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October 2023 by Avi Smith-Rapaport
What a gem in our community. I've been there so far only for events and the space is really great. The staff is dedicated to showing you a good time and they are very involved with the community. Very important things in case you are unaware.Great location for events
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September 2023 by T. S. Collins
Went there for the Real Ale Festival and had a great time
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April 2023 by Hidden Talents Firefly and the Worm
Its a self guided tour with a ipad but they video at the beginning in the schoolhouse room was very informative. There is also a room with large panels to read that were very interesting about the history of the dictionary. The staff friendly and small gift shop very nice and affordable. The musuem itself was only $10 to enter. They had a poetry reading the saturday I went was a nice surprise. Good sized parking lot. Easy to find on google maps. Also close to shops at Blue back square named after websters blue back dictionary. The webster library is Huge and has a very nice childrens section.
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October 2022 by Diane Westcott
Very informative tour. Volunteers really know their history.
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June 2022 by Ed L.
Noah Webster is known in the United States of America as the father of lexicography. He's also well known for publishing the first known dictionary in the early 1800's. After my time in Warwick, Rhode Island had come to a close, I took an Amtrak train to Hartford, CT in the morning and decided where my next steps would be before settling in to the hotel for the night. Thanks to Yelp and searching tourist, I found the Noah Webster House museum in west Hartford. With an admission fee of $8 for adults and had cash on me, I decided to spend time to check the home that Noah Webster lived in. After all, the father of the dictionary is a pretty solid title for sure. With that said, I arrived here around 1:30pm, fresh off the Amtrak from Providence, RI and a short Uber ride. There was not a long line to get in, so I just scooted my way in and that was great. The house itself wasn't terribly large but it wasn't small either. I've been to presidential museum homes before and the Noah Webster house is decidedly in the upper middle of the group. It has been continuously updated and modernized for everyone's enjoyment, so that's awesome. We were told no flash photography while touring the museum, so that's cool. I guess it's like that elsewhere to preserve the integrity of the contents of the house. My experience here at the Webster house gave me some insight as to how early 19th century quality of life was back then, especially with really no internet and phones like we have here in the 21st century. Just the basics to live in somewhat harmonious peace with your neighbors. I've come to realize that as I get older. We need the quiet time to ourselves and I treasure that more and more these days. The overall experience here at the Noah Webster house and museum in West Hartford, CT was insightful, inspired, and a wealth of information. It was truly awesome to see a home that is still here from the 1800's and is basically has a national historic landmark designation on it. Noah webster's contribution to humanity shaped the world with his book of words and meanings we call the dictionary. It was neat to walk through the home where he once lived and take in what it was like back then. It was interesting to see how simply they lived, even though his family was upper middle class at least. I enjoyed the experience and wished I can do more of this since I have an interest in US history. The 19th century was the birth and growth of a nation. I spent about 2 hours here, as recommended on the museum website. You do get engrossed in the experience though and I found it inspiring to see what we have today for granted when things way back then were just rudimentary replicas of what we have advanced today. Sometimes it just takes a look to the past to appreciate what we have now, is what one of my takeaways from this experience here at the Noah Webster house told me. If you are in the area and are a history buff, consider coming to visit this national historic landmark. It makes you think of the life and times of the father of first dictionary in America. The Noah Webster house is located at 227 South Main Street in Hartford, Connecticut. It was a spur the moment decision, so I don't know if they accepted credit cards for admission. Admission is $8 for adults, which is reasonable, especially when it helps teach us about our common history as Americans. I had cash on me, so that was that. As far as parking goes, they had a small parking area for those who wish to park in the area. Best bet would be to find street parking wherever you can find it. For me, it was a short Uber ride from the Hartford Amtrak union station to get here and it was pretty good. However you get here, consider coming to visit the person who single-handedly and literally wrote and published the first known dictionary used in early America in the 1800's. Mr Noah Webster is an icon of America and it was great to have his home as a national historic landmark. A small slice of Americana is here in Hartford, CT, i
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November 2021 by Bob T.
A must see, great house tour and get to learn about Noah Webster's contributions to the start of our nation.
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October 2021 by Diana Mennenga
Great place to visit. Make sure you make an appointment and only in Saturdays from 1-4.
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October 2021 by Caleb Thermer
Fun place to go for a quick historic trip with the family, the outdoor area is great for relaxing??
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October 2021 by Michael Sperling
Interesting little museum, nicely laid out. It is Webster's boyhood home, and all of his accomplishments were done elsewhere though.
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August 2021 by Sherri T
Very neat place to visit in Hartford!
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October 2020 by Sarah Hair
Interesting and engaging field trip with my 5th grader
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October 2020 by Andre delmas
A wonderful and informative place about the history of one of America's founding fathers noah Webster. Staff was friendly and informative helping us get the most we wanted out of the tour and prices were very reasonable.
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June 2020 by andre Simons
When I have visited it has always had an approachable, knowledgeable and friendly staff. The tour is through the house and newer additions and does not lack a piece of history at any turn.A definite Connecticut staple I suggest to anyone passing through, it took us a couple of hours at most but it was well worth the price of admission.
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June 2020 by Bob Gallagher
NWH is a truly excellent museum. Featuring a fascinating history of the Town of West Hartford, the museum also showcases exhibits of general interest to the historically curious.Staff members are congenial, personable and always willing to be of assistance with any and all queries.On site parking is a bit limited, however, ample spots are available on South Main and local streets.A simply wonderful museum!
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October 2019 by christina post
Vary interesting place the tour guides did a great job
