osborne homestead museum

I did not even know this house existed before my visit. Visitors tour two stories of a home that was built in the mid-1800s and remodeled/expanded in the 1920s. Upon businesswoman Frances Osborne Kellogg's death in the 1950s, it was given to the state of CT. There is no admission to tour the house and gardens, but donations are gratefully accepted. The tour includes the living room, sun porch, dining room, kitchen, butler's pantry, offices of Mr. and Mrs. Kellogg, three bedrooms, and two bathrooms. The Kellogg Environmental Center is also on the grounds and the Osbornedale State Park is across the street. Guides are very knowledgeable of all of the antiques in this house. I am anxious to go back and see it decorated for the holidays by local garden clubs.