Connecticut’s Historic Homes

Connecticut has a large collection of historic homes for you to visit and how their inhabitants added to the richness of Connecticut.

  • Amasa Day House (Moodus): Offers a window on rural life in the 19th century.
  • Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden (Bethlehem): 18th-century home with beautiful gardens.
  • Boothe Memorial Park & Museum (Stratford): Unique park containing historic buildings from different eras, including two historic homes.
  • Bush-Holley House (Cos Cob): A National Historic Landmark and home to Connecticut’s first art colony.
  • Buttolph-Williams House (Wethersfield): Built around 1711, this Puritan-era dwelling is one of Connecticut’s oldest preserved houses.
  • Butler-McCook House & Garden (Hartford): A historic house museum showcasing life in Hartford from the 18th to the 20th centuries.
  • David Ogden House (Fairfield): Saltbox-style home from 1750, representing colonial domestic architecture.
  • Florence Griswold Museum (Old Lyme): A historic house museum with a focus on American Impressionist art.
  • Gillette Castle (East Haddam): Whimsical castle home of actor William Gillette, featuring unique architectural details and scenic grounds.
  • Glebe House Museum (Woodbury): Built around 1740, this house is a significant example of Georgian colonial architecture.
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Hartford): Former home of the author of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” offering insights into Stowe’s life and activism.
  • Harrison House (Branford): Built in 1724, it’s an excellent example of a traditional Connecticut saltbox.
  • Hempsted Houses (New London): Dating to 1678, this saltbox is one of New England’s oldest and best-documented colonial dwellings.
  • Henry Whitfield House (Guilford): Built around 1639, this is the oldest house in Connecticut and the oldest stone house in New England.
  • Hill-Stead Museum (Farmington): A historic house museum featuring a collection of Impressionist paintings.
  • Isham-Terry House (Hartford): Victorian home of a prominent Hartford family, filled with original furnishings.
  • Leffingwell House Museum (Norwich): From small house to tavern to a elegant home showcases the changes from the founding of Norwich to post-cival war era.
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  • Lockwood-Mathews Mansion (Norwalk): Built in 1868, this 62-room mansion is a national treasure and an early example of Second Empire style in the US.
  • Mark Twain House & Museum (Hartford): The home where Mark Twain wrote some of his most famous works.
  • Nathan Hale Homestead (Coventry): The family home of Connecticut’s state hero, Nathan Hale.
  • Noah Webster House (West Hartford): The birthplace of Noah Webster, the author of the first American dictionary.
  • Ogden House (Fairfield): A classic 1750 saltbox, representative of colonial New England architecture.
  • Old State House (Hartford): The original statehouse of Connecticut, the oldest in the U.S., with a rich history.
  • Oliver Ellsworth Homestead (Windsor): The 1781 home of Oliver Ellsworth, a Founding Father and third Chief Justice of the United States.
  • Osborne Homestead Museum (Derby):
  • Palmer-Warner House (East Haddam):
  • Pardee-Morris House (New Haven): National Historic landmark burned by the British and rebuilt.
  • Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden (Suffield): A historic house museum with beautiful gardens.
  • Prudence Crandall Museum (Canterbury): The former residence and schoolhouse of educational pioneer Prudence Crandall, who founded a school for Black girls in 1833, sparking national controversy.
  • Roseland Cottage (Woodstock): A National Historic Landmark known for its distinctive pink exterior and hosting four US Presidents.
  • Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum (Wethersfield): Features three meticulously restored colonial homes, including the Joseph Webb House, which served as Washington’s headquarters.