Hyland House Museum

Hyland House Museum The Hyland House is an early 18th-century house museum. Our mission is to share Guilford's rich colo

The Hyland House Museum in Guilford, Connecticut, is a local history museum dedicated mission is to share our community’s rich colonial history and to inspire ongoing stewardship of that legacy. The House is named for George Hyland, the original owner-settler who bought the land in 1657. The two-story saltbox structure was built in 1713 by Hyland’s son-in-law Isaac Parmelee. The Dorothy Whitfield

Historic Society purchased the House in 1916 and opened it to the public as a museum in 1918. The Hyland House is open to the public from June through September. We invite you to stop in for a guided tour or to attend one of our events. You’ll discover a rich gateway to history and a lively community of history lovers.

Join us for a look back at the history of clockmaking in Guilford. Such an interesting part of our town’s history.Tom Va...
08/20/2026

Join us for a look back at the history of clockmaking in Guilford. Such an interesting part of our town’s history.

Tom Vaughn, historian and clockmaker, will offer a demonstration on wooden clockmaking in Connecticut.
Learn about Ebenezer Parmelee, the first clockmaker in Connecticut, who lived in the Hyland House. See the process of how he made wooden gear clocks in the early 1700s. Tom will bring and display a selection of original historical tools, implements, and artifact clocks.

What a fabulous day at the Hyland House Museum celebrating American history through music. Thank you to all our sponsors...
06/22/2026

What a fabulous day at the Hyland House Museum celebrating American history through music. Thank you to all our sponsors, guests and musicians. A fun time was had by all!

05/19/2026
Please join us to celebrate 250 years of American Independence at the Hyland House summer fundraiser and help us pres...
05/15/2026

Please join us to celebrate 250 years of American Independence at the Hyland House summer fundraiser and help us preserve this Guilford gem!
For tickets go to
https://fifeanddrumstojazz.eventbrite.com/

Please join us on June 20th for a celebration of American music. Tickets will be on sale shortly.
05/04/2026

Please join us on June 20th for a celebration of American music. Tickets will be on sale shortly.

So grateful to Preservation CT for their generous grant, enabling us to install a brand new, much needed, security syste...
11/26/2025

So grateful to Preservation CT for their generous grant, enabling us to install a brand new, much needed, security system at the Hyland House Museum.
Thank you so much!!

09/14/2025
Such a beautiful day for our historic quilts event at the Hyland House. Pam Weeks, curator of the New England Quilt Muse...
09/14/2025

Such a beautiful day for our historic quilts event at the Hyland House. Pam Weeks, curator of the New England Quilt Museum is an amazing lecturer on the history of quilting.

So wonderful to have the Leete’s Island Garden Club provide flower arrangements for the Hyland House Museum every Saturd...
08/16/2025

So wonderful to have the Leete’s Island Garden Club provide flower arrangements for the Hyland House Museum every Saturday morning. They do a beautiful job!!

Please join us for our antique quilt event. Tickets and more information on eventbrite at AntiqueQuilts.eventbrite.com
08/14/2025

Please join us for our antique quilt event. Tickets and more information on eventbrite at AntiqueQuilts.eventbrite.com

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84 Boston Street
Guilford, CT
06437

Telephone

+12034539477

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