Connect with history in Connecticut
Connect with history in Connecticut
Located in the heart of Wethersfield , Connecticut ’ s largest historic district , the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum includes three quaint 18th-century New England homes .
The Joseph Webb House , built in 1752 , was once George Washington ’ s headquarters , where he met with French commander Comte de Rochambeau to plan the joint military campaign that led to the end of the American Revolution . The three-story home was later owned by antiquarian and photographer Wallace Nutting . He sold it in 1919 to The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America , and it became a house museum .
Next door is the Silas Deane House . Deane was an attorney and politician who married Webb ’ s widow in 1763 . He was heavily involved in the events that led to the American Revolution and was the nation ’ s first diplomat before dying suddenly in France in 1783 . Once the home came into the ownership of the Colonial Dames , the updates that followed reflected the timeframe before Deane left for France in 1776 .
Isaac Stevens , the first proprietor of the Isaac Stevens House , was a leatherworker , and his widow ’ s family owned the house for 170 years before it was opened to the public as a museum . The house was built for a middle-class family and provides contrast to the more luxurious Webb and Deane homes . The second floor is now a period toy exhibit .
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Joseph Webb House
Museum visitors also can see the Webb Barn and the Colonial Revival Garden , as well as the nearby Buttolph-Williams House .
Museum hours vary by month . Tours are offered every season , and private group tours with receptions and luncheons are available .
To learn more , visit webb-deane-stevens . org or call + 1.860.529.0612 . — K . F .
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