Danbury Museum & Historical Society

Late 18th- and early 19th-century furnishings in the John and Mary Rider House (1785). Local hatting industry exhibits in John Dodd Shop (1790). Research library, gift shop. Birthplace (5 Mountainville Rd., c.1829) of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Charles Ives. Contralto Marion Anderson studio.

Getting There & Details

Admission
Adults $6, seniors $5, children $2, under 5 free.
Address
43 Main St. I-84 Ex. 5
Phone
(203) 743-5200
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