Woodman Institute Museum, Historical museum complex in Dover, United States.
The Woodman Institute Museum is a group of three brick buildings in Federal style in Dover, New Hampshire, holding collections of natural history objects, military artifacts, and items tied to the region's past. The complex also includes a garrison house from the 17th century that still stands on the grounds today.
Annie E. Woodman founded the museum in 1915 through a bequest meant to create a space for education in history, science, and the arts. The garrison house on the grounds dates to 1675, when it was built as a defensive structure during the colonial period.
The collections display objects from different periods of the region's past, including colonial-era furnishings and equipment that let visitors experience the everyday history of this area. The way these items are presented gives a direct sense of how people lived and worked here over time.
The museum is on Central Avenue in Dover and is easy to reach on foot from the town center. The grounds cover several buildings, so it is worth setting aside enough time to move between them and take in the outdoor areas as well.
The grounds hold one of only a handful of surviving bronze Napoleon cannons cast in 1863 during the Civil War. Nearby stands an American sycamore tree considered among the oldest of its kind in the county, growing on the property for generations.
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