Christina Gagliano
a month ago
A fabulous gem of a house museum that deserves to be better-known! Jana was a fabulous guide who brought the 240 years+ of this house's history to life.
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Butler McCook House and Garden
4.7Google· 22 reviewsRead reviews
Next open
Open year round · Hours vary
Admission
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Location
396 Main St, Hartford, CT 6103
Added by HCMapsLast updated September 11, 2026
The story
About Butler McCook House and Garden
The Butler-McCook House & Garden is the only 18th-century home remaining on Hartford’s Main Street. It is a time capsule of Hartford’s past and the history of one family. Inside are the original furnishings ranging from Connecticut-crafted colonial furniture to Victorian-era toys and paintings to samurai armor. The house’s exterior looks much as it did when it was built in 1782. Behind the property is a restored Victorian ornamental garden.
What you'll find
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- Apparitions
- Voices/EVP
- Footsteps/Sounds
- Folklore
What visitors are saying
★ 4.7 on Google · 22 reviews · A selection of reviews provided by Google
Tatiana F. DaSilva
7 years ago
A wonderful museum with a unique setup where part of the home is a more traditional museum space and the remainder is a historic house museum. The history of the family is very interesting and the architecture of the home is stunning. We had a young high school student as our guide on Connecticut Open House day and he was wonderful! The garden in the back is very peaceful and worth a moment of quiet. You can't even tell that you are downtown Hartford.
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Jodette Bentley
11 months ago
Great venue for music and hartford history
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Denise Smith
2 years ago
Lovely historic home and garden in Hartford. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable about the history of the property and the generations of people who lived there.
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Heidi Swanson
6 years ago
This is a fascinating place to delve into Hartford history through the lens of a family who stayed in their house over many generations while Hartford downtown grew up around them. Four siblings last lived in the house until their deaths, and the story of their lives captured the interest of our whole family.
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