History
Leffingwell House was purchased by the Society of the Founders of Norwich, CT and opened as an Historic Museum in 1960 to preserve and educate visitors on the history of Norwich and the region, specifically the role Norwich played in the development of this country.
Specialties
The Leffingwell House Historic Museum, built in 1675 by Stephen Backus for his family, and sold to Lt. Thomas Leffingwell in 1700, shows the architectural development from a two room home to a 17th-century pre-Revolutionary tavern ending as a mid-18th-century townhouse. Interpreters evoke the independent spirit and lifestyle of early America with displays of artifacts dating prior to the founding of Norwich in 1659, through the 1776 Revolution and the Civil War. Open Saturdays, 11am-4pm, April-October and by appointment; $5.00.