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The Hillstead Museum


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35 Mountain Road
Farmington, Connecticut, United States

Phone: 860.677.4787

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If you especially like impressionist art, you might want to consider a detour east from Litchfield to visit a wonderful, private art collection that includes Edgar Degas, Ědouard Manet, Claude Monet and James Whistler. The Hillstead Museum, once a private home and a wonderful example of Colonial Revival architecture, offers a tour that includes a guided visit of 19 intact period rooms filled with art and antiques. Located in the village of Farmington, to reach the Hillstead Museum, travel east from Litchfield on Route 118 which merges with Route 4. (Closed Mondays and holidays, www.hillstead.org, tel: 860-677-4787.)

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