: Tues - Sat, 10 am - 3 pm
Home of the Westport Historical Society, this Victorian has one unique feature: An octagonal barn. Visitors will also see a fully furnished kitchen, bedrrom and parlor. A donation is requested.
Wilton Heritage Museum
249 Danbury Road (Route 7) Wilton, CT 06897 Phone: 203-762-7257
Open: Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, 1-4 p.m. for special exhibitions; call for tour and exhibition schedules.
Two 18th-century classic center-chimney houses feature period rooms furnished to show the development of domestic life in New England homes 1740-1910. 19th-century barn contains changing exhibits, toy loft, costume and textile collection. Blacksmith's shop, tool exhibition. Admission: Adults, $4; senior, $3; children, free.
Adams Schoolhouse
Westport Road Easton, CT
Open: Memorial Day, the Christmas season, and other times by appointment.
A mid-19th century 1 room school house, complete with furnishings and trappings from the period.
Bates Scofield House
45 Old Kings Highway North Darien, CT Phone: 203-655-9233
Open: Thursday and Sunday 2 - 4 pm
Headquarters of the Darien Historical Society, this saltbox was built in 1736, and is now maintained by the society with exhibits of 18th century furniture, costumes and a quilt collection. A working herb garden is grown outside the home. Small admission fee for tours.
Boothe Memorial Park & Museum
5774 Main Street Stratford, CT 06614 Phone: 203-381-2046
This 32-acre former homestead of the Boothe Family (1663-1949) offers with picnic facilities, rose garden, and wedding garden. Buildings on National Historic Landmark site with displays of early farm equipment, carriages and baskets; trolley history, toll booth exhibit.
Hours: Park grounds are open year-round, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Museums and displays are open June 1 through October 1, Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m.
Admission: Free
Hours: Park grounds are open year-round, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Museums and displays are open June 1 through October 1, Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m.
Admission: Free
Bush Holley House
39 Strickland Road Greenwich, CT Phone: 203-869-6899
Open: Tuesday-Sunday, noon-4 p.m.
The circa 1730 National Historic Landmark Bush-Holley House was home to Connecticut’s first art colony. The site was the home and business headquarters of colonial merchant and mill owner David Bush, his wife Sarah, their children and their slaves. From 1890 to 1920, the house was run as a boarding house and was a gathering place for artists, writers, and editors. Admission: adults, $6; seniors and students, $4; children under age 6 and members, free. Free admission on Tuesday
Catharine B. Mitchell Museum and Captain David Judson House
967 Academy Hill Stratford, CT 06615 Phone: 203-378-0630
Open: June–October; Wednesdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Catharine B. Mitchell Museum exhibits local Native American artifacts and displays devoted to early town government, early African-American history, changing exhibits. Captain David Judson House (1750) furnished with period accessories and furniture. Open June through October, Wednesdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: Adults, $5; seniors, $4; students, $2.
Coley Homestead
104 Weston Road Weston, CT Phone: 203-226-1804
Open: Tours by appointment
19th century farm, with historical tools, woodworking implements, barn and authentic outhouses. Free admission.