Admission: Donations welcome.
Hours: June-Sept.,
Address: 19 West Ave.
Phone: (860) 767-1249
Come visit us in Essex, Connecticut
Housed 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 MuseumsThe 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 ExcursionsBuilt for Loyalist Shem Burbank in 1761, the house later belonged to Oliver Phelps, a land developer instrumental in opening ...
Elegant 1836 Greek Revival mansion furnished with period antiques and listed on National Register of Historic Places. Two roo...
1720 mansion house, remodeled 1805, displays original materials to illustrate two periods of early domestic architecture, ant...
Built in 1854, the house epitomizes gracious urban living in antebellum Hartford. In 1896, Dr. Oliver Isham bought the house,...
Cheney Homestead (c.1785), home of Timothy Cheney, clockmaker, and birthplace of the brothers who founded the silk industry. ...