Victorian Parlor
This parlor features beautiful period furnishings, paintings, and other items from the Victorian era.
29 Pierce Street
Rooms and Exhibits at the Plainville Historical Society Museum
Ruth Hummel Canal Room
Learn about the history of the Farmington Canal and how it helped make Plainville a “crossroads” of Connecticut.
Anna Granniss Exhibit
This exhibit features Anna Granniss, a noted poet and humanitarian who lived in Plainville and had worked at the Mill as a young woman.
Children's Room
From a schoolroom to a collection of toys, the Children's Room helps make the Museum a perfect spot for family visits.
Kitchen
Many kitchen and household items are featured here creating a wonderful look into daily life during times gone by.
Barn Room
On display here are items that illustrate Plainville's agrarian past. The Rogers Bakery wagon is also displayed here.
The Plainville Mill
This permanent exhibit presents information and artifacts that illustrate an important part of Plainville's industrial past.
African-American History
Photographs and historical items featuring our African-American heritage comprise this exhibit.
Paintings by Alfred Hepworth
View our collection of landscape, portraiture, and still paintings by an important local artist Alfred Hepworth (1876-1962). A number of Hepworth drawings are also displayed.
The Tunxis Room is currently undergoing renovation.