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Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden
Bethlehem Connecticut Museum

Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden
NameBellamy-Ferriday House & Garden
Brief DescriptionHouse embodies the different passions of two individuals.
TypeAttraction
CategoryLitchfield Hills Connecticut Museum
DescriptionThe Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden embodies the dramatically different passions of two extraordinary individuals. Bethlehem pastor Joseph Bellamy, a renowned leader of the Great Awakening, the emotional religious revival of the 1740s, built the house around 1754. In 1912, the New Yorkers Henry and Eliza Ferriday acquired it as a summer residence. Around 1915, Mrs. Ferriday designed a formal garden with historic roses, peonies, lilacs and other flowers. The Ferriday's daughter Caroline, cherished the home, recalling that, "In the midst of the delights of Paris, I would stop to wonder...how the new regale lilies were doing." She restored the house, furnished it with Litchfield County antiques and maintained the magnificent garded, refining the property as a breathtaking combination of natural and man-made beauty. A property of Connecticut Landmarks.
AddressIn the center of Bethlehem
 9 Main St. North
CSZBethlehem, CT. 06751
Phone 1(203) 266-7596
Emailbellamy.ferriday@ctlandmarks.org
Handicapped AccessibleNo
Time Allowance1.5 hours
Websitewww.ctlandmarks.org
Last Updated8/4/2016
  


Litchfield Hills
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