The Wilton Historical Society works to preserve the history of Wilton's past, its landmark buildings and its essential character. The society hosts shows, exhibits, festivals and annual events including an 18th Century Tavern Night. The facility also features a museum and gift shop.
Built in 1834, Hurlbutt Street is one of the nine one-room schoolhouses that dotted Wilton when town was a small farm community. The only remaining schoolhouse from this era in Wilton, the school closed in 1935. Recently named to the National Register of Historic Places, the school is set up as it was more than 100 years ago—complete with school desks, a large portrait of George Washington and a wildflower garden, which currently serves as an outdoor science lab for 700 school children each year.
One of the National Park Service's 400 parks, and the only one dedicated to American painting, Weir Farm was officially declared a national historic site by Congress in 1990. It highlights the home and place of inspiration for painter J. Alden Weir. Weir, who acquired the 153 acre farm in 1882, responded to the natural landscape with impressionist paintings that depicted stones, woodlands and meadows, beginning a tradition that other artists, such as Mahonri Young and Sperry Andrews, would later emulate. The Land of Nod, as the site has been called, has a visitor center, tours, and en plein air activities for kids.
Ogden House is a senior living facility with 85 suites that was first established in 1982. In the center of the community is a beautiful fountain and garden courtyard connecting neighboring apartments. The living area is an open and inviting room convenient for social and recreational events. Contact the office for living accommodations, availability and further details.
Ambler Farm is an 18-acre working farm located at 257 Hurlbutt Street in Wilton. It is owned by the Town of Wilton and operated by Friends of Ambler Farm, a nonprofit organization.
The mission of Friends of Ambler Farm is to celebrate the community's agrarian roots through active learning programs, sustainable agriculture, responsible land stewardship, and historic preservation. Its vision is to create a restored and self-sustaining Ambler Farm that provides the community with a place to connect with the land and the town's agrarian past through hands-on educational programming, sustainable farming in harmony with nature, animal husbandry, and community activities.
You can contact Ambler Farm at [email protected].