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Walking Historical Norfolk

All around town Norfolk, Connecticut

Pick up a tour guide to Norfolk’s historic houses and walk around the village to see fine examples of Norfolk’s development over several eras, from Revolutionary days to the Gilded Age of architecture. Brochures are available at the Historical Society museum, the Norfolk Library and the Norfolk Hub.

Free

Walking Historical Norfolk

All around town Norfolk, Connecticut

Pick up a tour guide to Norfolk’s historic houses and walk around the village to see fine examples of Norfolk’s development over several eras, from Revolutionary days to the Gilded Age of architecture. Brochures are available at the Historical Society museum, the Norfolk Library and the Norfolk Hub.

Free

Walking Historical Norfolk

All around town Norfolk, Connecticut

Pick up a tour guide to Norfolk’s historic houses and walk around the village to see fine examples of Norfolk’s development over several eras, from Revolutionary days to the Gilded Age of architecture. Brochures are available at the Historical Society museum, the Norfolk Library and the Norfolk Hub.

Free

Tours of Whitehouse

Whitehouse 1 Stoeckel Road, Norfolk, CT

Take a guided tour of Whitehouse, formerly the home of Ellen Battell Stoeckel and her husband, Carl, and now the home of the Yale Summer School of Music/Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. The Stoeckels built the Music Shed, where concerts are held, and Ellen's will left her estate in trust for Yale's use. Tours start at […]

Free

Open House and Tours

Wildwood 1880 67 Litchfield Road, Norfolk, Connecticut

Wildwood 1880, a historic inn, is welcoming visitors for the afternoon. Tour this historic building and grounds, sample local cheeses and charcuterie, warm up with mulled cider and enjoy the owner's hospitality.

Free

Open House and Tours

Wildwood 1880 67 Litchfield Road, Norfolk, Connecticut

Wildwood 1880, a historic inn, is welcoming visitors for the afternoon. Tour this historic building and grounds, sample local cheeses and charcuterie, warm up with mulled cider and enjoy the owner's hospitality.

Free

Open House: Little Red Schoolhouse

Little Red Schoolhouse corner Ashpohtag and Bald Mountain Roads, Norfolk, Connecticut

Education was an early priority for Norfolk. Town leaders voted in 1767 to cover the expense if 10 or more families would set up an approved school; later the required number of families was reduced to three. The district school system eventually grew to include 11 grammar schools, each a simple one-room structure with a […]

Free

Guided Tour: Haystack Woods

Haystack Woods 34 Old Colony Road, Norfolk, Connecticut

Take a guided tour of the soon-to-be-completed Haystack Woods, a community of 10 affordable homes near the Norfolk town center. Houses are designed for low total cost of ownership using “net zero” technology, in which solar energy production matches year-round energy needs. The tour will be led by trustees of the Foundation for Norfolk Living, […]

Free