Stratford in Fairfield County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Boothe Homestead
Photographed By Michael Herrick, December 16, 2009
1. Boothe Homestead Marker
National Register of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
May 1, 1985
This Estate Owned by the Boothe Family
For Many Generations Was Willed
To the Town of Stratford by
David Beach Boothe and
Stephen Nichols Boothe.
In 1914 the brothers initiated
A building and collection program
Resulting in the present
Boothe Memorial Park Museum
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1773.
Location. 41° 14.152′ N, 73° 6.647′ W. Marker is in Stratford, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Main Street (Connecticut Route 110) and Manor Hill Road, on the right when traveling north. Located in Boothe Memorial Park, in front of the Clocktower Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stratford CT 06614, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Clocktower Museum (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Boothe Homestead (a few steps from this marker); Technocratic Cathedral (within shouting distance of this marker); Blacksmith Shop (within shouting
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Regarding Boothe Homestead. This 32 acre site was willed to the Town of Stratford following the deaths of David Beach Boothe and Stephen Nichols Boothe. In the 1900's, these two brothers created the Boothe Memorial Museum. The museum maintains a collection of buildings including a carriage house, Americana Museum, miniature lighthouse and windmill, a clocktower museum, a trolley station, a chapel and a blacksmith shop. The original Sikorsky Bridge toll booth from the Merritt Parkway is located on the museum grounds. The Boothe family home was built facing Main Street Putney in the 1820's on today's park's grounds. There are beautiful flower gardens and ponds located on the property. The local astronomical society has a working planetarium on the park's grounds.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, December 16, 2009
2. Boothe Homestead Marker
The marker is on the boulder at the left of the entrance to the Clocktower Museum.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,161 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 27, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
