This house was the 1758 birthplace of lexicographer Noah Webster, the author of the first American dictionary and the "Blue-Backed Speller." The restored farmhouse and an adjoining museum contain period furnishings and changing exhibits; a videotape presentation commemorates Webster's life.
Costumed guides conduct tours.
Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 10am-4pm, Saturday and Sunday, 1pm-4pm in July and August. Open Thursday-Tuesday, 1pm-4pm the rest of the year. Closed federal holidays and the first 5 weekdays in January.
