Windsor Historical Society

Windsor Historical Society is a museum in Town of Windsor, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, which is located on Palisado Avenue. Windsor Historical Society is situated near Walter Fyler House Museum, as well as near the village green Palisado Green.

Opening hours:
Wednesday–Saturday: 11:00 AM–4:00 PM
public holidays: closed
Type: Museum
Address: 96 Palisado Avenue, Windsor, CT 06095

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Palisado Green and First Church of Windsor.

Palisado Green

Village green

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Palisado Green is a village green.

First Church of Windsor

Church

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The First Church in Windsor, Connecticut is the oldest Congregational church in Connecticut. Its origin can be traced back to 1630, when 140 men and women sailed out of Plymouth, England on the Mary & John. First Church of Windsor is situated 360 feet west of Windsor Historical Society.

Windsor station

Railway station

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Windsor station is a historic railroad station on Amtrak's New Haven–Springfield Line, located in downtown Windsor, Connecticut. It is served by Amtrak Northeast Regional and Valley Flyer intercity service and CT Rail's Hartford Line commuter rail service. Windsor station is situated 2,400 feet southwest of Windsor Historical Society.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palisado Avenue Historic District and Windsor.

Palisado Avenue Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Palisado Avenue Historic District encompasses a predominantly residential streetscape in northeastern Windsor, Connecticut. Extending along Palisado Avenue between the Farmington River and Bissell Ferry Road, it is a basically 18th-century street view, populated mainly with houses from the 18th to the 20th centuries.

Windsor

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Windsor is a town in Connecticut. It's the state's first English settlement, near the Connecticut River and Hartford. The city has a population of approximately 30,000.

Broad Street Green Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Broad Street Green Historic District encompasses the historic late-19th century town center of Windsor, Connecticut. It is centered around the Broad Street Green, a public park extending on the East Side of Broad Street between Union and Batchelder Streets, and includes a diversity of architecture spanning much of the town's long history.

Windsor Historical Society

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Town of Windsor, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.85756° or 41° 51′ 27″ north

Longitude

-72.63705° or 72° 38′ 13″ west

Elevation

52 feet (16 metres)

Open location code

87H9V957+25

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1024737779

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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Highlights: Walter Fyler House Museum and Milo W Peck Community Center.

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