The Day-Lewis Museum
The Day-Lewis Museum of Indian Artifacts, owned by Yale and operated by the Farmington Historical Society.
Address: 158 Main St.(rear), Farmington, 06032
Hours: Wednesdays 2:00 - 4:00 pm March through November, except August
Contact: Peg Yung, (860) 677-2754
Hill-Stead Museum
Hill-Stead Museum, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1991, is an outstanding example of Colonial Revival domestic architecture set on 152 acres of fields and woodlands. The Museum houses outstanding works by Monet, Manet, Degas, Cassatt and Whistler, which are shown with the furnishings and decorative arts as they were when the Pope and Riddle families were in residence (1901-1946). The main house is complimented by a Sunken Garden with period plantings restored after the original Beatrix Farrand design. Hill-Stead Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday for house tours: May through October from 10am to 5pm, and November through April from 11am to 4pm. Guided tours begin every half hour; the last tour begins one hour before closing. Admission is charged. On the first Sunday of each month, the Museum invites visitors to tour the house at their own pace. Hill-Stead Museum is located off route I-84 at exit 39. Follow route 4 to the second light, turn left onto route 10 South. At next light, turn left onto Mountain Road. The Museum entrance is at 35 Mountain Road.
Address: 35 Mountain Rd., Farmington, CT 06032
Phone: (860) 677-4787
Email: hillstead@hillstead.org
Web Site: www.hillstead.org
Historical Society Office
Founded in 1954 to study and teach Farmington History, the Farmington Historical Society collects and preserves documents and artifacts related to local history. The Society maintains office and exhibit space in the Village Branch Library. The public is welcome to visit by appointment. Those interested in membership may write to the Farmington Historical Society, P.O. Box 1645, Farmington, CT 06034.
Address: 71 Main St., Farmington, CT 06032
Phone: (860) 678-1645
Web Site: www.farmingtonhistoricalsociety-ct.org
Lewis Walpole Library
The Lewis Walpole is a non-circulating research library for English eighteenth-century studies. It was bequeathed to Yale by W.S. Lewis, who devoted his life to collecting the letters and works of Horace Walpole, 1717-1797, and to editing the Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence. The library is located in a colonial frame house built in 1784, to which new wings have been added. Almost every aspect of the eighteenth century is covered by the library's holdings, including the most extensive collection of English 18th-century satirical prints in the United States. Drawings, paintings, and memorabilia from Strawberry Hill, Horace Walpole's Gothic Revival villa, enrich the print and manuscript sources. The manuscript holdings are strong in the 18th-century history of diplomatic relations, particularly between Great Britain and Poland, Germany, and Russia. Researchers and visitors are welcome by appointment. The staff also provides information by telephone and through the mail and e-mail. The library provides photocopying services. Researchers may also request that items from the Library be sent either to the Beinecke Library or the British Art Center for consultation.
Address: 154 Main Street, Farmington, CT 06032
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 - 5:00, by appointment
Phone: (860) 677-2140
Fax: (860) 677-6369
Email: information@stanleywhitman.org
Stanley-Whitman House
The Stanley-Whitman House, at 37 High Street, was built by Deacon John Stanley in 1720, and opened as a museum in 1935. The House was named a National Historic Landmark in 1961 and remains one of the best known examples of early New England framed architecture. Recently restored, the house embodies the styles of both the 17th and 18th centuries. Constructed around the massive central chimney, the House features an overhanging second story with four pendant drops across the front. A lean-to, added across the back in the middle 1700's gives it the traditional New England saltbox shape. The Stanley-Whitman House preserves and interprets the history and culture of 18th-century Farmington. The House is a focal point for educational programs and special events designed to showcase the everyday lives of colonial Farmington residents. Adults and children enjoy open-hearth cooking, candle-making, spinning, weaving, and other colonial activities during special events. The House offers a glimpse into colonial life which can help to make the present and future more meaningful. The Sampler Gift Shop offers educational materials, cards, toys, and books on the history, gardens, clothing, crafts and decorative arts of the 18th century. The Stanley-Whitman House is a tax-exempt, non-profit educational institution, owned and operated by the Farmington Village Green and Library Association.
Address: 37 High St., Farmington, CT 06032
Phone: (860) 677-9222
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm. Tours of the 1720 historic house take place May through October Wednesday - Sunday 12:00pm - 4:00pm and November through April Saturday and Sunday from 12:00pm - 4:00pm. Group tours and school programs are available by appointment.
Email: information@stanleywhitman.org
Website: www.stanleywhitman.org
Admission charge
Unionville Museum
Housed in a restored Andrew Carnegie free public library building (the original West End Library) built circa 1917, the Unionville Museum opened in 1984 on the 150th anniversary of the federal government's official "naming" of Unionville. Through its collection and carefully researched thematic exhibits, the Unionville Museum brings together and celebrates the people, places and events that make Unionville unique. The Museum presents three exhibits a year, prints an annual historic calendar, sponsors annual vintage car parades and Ham and bean suppers, so-sponsors eight public summer band concerts in the nearby gazebo, and participates in other community activities.
Address: 87 School St., Unionville, CT 06085
Hours: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Phone: (860) 673-2231
Web Site: www.unionvillemuseum.org
Admission: Free
Friends of the Unionville Museum membership rates: Student or Senior Citizen, $5.00; Individual, $10.00; Family, $15.00; Supporting, $25.00; Corporate, $50.00
Old Stone Schoolhouse
The Old Stone (West District) schoolhouse is a museum of local history operated by the Farmington Historical Society.
Address: 93 Coppermine Rd (at Red Oak Hill Roads), Unionville, CT 06085
Hours: Sundays 2:00 - 4:00 pm from May 26 through October 20
Phone: (860) 674-9931
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