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Lockwood-Mathews Mansion, Norwalk, CT

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Lockwood-Mathews Mansion

A Second Empire country house in Norwalk that now operates as a museum and National Historic Landmark, shown by guided tour.

295 West Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06850 · Norwalk, CT

About Lockwood-Mathews Mansion

This Norwalk home was built in the 1860s for railroad and banking figure LeGrand Lockwood and is now run as a museum by a nonprofit group. The mansion is a National Historic Landmark and is shown only on guided tours, including 90-minute and 45-minute options. The museum also hosts rotating exhibits on Revolutionary War ancestors, art, Christmas history, and a range of lectures and concerts, and it offers a membership program and youth art competition.

  • #Second Empire
  • #National Historic Landmark
  • #guided tours only
  • #Norwalk
  • #railroad history

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