Admission: Donations welcome.
Hours: June-Sept.,
Address: 19 West Ave.
Phone: (860) 767-1249
Come visit us in Essex, Connecticut
The historic villages of Essex (Centerbrook, Essex & Ivroyton)
Essex, CT Historic Districts1776 inn with an outstanding art collection, riverboat decor, furnished with antiques. 31 rooms with private bath (14 suites, eight with fireplace)
Essex, CT LodgingRide in 1920's coaches pulled by an authentic steam locomotive. Then, board the river boat Becky Thatcher and cruise along the Connecticut River. Gift shop, snack shop, special events. Dinner train (May-Oct.)
Essex, CT ExcursionsHoused in an 1878 Steamboat Dock warehouse located on the waterfront, the museum tells the Connecticut River Valley story in four galleries, with a working reproduction of the American Turtle, America?
Essex, CT MuseumsColonial cape (c.1720) with unusual architectural details, original paneling and period furnishings....
Built in 1810, Federal-style home with museum exhibits including decorative arts and Civil War artifacts....
This 18th-century "mansion house" is the best restored house of its period in the area. Hewn overhang and small casement wind...
On 12 acres, adjoining the Hale State Forest, the family home of Connecticut's state hero, filled with original furnishings a...
Cheney Homestead (c.1785), home of Timothy Cheney, clockmaker, and birthplace of the brothers who founded the silk industry. ...