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Manchester Historical Society


category : Historic Homes
Cheney Homestead (c.1785), home of Timothy Cheney, clockmaker, and birthplace of the brothers who founded the silk industry. Features gallery of engravings, portraits, quilts, grandfather clocks, antique furniture. The Keeney Schoolhouse, 1751 one-room school.


Admission: Adults $2, children (12 and under) free.
Address: 106 Hartford Rd.
Phone: (860) 647-9983

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Manchester Inn

42 units (seven suites with Jacuzzi)

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Residence Inn by Marriott

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Courtyard by Marriott

90 rooms (three suites, four spa rooms)

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Wickham Park

Former estate with over 14 acres of ornamental gardens, panoramic view, six-acre wetlands preserve, woodlands and ponds in 250-acre park. Walking trails, aviary, nature center, picnic areas, sports facilities, 18

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