Stanley-Whitman House

Infobox_nrhp
name = Stanley-Whitman House
nrhp_type = nhl


caption = Stanley-Whitman House in 1967
location= 37 High Street, Farmington, Connecticut
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 43
lat_seconds = 15.8
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 72
long_minutes = 49
long_seconds = 31.85
long_direction = W
locmapin = Connecticut
area =
built = 1660
architect = Unknown
architecture = Other
designated = October 09, 1960cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=669&ResourceType=Building
title=Stanley-Whitman House |accessdate=2007-10-05|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 15, 1966cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum = 66000882

Stanley-Whitman House is a historic seventeenth century house that is now a museum focusing on the history and culture of early Farmington, Connecticut.

The house is a classic salt-box on 1 1/4 acres in the historic village of Farmington. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000882.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Stanley-Whitman House] |328 KB|date=November 25, 1974 |author=James Dillon |publisher=National Park Service. PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000882.pdf Accompanying 3 photos, exterior, from 1959 and 1967.] |1.64 MB] It may possibly be included in the Farmington Historic District.

The museum's collections include furniture, decorative arts objects, costumes, tools and functional items from the 17th to 19th century. The museum also manages "Memento Mori," a 17th-early 19th century burial ground on Main Street in Farmington. The Nancy Conklin Exhibit Gallery features changing exhibitions of art and history. The museum offers many history programs for school groups and the public.

References

External links

* [http://www.stanleywhitman.org/ Stanley Whitman House]
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/amistad/ Amistad: Seeking Freedom in Connecticut, a National Park Service "Discover Our Shared Heritage" Travel Itinerary]