Bellamy-Ferriday House

The Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden, a property of Connecticut Landmarks, formerly the Antiquarian and Landmarks Society, is in Bethlehem at 9 Main Street North. The property includes a formal parterre garden, a historic apple orchard and several 18th Century outbuildings. The garden features collections of peonies, lilacs and roses as well as hundreds of perennials and shrubs. The 1754 house museum tells the story of the first and last owners of the property, The Rev. Joseph Bellamy and Caroline Woolsey Ferriday. Mr. Bellamy was the first minister in Bethlehem and a renowned leader of the Great Awakening, the religious revival, and Mrs. Ferriday was a humanitarian of diverse interests. Eliza Ferriday, Caroline’s mother, designed the formal garden.

The Bellamy-Ferriday House features an exhibit that focuses on the evolution of the property from a working farm to a formal landscape. There are monthly Garden Walks, and the site is open to the public for tours from May through October. Admission is $7 per adult; $6, seniors, students and teachers; and $4 for children ages 6 to 18; families are admitted for $15. Group tours offered by appointment.

Details

Take I-84 East to Exit 15, then go north on U.S. Rte. 6 for a little over nine miles; left on Route 61, about four miles to Bethlehem. 203-266-7596 or 860-247-8996 or ctlandmarks.org.