Norwalk Museum

Norwalk Museum
Norwalk Museum
Norwalk Museum is located in Connecticut
Location: 41 North Main Street, South Norwalk, Norwalk, Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°6′0″N 73°25′8″W / 41.1°N 73.41889°W / 41.1; -73.41889Coordinates: 41°6′0″N 73°25′8″W / 41.1°N 73.41889°W / 41.1; -73.41889
Area: less than one acre
Built: 1912
Architect: Bissell, Frank H.; Barber, Joel D.
Architectural style: Colonial Revival
Governing body: Local
NRHP Reference#: 95000282[1]
Added to NRHP: March 23, 1995

Norwalk Museum is located in the South Norwalk section of Norwalk, Connecticut. The museum, a part of Norwalk city government, contains archival material and other items related to Norwalk's culture and history, including documents, items of significance to the history of Norwalk and artwork.

The building was built in 1912 as Norwalk City Hall. Decades later, City Hall was moved to 125 East Ave. and the structure became home to Norwalk Museum. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 23, 1995. The basement of the building, which was unoccupied as of mid-2011, has been rented out to businesses, and business offices occupy part of the second floor. The museum takes up all of the first floor and part of the second floor.

See also

External Links

  • Norwalk Museum home page [1]
  • Culinary Menus Web page on the museum [2]

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