Roseland Cottage

Roseland Cottage Roseland Cottage offers guided tours Thursday through Sunday, June through mid- October. Visit HistoricNewEngland.org for more information.

Roseland Cottage (1846) is perhaps the finest remaining example of a country estate in the Gothic Revival style. This National Historic Landmark, summer home to prosperous anti-slavery advocate and publisher Henry C. Bowen and his family, has survived virtually unchanged with its original Gothic furniture, embossed Lincrusta-Walton wall coverings, and coral-pink exterior. The museum complex includ

es a formal parterre garden, an icehouse, garden house, carriage barn, and the nation’s oldest surviving indoor bowling alley.

Ring in the holiday season with a festive tea at Roseland Cottage, December 13 or 14, at 1:00 p.m. Join us in the carria...
11/18/2025

Ring in the holiday season with a festive tea at Roseland Cottage, December 13 or 14, at 1:00 p.m. Join us in the carriage room for tea, hot cider, scones, cookies of the season, fresh fruit, and every Victorian’s favorite: cucumber sandwiches! Before or after relaxing over tea, tour Roseland Cottage, decorated for Christmas according to the Bowen family’s own account of their celebration of Christmas in 1887.
For more information and to register:
December 13: https://my.historicnewengland.org/23867/ros-tea-sat?
December 14: https://my.historicnewengland.org/23867/ros-tea-sun?

11/17/2025

No better experiential gift!

11/10/2025
Rain or Shine! Trick or Treat at the Pink House Thursday, October 30 from 5 to 7. Thanks, bankHometown, for adding to th...
10/29/2025

Rain or Shine! Trick or Treat at the Pink House Thursday, October 30 from 5 to 7. Thanks, bankHometown, for adding to the vib!

Knock on our doors! THURSDAY, October 30, 5-7 Trick or Treat at the Pink House! Thanks, bankHometown for your sponsorshi...
10/23/2025

Knock on our doors! THURSDAY, October 30, 5-7 Trick or Treat at the Pink House! Thanks, bankHometown for your sponsorship, and Woodstock Rec for your help!

EVERYONE wants to see Roseland Cottage before it closes for the season, even Albert!We are offering full tours October 1...
10/11/2025

EVERYONE wants to see Roseland Cottage before it closes for the season, even Albert!
We are offering full tours October 12, 16, 25 and 26, and first floor tours during our festival, October 18 and 19. And then, next year starting June 4.

"One of the state's most beautiful historic homes," says the Boston Globe and especially lovely in the fall, say we.
10/07/2025

"One of the state's most beautiful historic homes," says the Boston Globe and especially lovely in the fall, say we.

New England's largest newspaper sent readers on a trip to find peak fall leaves, with stops in two Connecticut towns.

Address

556 Route 169
Woodstock, CT
06281

Telephone

+18609284074

Website

https://roselandcottage.org/

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Roseland Cottage is one of thirty-seven properties owned by Historic New England, the oldest and largest regional heritage organization in the nation. We save and share historic homes, open space, collections, and stories from the past to today. Learn more at HistoricNewEngland.org

Roseland Cottage (1846) is perhaps the finest remaining example of a country estate in the Gothic Revival style. This National Historic Landmark, summer home to prosperous anti-slavery advocate and publisher Henry C. Bowen and his family, has survived virtually unchanged with its original Gothic furniture, embossed Lincrusta-Walton wall coverings, and coral-pink exterior. The museum complex includes a formal parterre garden, an icehouse, garden house, carriage barn, and the nation’s oldest surviving indoor bowling alley.