Living at Morningside Gardens Norwalk apartments has many advantages, one of them being their close proximity to the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion. A National Historic Landmark, the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is one of the earliest and most significant Second Empire Style country houses in the United States. It was built by railroad baron LeGrand Lockwood during and after the Civil War (1864 to 1868). In 1965, the Junior League of Stamford-Norwalk established a Museum Corporation board to restore and operate the Mansion as a public museum, a national center for Victorian studies and a community center for exhibits and concerts.

This year, local residents of Norwalk should plan on attending the Museum’s opening on April 8 which will commemorate the Civil War Sesquicentennial with the unveiling of the exhibition, Mansion Fragments: Innovations in Architecture, Design, and Technology from the Civil War Era, featuring objects drawn from the museum’s permanent collection. The Museum is also a popular place to hold a wedding, anniversary party, corporate function, or any special family event you might be planning. (more…)