The Stanley-Whitman House stands on six acres of land on 37 High Street, Farmington. The house was purchased by Ebenezer Steel from the existing inhabitant, Deacon John Stanley, on December 31, 1720. Ebenezer Steel died two years after purchasing the house and his oldest daughter, Mary, inherited it. Mary Steel and Thomas Smith were married on January 14, 1725, when she was 18 and he was 25. They became the first of a succession of families who lived in the house. The time period represented in the house ranges from 1720 to 1772, with the successive occupancies of Thomas and Mary Smith (1720-35) and Solomon and Susannah Cole Whitman (1732-72). Both families were economically comfortable and well educated. Both families followed the Puritan religion in the Congregational Way, and all were farmers but practiced other trades, as well: Thomas Smith was a weaver and Solomon Whitman was an arbitrator, justice of the peace, probate judge, town clerk and shoemaker. The lives of both families are depicted in a tour of this historic house, beginning with the Smiths on the south side of the building, then moving to the Whitman on the north side.

Adults $8, Seniors (65 and over) $6, Students (Ages 6-18 $6
Children under age 6 free.

Museum Hours: Mon.-Tues. Closed, Wed.-Sat. 12pm to 4pm,
Sun. Closed.

Information 860-677-9222

The Stanley-Whitman House is a National Historic Landmark Living History Center