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Exhibit: The Lure of the Litchfeld Hills

Dominated by the white clapboard Congregational meetinghouse, the stone
clock tower of the Court House and the immaculate homes with white paint
and black shutters, Litchfield has come to embody the quintessential
New England town. It is easy to imagine our colonial ancestors living in
such a beautiful pastoral setting. What is harder to image is that
Litchfield's picturesque beauty was not a product of the colonial era,
but a late 19th- and early 20th- century movement known as the Colonial
Revival.

Opening April 12, 2014, the Society's new exhibit, The Lure of the Litchfield Hills,
will explore what was behind the Colonial Revival Movement, how the
residents of Litchfield embraced their ancestral past, and how the
community came to look the way it does today. Visitors are invited to
join in exploring this social movement that touched all aspects of
American life from architecture and landscaping, to fashion, home
decoration and beyond.

Featuring items from the museum's
collections, ranging from documents and photographs to furnishings,
house wares, and clothing The Lure of the Litchfield Hills will be a
must-see exhibit.

The Litchfield History Museum is open Tuesday
through Saturday, 11am-5pm, and Sunday 1-5pm. The museum is closed on
Mondays. Admission fees apply, but include admission to the Tapping
Reeve House and Law School.

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