Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden
9 Main Street N
Bethlehem, CT 06751 (view map)
Explore the life of Caroline Ferriday, a 20th-century philanthropist who championed human rights and social justice causes. Her work took her from Connecticut around the globe, aiding victims of Ravensbrück concentration camp and supporting the civil rights movement in the United States. A visit to the ten-acre site includes the grounds, a formal parterre garden, and the 18th-century residence built by Reverend Joseph Bellamy. Visitors will discuss the ways that beliefs and values can guide one’s actions by interpreting the lives, actions, and commitments of the house’s former residents.
If you have any questions, please contact Site Administrator Peg Shimer at bellamy.ferriday@ctlandmarks.org or call (203) 266-7596.
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Nathan Hale Homestead
229 South Street
Coventry, CT 06238
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At the Nathan Hale Homestead, it is 1776, and a war for independence is underway. Captain Nathan Hale, captured and hanged as a spy at age 21 by the British in September of 1776, is famous for his alleged last words: “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” Nathan grew up on the farm that his prosperous father, Richard Hale, purchased in 1740 for his large family. Visitors will learn about the vital role the homefront played for patriots in the American Revolution. In the early 20th century, historic preservationist George Dudley Seymour purchased the home from a family still farming the property and restored it to honor Nathan Hale’s story.
Purchasing a ticket on this page grants admission to a timed guided tour of historic house museum at the Nathan Hale Homestead. The property's grounds are open year-round from dawn to dusk.
If you have any questions, please contact Site Administrator Anne Marie Charland at hale@ctlandmarks.org or call 860.742.6917.
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Butler-McCook House & Garden
396 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
Bring a lawn chair and a picnic dinner and enjoy music in the lovely setting of the Butler-McCook historic garden on the Richard P. Garmany Fund Music & Education Terrace at the Amos Bull House. Celebrate a featured artist’s exhibition opening at the Amos Bull & Butler-McCook Houses and experience free tours of the first floor of the Butler-McCook House & Garden.
Featured Artists for June: The Dwonztet with Matt Dwonszyk, Taber Gable, Andrew Renfroe, Jonathan Barber, and Kris Allen, featuring Shenel Johns and special guest Ghazi Omair.
Rain date: Friday, June 10
Sponsored by: the Richard P. Garmany Fund at Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; the Greater Hartford Arts Council’s United Arts Campaign with major support from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; and the Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Trust Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee.
While there is no admission charge for Sunset Sounds, donations to support continued programming at the Butler-McCook House & Garden are always appreciated.
July 14: Leala Cyr Group with Leala Cyr, Matt Dwonszyk, Ben Bilello, Dan Liparini, Kris Allen and special guest vocalists Atla DeChamplain and Dina DiMarco (Rain date: Friday, July 15)
Aug. 11: Steve Davis and Abena Koomsen-Davis (Rain date: Friday, August 12)
Sept. 8: Haneef N. Nelson Quintet with Haneef N. Nelson, Sean Berry, Taber Gable, Avery Sharpe, and Yoron Israel (Rain date: Friday, Sept. 9)
As you know, Connecticut Landmarks has an 86-year history of working with people and communities throughout the state to preserve and interpret our shared history. One of the major reasons we have been successful over the last three decades is due to the vision of former chair and Suffield neighbor Astrid Hanzalek, who not only was a generous champion of the organization, but also had a special fondness for the Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden. Her passing in 2019 marked the end of one chapter and the start of another. This September, the Board of Trustees hope you will join us in recognizing her work and support of Connecticut Landmarks at the Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden with the unveiling of a new plaque honoring her accomplishments and support.
Join us on September 15 from 5:30 – 7:30pm for hors d'oeuvres, drinks, good conversation, and the recognition of Astrid’s legacy with our many friends and supporters.
Trails day is a two-day national event that pays tribute to all the wonderful trails our country has to offer. Part of the Connecticut Forest & Park Association's CT Trails Day. More details at www.ctwoodlands.org. Heavy rain cancels these walks.
Isham-Terry House
211 High Street
Hartford, CT
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A stalwart survivor of once the most elite Hartford neighborhood, the Isham-Terry House is a time capsule of genteel life in turn-of-the-century Hartford. In 1896, Dr. Oliver Isham purchased the 1854 Italianate house for his medical practice and as a home for himself, his parents and his three sisters. His sisters, Julia and Charlotte, lived in the house until their deaths in the 1970s as urban renewal claimed many of the houses in the once-grand neighborhood. Explore this beloved family home to learn about the booming industries and culture of Hartford in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, understand medical practice and public health at this time, and learn more about the Isham and Terry families through the items they owned.
If you have any questions, please contact Assistant Site Administrator Jana Colacino at isham.terry@ctlandmarks.org.
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Hempsted Houses
11 Hempstead Street
New London, CT 06320
(860) 443-7949
Discover life in Colonial New London at the Hempsted Houses. Built in 1678, the Joshua Hempsted House is the oldest frame home in New London, and the adjacent Stone House was built in 1759 for Nathaniel Hempsted. Ten generations of the Hempsted family lived on the property before it was acquired by Connecticut Landmarks.
Born in the frame house the year it was completed, Joshua Hempsted (the second) kept a diary for most of his adult life that offers a view into life in historic New London. Learn about his experiences as a shipwright, surveyor, family man, and gravestone carver. Visitors will also hear the story of Adam Jackson, an enslaved man purchased by Joshua Hempsted in September of 1727. Jackson worked on the family's properties alongside other enslaved and hired New Londoners. Later generations who lived in the house were active in New London’s abolitionist movement and supported the anti-slavery cause.
At the Hempsted Houses, visitors engage with the historical roots and present-day implications of issues related to equality and freedom, and learn how they can make a difference in their communities.
If you have any questions, please contact Site Administrator at lynette.fisher@ctlandmarks.org or call (860) 443-7949.
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Butler-McCook House & Garden
396 Main Street
Hartford, CT (view map)
The Butler-McCook House & Garden is the only 18th-century home remaining on Hartford’s Main Street. It is a time capsule of Hartford’s past and the history of one family. Visitors are taken on a guided tour of the house that primarily focuses on the McCook family during the late 19th century and their artistic and intellectual interests. Guests will learn about a family who loved music, art, and travel through explorations of the museum’s collections which include paintings, Japanese samurai armor, furniture, and toys.
The historic garden offers an oasis amid the cityscape, with formal elements designed by Jacob Weidenmann in 1865, as well as vestiges of earlier landscape elements.
Contact Assistant Site Administrator Jana Colacino at jana.colacino@ctlandmarks.org with questions or to make a tour reservation for a different day.
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Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden
55 South Main Street
Suffield, CT 06078
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Examine the lives and experiences of the first two owners of the Phelps-Hatheway House, Shem Burbank and Oliver Phelps. Although the two lived during the same period, they experienced the late 18th century in different ways. How did their political views and the opportunities they pursued during the American Revolution change their fortunes – or lack thereof? Understand the role of Connecticut in the American Revolution, examine colonial era trade and commercial exchange, consider land and real estate speculation and Indigenous people’s land rights, and observe the ways we display wealth and status.
If you have any questions, please email phelps.hatheway@ctlandmarks.org or call 860-668-0055.
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Spend a Sunday afternoon with New York Times best-selling author Martha Hall Kelly as she shares tales from her latest novel, The Golden Doves. Kelly first visited the Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden in 2006, where she was inspired by the remarkable stories of Caroline Woolsey Ferriday and a group of women held in Ravensbruck concentration camp. Since then, she has enthralled readers with books Lilac Girls, Lost Roses, and Sunflower Sisters. With her newest novel we go back to Ravensbruck and follow the journey of Josie and Arlette—one American and one French—both working as spies for the resistance to bring Nazi fugitives to justice. This promises to be an amazing afternoon.
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Nathan Hale Homestead
229 South Street
Coventry, CT 06238
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If you have any questions, please contact Site Administrator Anne Marie Charland at hale@ctlandmarks.org or call 860.742.6917.
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