Osborne Homestead Museum facts for kids
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Osborne Homestead Museum
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Osborne Homestead Museum in 2008
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 Location in Connecticut
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| Location | 500 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby, Connecticut |
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| Area | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
| Built | 1840 |
| Architect | Waldo Kellogg |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Tudor Revival |
| Website | Osborne Homestead Museum |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001256 |
| Added to NRHP | June 13, 1986 |
The Osborne Homestead Museum is a cool old house in Derby, Connecticut. It's a two-story home found inside Osbornedale State Park. This special house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which means it's an important historical site. Today, the State of Connecticut runs it as a museum for everyone to visit. It's famous because it was the home of Frances Osborne Kellogg, a woman who really believed in equal chances for women in their careers.
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History of the Osborne Homestead
The house was first built in 1840. Back then, it was a simple farm house. It was designed in the Greek Revival style, which was popular at the time. We don't know much about the very first people who lived there.
The Osborne Family Moves In
In 1867, a man named Wilbur Osborne and his wife, Ellen Lucy Davis, moved into the house. Wilbur owned and ran many businesses in nearby towns. The Osbornes also had a dairy farm on the land around their home. They had one daughter who survived, named Frances.
Frances Osborne Kellogg's Legacy
After her father passed away, Frances took over the family's businesses. She became a very important businesswoman. She was the president of one company and a vice president of another. She also helped start a company in England.
In 1919, Frances married Waldo Stewart Kellogg. Waldo took charge of the dairy farm. He was very good at raising cows. He used special breeding methods to make their cows famous for producing high-quality milk.
Between 1919 and 1925, Waldo Kellogg made the house much bigger. He also changed its look to what you see today.
A Gift to the State
Waldo Kellogg died in 1928. Frances continued to live in the house until she passed away in 1956. Before she died, Frances gave her entire 350-acre (about 140-hectare) estate to the State of Connecticut. This included the house and all the land.
Today, the state runs the house as the Osborne Homestead Museum. The land around it is now Osbornedale State Park. The house was officially added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 1986.
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