CT National Historic Landmark Henry Whitfield House 248 Old Whitfield Street, Guilford You’re darn tootin’ this is a National Historic Landmark! One of the best, in fact... not just in Connecticut, but in the entire country. Not just because it has housed an excellent museum (since 1899!), but because it … [Read more...]
Cheney Hall
Silky Smooth Manchester (Google Maps location) January, 2017 Long time readers are surely tired of me writing the following: Yes, I know, this isn’t a museum. Get over it. By now everyone knows that the definition I use for museum on CTMQ is pretty broad and inclusive. And pretty necessary, if you ask me. … [Read more...]
Cheney Homestead Museum
Back on the Cheney Gang, Yeah-eah eah Manchester (Google Maps location) June 9, 2012 I hate to admit the following, but I feel I must: I probably only experienced 70-80% of this museum. I was barely able to listen to the docent. And my pictures are terrible at best. Why? Well, first of all, after … [Read more...]
NHL: Fort Shantok Archaeological District
CT National Historic Landmark Fort Shantok Archaeological District Massapeag Side Road, Montville I must ask up front... Should this be also categorized as an outdoor museum? A few years ago when I was working on my giant museum list, I apparently thought so. Then I (finally) found the place, spent some time here … [Read more...]
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Gardens
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Gardens Hartford Related CTMQ Posts: Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Museum A stop on the Underground Railroad Trail For most people, a visit to the Stowe Center means that all your pictures will be taken out here – in the gardens. Because Harriet Beecher Stowe’s house is one of the … [Read more...]
NHL: Buttolph-Williams House
CT National Historic Landmark Buttolph-Williams House 249 Broad Street, Wethersfield I visited this place in the middle of a full day of CTMQ adventures while being profiled for Connecticut Magazine. No, not because I was one of their “40 under 40” people but rather for a much better article all about goofy ol’ … [Read more...]
NHL: Charles H. Norton House
CT National Historic Landmark Charles H. Norton House 132 Redstone Hill, Plainville (Private Residence) Over the years I’ve come to learn that every town and city in Connecticut has a nice (read: "wealthier") area. Yes, even New Britain and even Bridgeport and Bristol. And it took me some time, but I finally … [Read more...]
NHL: Capt. Nathaniel Palmer House
CT National Historic Landmark Captain Nathaniel Palmer House 40 Palmer Street, Stonington (Museum) Since the Palmer house is a full-fledged museum, and since I have had the pleasure of visiting it, this NHL page will be somewhat truncated. After all, you certainly should want to read about Palmer’s whole story … [Read more...]
186. Nathaniel B. Palmer House Museum
The World in the Palmer of His Hand Stonington (Google Maps location) September 3, 2010 I’ve been known in these very pages to whine about the fact that there are so many historic house museums in Connecticut for me to visit. It’s not even the visits themselves I whine about – it’s the process of writing about … [Read more...]
NHL: Othniel Charles Marsh House (Marsh Hall)
CT National Historic Landmark Marsh Hall 360 Prospect Street, New Haven I just got done writing up another New Haven NHL, the James Dwight Dana House. (CTMQ Visit here.) I claimed it to be my favorite one to learn about. I claimed too soon I think… Because I’m loving this Marsh guy. I already knew a bunch … [Read more...]