Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
Amenities
Facilities
- Furniture
- Space (private)
Alcohol and catering
- Onsite catering
- Onsite kitchen
Distance from airport
15.2 mi. from venue
Parking
- Complimentary parking
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum Meeting Space
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Cancellation Policy
Use of the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is considered cancelled when the Museum receives a prescribed cancellation form fully executed by the User or the Designated Representative. The date of receipt of this form by the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is the date of cancellation. If however, under certain circumstances whereupon the User has failed to complete all parts of the application process within the time period permitted or, in the opinion of the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum’s Authorized Representative or the Director of the Board, the actions or comments of the User are such that it can reasonably be determined that the User has failed or refused without good cause to excuse and return the prescribed cancellation form, then the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum Authorized Representative or the Chairman of the Board may terminate the User’s event by complying with the following procedure: The Museum shall send a letter via certified mail return receipt requested to the User at the address indicated on the reservation form. This letter shall explain in detail what actions the User has failed to take in accordance with the rules and regulations set forth herein or upon what circumstances the Museum feels the User has indicated his or her desire not to go forward with the transaction. The User shall have a period of fifteen (15) days from the receipt of this letter to either cure the defect or inform the Museum that he or she fully intends to continue with the reservation. Should the User fail to respond or fail to correct a discrepancy within this fifteen (15) day period, the reservation shall be cancelled effective that date and all of the other terms and conditions concerning cancellation and refund of payment shall apply.
Additional Information
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is regarded as one of the earliest and finest surviving Second Empire Style country houses ever built in the United States. The 62-room mansion was built by banker-railroad tycoon LeGrand Lockwood, who in 1864 began construction of his estate on the Norwalk River in Norwalk, Connecticut. Designed by European-trained, New York-based architect Detlef Lienau, the mansion, which was completed in 1868, is considered his most significant surviving work. American craftsmen, along with many immigrant artisans, were employed in the construction of the house. Lockwood's financial reversals in 1869 and his untimely death in 1872 resulted in the loss of the estate, then known as "Elm Park" through foreclosure in 1874. The property was sold to Charles D. Mathews and his wife Rebecca in 1876. Mathews, a prominent importer, from Staten Island, New York, and his family, resided in the mansion until 1938. In 1941 the estate was sold to the City of Norwalk and designated a public park. When the building was threatened with demolition in the 1950s, local preservationists succeded in saving the mansion and formed the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, Inc. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971, the structure serves as a valuable resource of 19th-century American history. The Museum's mission is to conserve the building while creating educational programs on the material, artistic and social culture of the Victorian era.