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Welcome to the Glebe House...

 

Come experience The Glebe House Museum and Gertrude Jekyll Garden -- 

 

Set in the picturesque Litchfield Hills in historic Woodbury's village center, the Glebe House is one of the earliest historic house museums in the nation.  Its architecture, outstanding regional furniture collection and Gertrude Jekyll Garden combine to create one of the most authentic house museums in the region.

 

Through tours, educational programs and special events, The Glebe House Museum & Gertrude Jekyll Garden continues to give visitors a sense of what life was like in the 18th century.

 

Learn more about the Glebe House >

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Events

 

Come join us! The Glebe House hosts a number of family events throughout the year including All Hollow's Eve Cemetery Tours & Haunted Museum and a Holiday Festival.  

History

 

The house was built about 1740 and is an architecturally interesting and unusual combination of gambrel and saltbox roof styles.  It was occupied by Woodbury's first Anglican priest, John Rutgers Marshall of New York City, who arrived with his wife Sarah in 1771.

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Become a Volunteer

 

Join the many volunteers who work at The Glebe House Museum & Gertrude Jekyll Garden giving tours, greeting visitors in the gift shop, presenting programs & events and maintaining the garden.   

Location:

49 Hollow Road

Woodbury, CT 06798

203-263-2855 office@glebehousemuseum.org

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Museum Hours:

The Museum is closed for the season except for special events.​​​​​​​

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The Gertrude Jekyll Garden:  Open year-round, 7 days per week, dawn-dusk, for self-guided tours.

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 *Please excuse our appearance as our staff has begun restoration work in the Jekyll Garden.  The Garden will remain open to the public throughout the restoration. ​

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As Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:

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