Towns

CT, USA

Scott-Fanton Museum

Historic House

A 19th-century house museum adjacent to the Danbury Museum campus that preserves period furnishings and local artifacts. The complex provides context for the domestic and commercial life of Danbury before and after the 1777 raid. Original portions of the property date to the post-raid reconstruction period. Operated by the Danbury Museum and Historical Society.

Visiting Today

Address

43 Main St, Danbury, CT 06810

Hours

Wed–Sat 10am–4pm

Admission

Suggested donation

Connected Events

Apr 1777
British Raid on Danbury

General William Tryon

Apr 1777
Sybil Ludington's Ride Summons Militia to Danbury's Aid

Sybil Ludington, Colonel Henry Ludington

Apr 1777
Sybil Ludington's Midnight Ride

Sybil Ludington, Colonel Henry Ludington

Apr 1777
Battle of Ridgefield

David Wooster, Benedict Arnold, Mary Clap Wooster

May 1777
May 1777
Death of General Wooster

David Wooster, Mary Clap Wooster