Closed July 2, Sept. 3, Oct. 8, Thanksgiving & Thanksgiving Weekend, Week of Christmas through New Years Eve.
The Coley House was recognized by the Connecticut League of History Organizations by receiving an Award of Merit and an Official Citation from The Connecticut Senate.
Explore life in the 1940s as well as interactive exhibits for all ages.
Coley House Guided Tours
Sundays and Thursdays 1pm - 4pm (Closed July 2, Sept. 3, Oct. 8, Thanksgiving & Thanksgiving Weekend, Week of Christmas through New Years Eve)
Weston History & Culture Center ( Weston Historical Society) 104 Weston Rd, Weston, CT - Parking and Entrance on High Acre Road. Check in at red building adjacent to parking lot.
Tickets in Advance: Click Here
Tickets can also be purchased at the door.
Adults: $5.00
Children: $3.00
FREE admission for Weston History & Culture Center Members
Explore life during the 1940s on a guided tour of the award-winning Coley House at the Weston History & Culture Center.
On your guided tour of the Coley House, learn how the Coley family would have lived, worked, and played during the 1940s. Using photographic evidence and historic research, rooms on the first floor have been interpreted in the 1941 - 1945 period when three generations of the Coley family occupied the home.
The Coley House has interactive exhibits for all ages!
Play with toys from the past!
Build a house of the future with Lincoln Logs & Magna Tiles
Type on a typewriter!
Make a phone call using a rotary phone!
In the back parlor, enjoy the interactive exhibition “Life in the 40’s”. Compare architecture, food, communication and education in the 1840s(when the house was built), 1940s(when the last three generations lived in the home) and then predict what life will look like in 2040!
Upstairs, explore the exhibition, “Let’s Play!” Without video games, TV and computers, how did children have fun in Weston all those years ago? Find out in this new permanent exhibit located in Jimmy Coley's former bedroom.
Across the hall is the exhibition, “Twelve Stories of Weston”, which uses objects from our collection as well as reproductions to highlight twelve important moments in Weston's history. From Weston's indigenous inhabitants, to the rise and fall of Weston's industrial age, to the impact of the Merritt Parkway, and the Saugatuck Reservoir, learn how Weston has evolve
A special thank you to the Daniel E. Offutt, III Charitable Trust which generously funded the restoration and reinterpretation of the Coley House.