Castleton Historical Society Museum
Main Street, Castleton, VT 05735

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 219
Castleton, VT 05735

Telephone: 802-468-5523

The museum is located in the Higley Homestead, an imposing brick home built in 1811, lived in by 5 generations of the Higley Family, and donated to the Castleton Historical Society in 1993. Collections pertain to Castleton and include 19th and 20th century furnishings, paintings, documents, and photographs. Downstairs rooms have reproduced c. 1812 stenciling, with some original stenciling showing in each room. Current exhibit displays Castleton Woman’s Club collection of recently documented 19th-century costumes and personal effects. Also on the grounds is a collection of antique carriages.

Contact Person: Mary Williamson

Hours and Admission: Museum is open Saturday mornings throughout the year between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., on Sundays from Memorial Day through mid-October between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., and on Castleton’s Colonial Day, which occurs annually on the first Saturday in August. The Society-owned Old Cobbler’s Shop is open on Colonial Day as well. Donations welcomed. Tours available on request.

Type of Museum:
Agriculture
Art
Children’s
Civil War
Geneology
General
Historic House
Historical Society
History
Library/Archive

Group Tours Accommodated
Gift Shop

Last Updated: 2000