The Daniel Rust House — Coventry
Built in 1713, the historic Daniel Rust House was originally established in 1800 by the Rose family as a place for travelers to rest and refresh before continuing on their journey. Now a quaint, picturesque bed and breakfast, the Daniel Rust House is filled with period antiques from private collections and sports a large cooking hearth in the center of the tavern room. Visit the Daniel Rust House at 2011 Main Street, Coventry.
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Old Tolland County Jail and Museum — Tolland
Featuring a cellblock that dates to 1856 and an attached jailer’s home from 1893, the Old Tolland County Jail and Museum is the home of the Tolland Historical Society and has exhibits that feature thousands of items used in Tolland homes, farms, and businesses in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Visit the Old Tolland County Jail and Museum at 52 Tolland Green, Tolland.
(Image via Jerry Dougherty from connecticuthistory.org)
The Nathan Hale Homestead — Coventry
The 17-acre Nathan Hale Homestead is the birthplace of one of Connecticut’s heroes, Captain Nathan Hale, who was captured by the British and hanged as a spy at age 21 during the Revolutionary War. The Georgian-style main home was built in 1776 and is filled with Hale family possessions and other period antiques. Admission is $12 for adults (18+), $10 for seniors, students, and teachers, $5 for children (6-18), and free for children 5 and under and members. Visit the Nathan Hale Homestead at 2299 South Street, Coventry.
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Bolton Center Cemetery and Belknap (Quarryville) Cemetery — Bolton
The Bolton Center Cemetery is home to several historic gravestones carved by Colonial carvers — Gershom Bartlett (Bolton native), Josiah, Frederick, and Rockwell Manning, Aaron Haskins (Bolton resident), Obadiah Wheeler, and more. Visit the Bolton Center Cemetery at 38 Hebron Road, Bolton, and visit the Belknap (Quarryville) Cemetery at Boston Turnpike (Route 44), Bolton.
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Brick School House Museum — Coventry
Owned and operated by the Coventry Historical Society, the Brick School House was built in 1823-1825 and served as a one-room schoolhouse from 1825-1953. Currently the only one-room schoolhouse open to the public in Connecticut (Free admission, open seasonally from mid-May through mid-October), the Brick School House Museum is filled with 19th-century school desks, photographs, and other memorabilia donated by former students and teachers. Visit the Brick School House Museum at 1019 Merrow Road, Coventry.
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