The red Coley Barn surrounded by fall foliage, with a white outbuilding visible in the background.

Visit

Grounds open dawn to dusk, every day — no appointment needed. Buildings currently open Thursdays and first/last Sundays.

Location & contact

Mailing Address: PO Box 1092, Weston, CT 06883
Location: 104 Weston Road, Weston, CT
(Parking and museum accessed from High Acre Road)
info@westoncthistory.org
203-226-1804

Open hours

Currently open:
Every Thursday: 1pm–4pm
First & last Sundays of the month: 1pm–4pm
Closed on holidays. Grounds open every day, dawn till dusk.

Always open by appointment for research inquiries — email director@westoncthistory.org to make an appointment.

Accessibility

The first floor of the Visitor's Center/Exhibit Hall, the first floor of the David Dimon Coley Farm House, and the first floor of the Coley Barn are all accessible to visitors using wheelchairs.

The Weston History & Culture Center sits on the Coley Homestead, a former working farm dating to the mid-19th century. The 3.7-acre property is a hands-on way to see how Weston's history connects to national and world events — walk the grounds any day, or visit during open hours to tour the buildings.

Follow the trail — five stops, start to finish

  1. Arrive & Park

    Head for 104 Weston Road, Weston, CT — Parking and museum accessed from High Acre Road. Grounds are open dawn till dusk every day, no appointment needed to walk the property.

  2. Check in at the Visitor's Center

    Includes the Exhibit Hall, the Cider Press Conference Room, and the Prue Bliss Education Center Archive, which houses our collection. View our current exhibits in our beautiful, climate-controlled exhibit hall.

    To research in the archive, schedule an appointment with a member of our archive team — email our executive director or call 203-226-1804.

    Learn more about researching in our archive →
    The Visitor's Center: a red barn with a cupola and glass doors, reached by a gravel path across the lawn.

  3. Tour the Coley House

    Guided tours of the restored and reinterpreted Coley House run during open hours, Thursdays and the first and last Sundays of the month at 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm. The first floor has been brought back to how it looked in the 1940s, and three exhibits fill out the rest of the visit.

    General admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 5–17; children 4 and under and WHCC members are admitted free.

    See what's inside →
    The white, Greek Revival-style David Dimon Coley House with the red Coley Barn visible behind it.

  4. Explore the Barn

    The Coley Barn is home to "Weston at Work," a permanent exhibit exploring the history of agriculture, manufacturing, and textile production in Weston and Connecticut during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is open now, alongside the Coley House, with hands-on activities for kids — carding wool, weaving on a wall loom, raising a hay bale with a rope and pulley — plus rare tools and historic images.

    Read more about Weston at Work →
    A green interpretive sign in front of the Coley Barn describing its 1883 construction and the 20th-century chicken coop.

  5. Walk the Grounds

    Our site also features a carriage house, bunkhouse, smokehouse and two outhouses. These buildings are not accessible to the public, however you can learn about them using our historic interpretive signage.

    The white carriage house with garage-style doors.
    Carriage House
    The small red bunkhouse building.
    Bunkhouse
    One of the two red outhouses on the property.
    Outhouse

    Outdoor Interpretive Signs

    You can explore the history of Weston and the Coley Homestead even when our buildings are closed. Take a self-guided tour of the property using our award-winning historic interpretive signs.

    Daniel E. Offutt, III Sculpture Garden

    Explore whimsical sculptures created by the late Daniel E. Offutt, III, who was a Weston resident and a benefactor to the Weston History & Culture Center. Learn more about Daniel E. Offutt, III.

    A red abstract metal sculpture of interlocking rings and gears in the Offutt Sculpture Garden, with the Coley Barn behind it.

Come walk the grounds, tour the house, or drop by the Visitor's Center — everyone's welcome.

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