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Roseland Cottage free tours, concerts
Free tours of Roseland Cottage, 556 Route 169, Woodstock, CT, will be offered on Saturday, June 7, in celebration of Historic New England’s Open House day. Tours are offered on the hour, from 11-4, with the last tour starting at 3 p.m., and are on a first come, first served basis.
Other upcoming events include a Bridgerton-inspired croquet tea on June 8 at 1 p.m. (reservations required), and free Twilight Lawn Concerts on June 21 at 6:30 p.m. featuring Dynamite Rhythm, June 29 at 5 p.m. featuring the St. Luke Steel Drum Band, August 1 at 6:30 p.m. featuring Amy Gallatin and Stillwater, and on August 15 Wooden Horse will play at 6:30.
Known locally as The Pink House, National Historic Landmark Roseland Cottage is one of the finest remaining examples of the Gothic Revival style which was popular in the 1840s, when Roseland was built. It served as the summer home of prominent 19th-century businessman and abolitionist Henry Chandler Bowen and his wife Lucy Tappan, who entertained many luminaries at Roseland, including four US Presidents. The picturesque landscape includes the original boxwood parterre garden, which is planted with over 5000 annuals each spring, an icehouse, aviary, carriage barn, and, remarkably, the nation’s oldest surviving indoor bowling alley. The Pink House is as beautiful inside as out, with elaborate wall coverings, heavily patterned carpets, stained glass, and furnishings in the Gothic Revival style that date back to the construction of the house in 1846. Roseland Cottage will be open in 2023 from June 1 to October 15, Thursday through Sunday, 11-4. Tours are always free for Woodstock residents and Historic New England members and for all visitors on June 7. Please call 860 928-4074 for more information, or to arrange group tours.
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Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3081557-0
