The King House Museum
It was in beautiful, historic Suffield that Dr. Alexander King built his home in 1764 on what has become one of New England's most admired Main Streets. Dr. King was a prominent leader of the local community, as well as a farmer and physician. His fine Georgian Colonial house still stands as an excellent example of the standard center-chimney structure of its day.
King's home, since 1960 the museum of the Suffield Historical Society, is filled with a great collection of early Connecticut Valley furniture. In addition, the museum's galleries display many interesting exhibits of local history.
Especially signficant is the Suffield cigar tobacco exhibit, as the town was for many decades one of the major sources of Connecticut Valley tobacco, as well as the location of the first cigar factory in the United States. Other exhibits include a large gathering of early flasks and bottles, an unusual set of tenth wedding anniversary tinware, and a large collection of Bennington pottery, along with many other examples of local memorabilia.
Hours
| Hours: | May through September Wednesday and Saturday, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and by appointment. |
| Admission: | Free. Donations welcomed. |
| Address: | King House Museum 232 South Main Street Suffield, CT 06078 |
| Mailing address: | P.O. Box 893 Suffield, CT 06078 |
| Phone: | 860-668-5256 |
Exhibits
This year's special summer exhibit, assembled creatively by The Suffield Players, is chock full of interesting old posters, programs, costumes and props.
Large Bennington pottery collection.
Tinware given to Mr. and Mrs. Burdette Loomis in honor of their tenth wedding anniversary in 1869.
Tobacco memorabilia and cigar making equipment, emphasizing the importance of tobacco growing to Suffield and The Connecticut Valley. Suffield had the first cigar factory (1810) in the United States.
Collection of Suffield postcards depicting local scenes.
Button display on loan from local members of the Acorn Button Club.
Connecticut bottle and flask display collected and donated by Mr. and Mrs. Karl Kulle.
