Hours:
Wednesday : 10am – 2pm
Saturday : 10am – 2pm
Location:
Bristol Historical Society
98 Summer Street
Bristol, CT 06010
We are located at 98 Summer Street in the 1890 brick building that served as Bristol’s first high school. Our main entrance faces Center Street and there is parking available both in front and behind the building.
Our Exhibits
Builders of Bristol
Dedicated the Bristol’s rich industrial history and the companies that shaped the city, this room features exhibits that run from wooden forms to an original ESPN SportsCenter desk.
The General Store
A re-creation of the kind of general store that existed in Bristol and most other communities from the mid-nineteenth through the early twentieth centuries. Do you know what these items are and how they are used?
Rotating Exhibits
Other exhibits, ranging from textiles to paper ephemera, change often. Come in to see what we have on display now!
Our Exhibits
Builders of Bristol
Dedicated the Bristol’s rich industrial history and the companies that shaped the city, this room features exhibits that run from wooden forms to an original ESPN SportsCenter desk.
The General Store
A re-creation of the kind of general store that existed in Bristol and most other communities from the mid-nineteenth through the early twentieth centuries. Do you know what these items are and how they are used?
Rotating Exhibits
Other exhibits, ranging from textiles to paper ephemera, change often. Come in to see what we have on display now!
