Boothe Memorial Park and Museum, Stratford

Name: Boothe Memorial Park and Museum
Address: Stratford, United States

#12 among attractions in Stratford

Museum, Museum district, Shingle style architecture

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Boothe Memorial Park and Museum, Stratford

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Boothe Memorial Park and Museum sits on a 32-acre site in the Putney section of Stratford, Connecticut. Built about 1840 and remodeled in 1914, it is said to be "The Oldest Homestead in America," since it sits on the foundations of a 1663 house, and has been continuously occupied. Circa 1914 two brothers, David Beach Boothe and Stephen Nichols Boothe, created the Boothe Memorial Museum which maintains a collection of twenty architecturally unique buildings. Some of the structures include a carriage house, Americana Museum, miniature lighthouse, windmill, a clock tower museum, trolley station, chapel, and a blacksmith shop. The property became a public park owned by the town of Stratford in 1949. ()

Built: 1914 (110 years ago)Coordinates: 41°14'7"N, 73°6'42"W

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Boothe Memorial Park and Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge, Washington Bridge, Moses Wheeler Bridge, Housatonic River Railroad Bridge.

1.3 miNE
Bridge
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