The Museum

Location & Contact Information

Tour Information

Well informed guides will conduct your tour of the museum. Tours begin at the front door of the house on 199 Main Street.

  • Schedule:
    May 1 through October 15 (closed July 4)
    Wednesday through Sunday
    11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
    Winter hours by appointment
  • Fee:
    Tours are offered free of charge
  • Group Tours:
    Group tours may be arranged by calling in advance

Directions
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The Nature Preserve
Location & Contact Information
  • Horatio Colony Nature Preserve
    Daniel's Hill Road
    Keene, New Hampshire 03431

  • Phone: (603) 352-0460
    E-mail: colonymuseum@webryders.com

Tour Information

The Horatio Colony Nature Preserve is open to the public every day from dawn to dusk. Three and one half miles of well-marked trails with numbered stops that point out dramatic geological features, historical ruins, and plant communities are located across the preserve. A guide book is available at the trail head map stand or at the museum at 199 Main Street in Keene.

  • Fee:
    Trail useage is offered free of charge

Directions
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What is the Horatio Colony House Museum & Nature Preserve?
  • An 1806 Federal house & city garden
  • 3, 300 piece collection of original family pieces including:
    Early 18th to late 19th century American & European furniture
    Antique oriental rugs
    European paintings
    Japanese prints
    Family portraits
    Tall clocks
    1,300 volumes of rare and antique books
    Collections of 19th century ink wells, paperweights, andirons, doorstops, walking sticks, cribbage boards, porcelain figurines, silver napkin rings, glass bottles
    Antique silver
    European china and crystal
    letters and 20th Century diaries
  • A 415 acre Nature Preserve with 3 ½ miles of hiking trails accessing unspoiled acres of woodlands, streams, and upland swamps
  • A community institution which offers exhibits, tours, lectures, and special programs to educate residents of and visitors to Keene about the history of the Colony family and the social and natural history of the area, through a focus on the property of Horatio Colony
  • A place where adults and children can learn and enjoy
  • An educational resource serving local school children
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