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Trustee Emeritus Award for Excellence in the Stewardship of Historic Sites
In November 2000,
the National Trust for Historic Preservation presented this prestigious
award to The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America "for
acquiring, restoring, and interpreting a collection of historic properties
that offer invaluable opportunities to experience the rich variety of
America's heritage."
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NSCDA in Connecticut
Museum Properties
The NSCDA in Connecticut owns and
operates a complex of three authentically restored 18th century
houses in the center of old Wethersfield known as the
Webb - Deane -
Stevens
Museum.
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WEBB
HOUSE
(1752)
Address:
203-215 Main Street, Wethersfield, CT 06109
Telephone:
(860)
529-0612
Open:
May 1 to October 31, Wednesday
to Monday (closed Tuesdays), 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
November 1 to April 30, Saturday
and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Directions:
From I-91N, take Exit
25-26, then Exit 26, and follow signs to Webb House. From
I-91S, take Exit 26, follow signs to Webb House.
Website: www.webb-deane-stevens.org
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Photograph by Erik Kvalsvik |
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In 1752, Joseph Webb, a prosperous
merchant, built a large gambrel-roof house in Wethersfield. The Webb
House was the site where George Washington met the Comte de Rochambeau
to plan what became the final campaign of the Revolutionary War at Yorktown.
Highlights of this house include
the original eighteenth century flocked wallpaper hung in the chamber where
Washington slept, and murals commissioned by Wallace Nutting in 1919 that
tell the story of the Battle of Yorktown. The restored Webb House
Colonial Revival Garden is open to the public.
The National Society of The Colonial
Dames in the State of Connecticut purchased the house in 1919 from Wallace
Nutting, the noted collector and antiquarian.
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
ACCREDITED: AAM
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DEANE HOUSE
(1766)
(The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum is a complex of
three authentically-restored 18th century houses in the center of old Wethersfield,
CT.)
[See
contact information above.]
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Photograph by Erik Kvalsvik
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Silas Deane came to Wethersfield
to practice law, and in 1766 he built this house after marrying Mehitable
Webb, the widow of Joseph Webb. He was later a member of the first
Continental Congress. The Congress sent Deane to Paris to help negotiate
with the French government for supplies and equipment for the Continental
Army.
The highlights of this house include
its asymmetrical facade, its elegant furnishings and appointments as befitted
Deane's diplomatic station, its beautifully restored kitchen, and its
slave chamber.
The NSCDA in Connecticut acquired
the house in 1959.
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
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STEVENS HOUSE
(1788) (The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum is a complex of
three authentically-restored 18th century houses in the center of old Wethersfield,
CT.)
[See contact information above.] |
Photograph by Erik Kvalsvik
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Isaac Stevens built this house for
his bride, Sarah Wright. The house remained in the same family for
170 years until acquired by The NSCDA in Connecticut in 1957. Isaac
Stevens and his family represented the upwardly-mobile, middle class
of the Federal Period. Their possessions show the advances in technology
and the resulting abundance of mass-produced goods.
Highlights of this house include
an early nineteenth-century sickroom and Isaac Steven's leather account
book and fire buckets.
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
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WEBB HOUSE BARN (The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum is a complex of
three authentically-restored 18th century houses in the center of old Wethersfield,
CT.)
[See contact information above.]
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Surrounded by beautiful grounds,
the restored Webb House barn provides a gracious alternative for private
and corporate gatherings and a meeting place for the Museum and The
NSCDA in Connecticut. For rental rates and further information, contact
the Functions Coordinator at the Museum
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
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