Setback Announced For New Avon History Museum

AVON, CT — The much-anticipated opening of the new Avon History Museum will have to wait a bit longer.

Originally slated to happen on Friday, July 4, the Avon Historical Society has announced it has had to be rescheduled to Monday, Sept. 1.

The society cited a breakdown of the building's HVAC system and the necessary repairs to rectify the problem.

"However, the outdoor exhibit panels, engraved paver patio with benches under the pergola, and a little free library are available for your enjoyment this summer," wrote the Avon Historical Society recently.

The museum is located at 8 E. Main St. in the historic center of Avon.

In partnership with the Town of Avon, the Avon Historical Society is renovating the 201-year-old, one-room schoolhouse.

The schoolhouse was originally built in the geographic center of Avon on Country Club Road, where the Avon Free Public Library stands today.

For 115 years, from 1823-1938, students of West Avon were educated in this schoolhouse.

It was moved to its current location in 1985, directly over the site of the original 19th-century Farmington Canal, which crossed Route 44 running north and south.

To commemorate two centuries of the oldest building owned by the Town of Avon, the Historical Society approached the town six years ago about establishing a state-of-the-art museum in the footprint of the schoolhouse.

That museum was to open this week, but that will have to wait.

For more information on the Avon Historical Society, click on this link.

For more information on the Avon History Museum project, click on this link.

From Nov. 8, 2024: 'Avon's New History Museum Is Right On Schedule'