A special thank you to M&T Bank & Bigelow for sponsoring the Mansion’s Gilded Age Tea. This exciting event is in collaboration with Fairfield Museum and will feature the exhibit, “Money Talks: The Gilded Age in Fairfield,” award-winning harpist Wendy Kerner, and delightful catering by Palmer’s. The event is sold out, but there is a waiting list. #mtbank #bigelowtea
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Norwalk, Connecticut 112 followers
A National Historic Landmark and historic house museum that offers guided tours and cultural and educational programs.
About us
The Mission of the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, a National Historic Landmark and a unique architectural treasure, is to enrich the community and the region through preservation activities and educational programs that illustrate our nation’s late 19th century heritage and its significance to our own and future generations. Lockwood-Mathews is dedicated to conserving and faithfully restoring the Mansion as a National Historic Landmark in CT and ensuring it remains a vital link to the region’s past and a platform for its future. Community outreach and education through guided tours, exhibits and programs have been a concerted focus of the Museum and will continue to be an important goal for this national treasure in the years to come.
- Website
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http://lockwoodmathewsmansion.com
External link for Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
- Industry
- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1966
Locations
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Primary
295 West Ave
Norwalk, Connecticut 06850-4002, US
Employees at Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
Updates
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We are so proud of LMMM Volunteer Midge Lopat, who was honored at The Community Fund of Darien's 45th Annual Volunteer Celebration. Midge was highlighted for her extraordinary work and dedication to the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum. From the left: Trustee Vikki Vandamm, Volunteer Midge Lopat, Trustee Gail Candlin, Board Secretary Lynne H. Byington, Senior Museum Administrator Elizabeth L. Fort, Volunteer Rose Carroll, Executive Director Susan Gilgore, Chairman of the Board Douglas E. Hempstead, Trustee Mimi Findlay. Photo 2 with Charles W. Hill, Manager of Museum Services #Volunteers #Norwalk #Darien
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A big thank you to Bob Duff for inviting LMMM to join him at the Capitol for Norwalk Day 2024. Chairman of the Board Doug Hempstead, First Vice Chairman Patsy Brescia and staff had an opportunity to connect with Mayor Harry Rilling, Chief of Staff Tom Livingston, Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas, and Representatives Tracy Marra, Travis Simms, Kadeem Roberts and Dominique Johnson to talk with them about the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum and thank them for their continued support. #Norwalk
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Dining in the Gilded Age, Sun, Jun 2 at 2p.m. Don't miss this behind-the-scenes look at Gilded Age celebrities and culinary extravagance! The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will present renowned food historian Becky L. Diamond who will delight us with an illustrated talk and tasting based on her book, The Gilded Age Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from America's Golden Era. Get tickets: https://lnkd.in/eUxkXBQv . (Photos by Photo Frontroom Images and styling by Dantastic Foods.)
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Stories from the Archives... In the 1800s, wealthy families travelled by horse-drawn carriage driven by a personal coachman, who took them when and where they wanted to go. Wages ranged from $9 to $20 a month plus board. At the Mansion, circa 1868, Bayman, the Lockwood’s coach lived above the carriage barn, which was large enough to accommodate twelve horses and twenty carriages and also contained a hayloft and harness room. From here, Bayman could ready his team and coach and be in close proximity to Legrand Lockwood, who expected reliable, and quickly readied transportation. Photo of Patrick O’Brien, the Mathews’ coachman, circa 1878. #Victorian #GildedAge #VictorianMansions #HistoricHouses #VictorianHouses
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News from the Archives. Summer is on the horizon and the harbor will become a beautiful wonderland of colorful sailboats. Here is Ann Louisa Lockwood’s schooner, circa 1868. Ships Ahoy! #VintageSailing #AntiqueSails, #MaritimeHistory
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Attendees had a wonderful time at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum’s lecture on Sunday April 14 featuring Deidre Dinnigan, a renowned archivist who gave a fascinating, illustrated talk on 19th Century Iconic Hotels in NYC. Chairman Douglas Hempstead introduced the speaker to an enthusiastic audience. #HistoricHouses #VictorianHouses #GildedAge #HistoricPreservation (Photos courtesy of Gus Apazidis)
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Hotels hold many secrets... if only the walls could talk... Join us this Sunday, April 14, at 2 p.m. for the exciting lecture, “Grand & Standing: Iconic 19th Century Hotels,” featuring Deidre Dinnigan. Deidre is a renowned archivist who has worked for the Waldorf Astoria and Plaza Hotels and will share many stories that you will not want to miss! #HistoricHouses #VictorianHouses #GildedAge #HistoricPreservation https://lnkd.in/eBXP9Rt8
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Behind the Scenes at LMMM: The image for the Mansion’s Costume Ball was created by artist and graphic designer Miggs Burroughs, a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University whose career highlights include the exhibition, “Signs of Compassion,” www.signsofcompassion.com featured at the U.N. last year, a Commemorative U.S. Postage Stamp, an iconic Easter Egg for the Reagans’ White House, and four TIME Magazine covers, one of which, along with the Easter Egg, reside in the Smithsonian Institution. #HistoricHouses #VictorianHouses #GildedAge #HistoricPreservation #GraphicDesign
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Don't miss the Mansion's Gilded Age Tea in collaboration with Fairfield Museum & History Center featuring Palmer’s outstanding tea savories and sweets, Fairfield Museum’s exhibit, "Money Talks: The Gilded Age in Fairfield", an exciting Silent Auction, a hat contest and more on Sunday, May 19, 2024, 2-4 p.m. (Photos courtesy of Sarah Grote)