Henry Whitfield State Museum, Guilford

Plan Your Visit

 

November-April: The Gift Shop in the Visitor Center is open 10:00-4:00 most weekdays. The Whitfield House is closed. Please call 203-453-2457 to check gift shop hours.

The gift shop will be closed on the following dates:
November 11, 18, 27, 28
December 16, 22-31
January 1-2, 19, 20
February 12, 16, 17
March 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 27
April 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 27, 28

May-October: OPEN 10:00-4:00, Wednesday-Sunday

The museum is commemorating America’s 250th by working on the Whitfield House Rehabilitation project, funded in part by a federal Semiquincentennial grant from the Historic Preservation Fund administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

The project will include repointing the exterior and interior of the stone walls and replacing the antiquated and failing electrical wiring. In preparation, most collection items are being moved out of the building and larger items that cannot be moved are being protected.

The museum plans to remain open as much as possible to offer visitors a unique behind-the-scenes experience this year, seeing how Connecticut’s oldest house is being preserved for future generations. A pop-up exhibit will highlight the site’s history related to America’s 250th and popular annual events will be held on the museum grounds.

PLEASE NOTE: The Whitfield House will be closed to the public at various stages of the project. For more information and the latest news, please check here and follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

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