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Butler-McCook House & Garden
See Connecticut's Historic Gardens Day activities offered here June 23, 2013
 Butler-McCook House & Garden
396 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103 | 860.522.1806
Open May–October
Thursday & Saturday 10 am–4 pm; Sunday, 1–4 pm.
November & December
Saturday, 10 am–4 pm; Sunday, 1–4 pm
February–April
Saturday 12–4 pm
www.ctlandmarks.org
For 189 years the Butler-McCook House & Garden was home to four generations of a family who participated in, witnessed, and recorded the evolution of Main Street between the American Revolution and the mid-twentieth century. The house's exterior looks much as it did when it was built in 1782. Behind it is a restored Victorian ornamental garden, originally laid out in 1865. Inside are the original furnishings ranging from Connecticut-crafted colonial furniture to Victorian-era toys and paintings, to samurai armor acquired during a trip to Japan. The objects were accumulated over the course of almost two centuries by members of this extraordinary clan, which included physicians, industrialists, missionaries, artists, globe trotters and pioneering educators and social reformers.
The McCook family's garden oasis was designed by famed landscape architect Jacob Weidenmann, the designer of Bushnell Park, and lovingly cared for by the McCooks over one hundred years. It is the only surviving domestic commission by Weidenmann. It features beds filled with peonies, roses and iris.
For hours, admission information and directions, visit www.ctlandmarks.org/butler-mccook.
Connecticut's Historic Gardens Day, June 23, 2013 | 12–4 pm
Stroll through the 1865 Jacob Weidenmann-designed Victorian garden, where staff tell the story of its history and answer questions. Enjoy a glass of lemonade and the Main Street History Center exhibition. Grounds free; regular admission applies for historic house tour.
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