Barely renovated enough to be worth going. This is a very rough diamond. More rough than diamond. I have been to a half dozen times over the past decade.
I’ve been to this mansion a few times over the past few years. It is a very nice place. The one thing I do not like is that you cannot take pictures inside (you used to be able to). They decorated the place beautifully over Christmas throughout the first floor. Alas, no picture taking allowed and they only had one picture posted on their website. Sad as it was beautiful….and no one can take pictures to remember it by!Regardless, it is a beautiful mansion, the first floor has been beautifully restored. They are restoring the second floor which will be displayed spring of 2015. The tour guide we had was excellent, cannot remember her name, it was practically a private tour for the two of us! She was able to answer all of our questions. The gift shop at the museum is not only very nice but extremely fairly priced. It’s a great place to get a special gift for someone who likes fancy china and/or anything historic. They have events there during the year such as tea parties, ice cream socials so this would make a nice outing for someone who wants to “go out with the girls” or for anyone interested in history or architecture. It’s remarkable, a much closer drive than going to Newport if you either live in Fairfield County or New York City.
What can i say . The grounds are as beautiful as the mansion . Even a walk over to the Norwalk info center on the property is a pleasure . If you have young kids with you walk over to the Children's Museum and the playground by the water . Both are on the same grounds .
The house is beautiful though not all the furnishings are original. Second floor still needs to be refurbished, but still nice to see in the rough.
Barry was a very knowledgable guide. He spent 2.5 hours with my husband & me bringing the glory days back to life in the mansion. As well as how the Town of Norwalk contributed to it's distruction. Well worth the money & time it takes to tour the mansion.
Really cool estate. Depending on the time of year you can see it decorated for the holidays! Beautiful. Amazing restoration work going on. Featured in the Stepford Wives Movie and Dark Shadows. Inside and out it is something to see. A true find for anyone into architecture and design.
The mansion is stunning! I know they have recently had a few construction projects that prohibit certain areas of the house to be viewed, but this is really a gem in Norwalk. Once you learn the history of the mansion and the difficulties the historical society has endured to make this what it is, you find yourself really rooting for them to complete the full restoration. Every time company visits from out of town, we always suggest visiting the mansion. I have yet to hear disappointment from anyone! I've been at least five times, and find this to be my favorite place to visit in Norwalk.
The mansion was under construction and only the first floor was open. The tour guide was very informative and the mansion amazing!
The second floor was closed when I visited, but is usually open. I would recommend coming here simply for the architecture and stories. Don't forget to check out the basement! That's where the bathrooms are but even if you don't need to go its worth seeing! :)
We stopped at Lockwood-Mathews Mansion on our trip to Norwalk, CT. The mansion was beautiful must have been something in its day. A lot of renovation work has been done but there is still a lot that has to be done. The tour guide was very nice and answered questions that people had as best she could. All in all, it is a nice way to spend and hour or so when in the area.