Connecticut Landmarks is a non-profit organization that has restored and operates significant

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s in

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. Headquartered in

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, Connecticut, the organization was founded in 1936 as the Antiquarian & Landmarks Society. The organization is part of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience.

Properties

* Amasa Day House in Moodus - open by appointment only * Amos Bull House in

- offices only *

Bellamy-Ferriday House and Garden The Bellamy-Ferriday House and Garden (also known as the Joseph Bellamy House) is a historic house museum at 9 Main Street North in Bethlehem, Connecticut. The main house was built between about 1754 and 1767 by the Rev. Joseph Bellamy, a prom ...

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* Butler-McCook House & Garden in Hartford *

Buttolph–Williams House The Buttolph–Williams House is a historic house museum at 249 Broad Street in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Built in 1711, it is one of the oldest surviving houses in the town. It is owned by Connecticut Landmarks, a historic preservation orga ...

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- operated in partnership with the

Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum, located in Wethersfield, Connecticut, is owned and operated by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in Connecticut. The museum features three 18th-century houses that sit on their original sites i ...

. *

Joshua Hempsted House The Joshua Hempsted House is a historic house museum at 11 Hempstead Street in New London, Connecticut. Built about 1678 and altered several times during the 18th century, it is one of the state's oldest surviving buildings, and provides a vir ...

in New London * Nathaniel Hempsted House in New London *

Isham-Terry House The Isham-Terry House is a historic house museum at 211 High Street in Hartford, Connecticut. Built around 1854, from 1896 it was home to members of the Isham family, who restored it in the early 20th century. The family donated the property t ...

in Hartford - open by appointment only *Forge Farm in Stonington - not currently open to the public *

Nathan Hale Homestead The Nathan Hale Homestead is a historic home located at 2299 South Street in Coventry, Connecticut, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and was also known as Dacon Richard Hale House. Connecticut La ...

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(bequeathed by George Dudley Seymour in 1945) *

Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden The Hatheway House, also known as the Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden is a historic house museum at 55 South Main Street in Suffield, Connecticut. The sprawling house has sections built as early as 1732, with significant alterations made in 1795 ...

in Suffield * Palmer-Warner House in East Haddam

Image Gallery

File:Nathan Hale Homestead Drone.jpg,

in Coventry, CT File:Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden.jpg, Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden (Bethlehem, CT) File:Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden.jpg,

in Suffield, CT File:Phelps-Hatheway Interior.jpg, Phelps-Hatheway House Interior File:Joshua Hempsted House.jpg,

in New London, CT File:Nathaniel Hempsted House.jpg, Nathaniel Hempsted House in New London, CT File:Butler-McCook Homestead, Hartford, Connecticut.jpg, Butler-McCook House in Hartford, CT File:Isham-terry-house-chandelier-restored.jpg,

in Hartford, CT File:Amos Bull House Drone.jpg, Amos Bull House in Hartford, CT File:Buttolph-Williams House - 1.jpg,

in Wethersfield, CT File:Amasa Day House.jpg, Amasa Day House in East Haddam, CT File:Palmer-Warner House.jpg, Palmer- Warner House in East Haddam, CT File:Forge Farm.jpg, Forge Farm in Stonington, CT

Formerly Owned Properties

The Antiquarian and Landmarks Society, now Connecticut Landmarks, has been bequeathed historic sites that have been sold or transferred to other partners over the 85 years of existence. Some of these sites include: * Avery Copp House in Groton * Richard Mansfield House in Ansonia * Charles Boardman Smith House (

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House) in Hartford

Investigation & Resolution

In February 2018, a series of articles was published by The Day detailing the alleged neglect of historic properties under their care, not following bequest terms, and misuse of funds. As a result, the attorney general's office opened an investigation. In January 2019, the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General issued a report that "Connecticut Landmarks did not misapproriate any charitable funds in its stewardship of Forge Farm in Stonington and a historic home in East Haddam."{{Cite web, date=2019-01-06, title=Probe finds Connecticut Landmarks did not misuse historic home funds, url=https://www.theday.com/article/20190106/NWS01/190109617, access-date=2021-11-19, website=The Day, language=en-US Connecticut Landmarks committed to implementing recommended procedural and administrative changes that were recommended. "Our office has completed a comprehensive review of Connecticut Landmarks’ use of charitable funds, consistent with the Attorney General's statutory authority to safeguard charitable assets. Connecticut Landmarks was forthcoming with information, and we have appreciated their cooperation throughout our review. We found no evidence of misappropriation of charitable funds, but have identified areas where we would like to see Connecticut Landmarks better address donor intent and the management and preservation of both its real and personal property.”

References

Museums in Hartford County, Connecticut Historic house museums in Connecticut