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The Madison Historical Society opens its doors to both members and visitors, from its home at the Allis-Bushnell House, located on the historic Boston Post Road in the heart of the charming coastal Connecticut town of Madison. Built circa 1785, the Allis-Bushnell House is named for the two families who lived in the house in its early years. The most famous of its inhabitants was Cornelius Scranton Bushnell, born in the Bushnell homestead in 1828.

Later the first sponsor of the building of the famed Civil War-era ironclad ship, the USS Monitor, Bushnell was also among the original organizers of the Union Pacific Railway.Allis-Bushnell HouseThe Allis-Bushnell House is situated on a lovely vest-pocket-sized acre that also includes an annex to the house, a corn crib, and an herb garden planted and maintained by the Garden Club of Madison.

The house is open to visitors from late May through early September. Tours focus on the home's architectural and decorative features as well as on the history and contributions of the families who lived here. Visitors will see period furniture, textiles, toys, costumes, and medical, nautical, and agricultural implements among the extensive holdings displayed in the house and in its annex.