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Gunn Museum, Washington, CT
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Gunn Museum

Local history museum in a 1781 house beside Washington Green, with rotating exhibits and a garden.

5 Wykeham Road, Washington, CT 06793 · Washington, CT

About Gunn Museum

The Gunn Museum tells the story of the town of Washington, Connecticut, through photographs, objects, and personal accounts of residents. It occupies a colonial-era residence overlooking the Washington Green and presents changing exhibitions in its galleries. The museum traces its roots to 1899, when a local Daughters of the American Revolution chapter opened a historical room, and its collection later moved into the library and then into a neighboring house. Saturday guided exhibit tours are offered, and the panel gardens out front are maintained by the Washington Garden Club. The building is not currently wheelchair accessible.

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