Danbury Museum and Historical Society
- Address
- Danbury, Connecticut
- Website
- danburymuseum.org
About Danbury Museum and Historical Society
The Danbury Museum and Historical Society is a museum located in Danbury, Connecticut, the purpose of which is to acquire, preserve, exhibit, and interpret the heritage of the Greater Danbury area for education, information, and research. The main campus of the museum is located on 43 Main Street. It is home to five historic buildings: Huntington Hall, the 1785 Rider House, the 1790 John Dodd Hat Shop, the Little Red Schoolhouse, and the Marian Anderson Studio. The museum also operates a sixth building: the Charles Ives Birthplace, located on Mountainville Avenue.
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- Founded
- 1947
Photos of Danbury Museum and Historical Society
01DanburyDaniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0
02Main entrance, Charles Ives BirthplaceDanbury Museum · CC BY-SA 4.0
03Side view of Charles Ives’ birthplace in winter. Danbury, CT. Part of the Danbury MuseumDanbury Museum · CC BY-SA 4.0
04Danbury Museum Streetside NewTulaneTim · CC BY-SA 4.0
05King Street SchoolhouseCityLimitsJunction · CC0
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Nearby museums
Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 1.3 miles of Danbury Museum and Historical Society; the closest, Charles Ives Birthplace Museum, is about a mile away.
