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Wistariahurst Museum, Skinner Servants Tour
May 8 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
Swing into Spring at the Spring Cleaning with the Skinner Servants Tour on May 8, 2025. This immersive, ticketed event will educate guests on the lives of the servants and workers who helped maintain and keep the Wistariahurst household running. Guests will explore the first and second floors of the mansion while being escorted by one of the former housemaids. They will also encounter Belle Skinner, her companion, the family nurse, housekeeper, and more. You’ll have the chance to explore the servants’ perspectives towards the family they worked for and understand the daily tasks they were entrusted with.
Our house tours at Wistariahurst offer a unique and unforgettable journey for our visitors, and the Spring Cleaning with the Skinner Servants Tour will surely delight all who attend. Our first tour is available at 6:00 pm, but more tours will be made available if we sell out! General admission is $18. Admission for those with museum memberships is $15. Guests are sure to enjoy this enriching walk as they journey back in time to explore Wistariahurst and the perspective of labor from the workers’ point of view. Start this Spring by stepping into history and buy your tickets today!
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Named after the wisteria vine that flowers in May, Wistariahurst was home to two generations of the Skinner family who loved to garden. Begun by Sarah Skinner in the late 19th Century and then transformed by her daughter Belle Skinner in the early 20th, the grounds and gardens have always been an integral part of the life and activities at Wistariahurst.
Wistariahurst is the former home of William Skinner, a prominent silk manufacturer and was built in 1874.
Gardens and Grounds
The gardens and grounds at Wistariahurst are maintained for your enjoyment. The public is welcome dawn until dusk. Feel free to bring a book, a picnic, or walk to see what is in bloom. We ask that everyone refrain from sports with projectiles (frisbee, baseball, etc.) for the protection of our historic windows.
The gardens are free and can be accessed via the Cabot St. Lions entrance (through the wrought iron gate) and via our Beech St. driveways (path is between the two buildings).
