Allis-Bushnell House, house in Madison, Connecticut
The Allis-Bushnell House is a historic residence in Madison, Connecticut, built between 1785 and 1789 along the Boston Post Road. The structure features one and a half stories with two large front rooms, a kitchen and bedroom in back, and four small upstairs rooms under the eaves, with a later Victorian-style addition on the east side.
The house was built when Madison was just beginning to grow, on land that originally belonged to English landowner Major Robert Thompson in the 1600s. It changed hands several times starting with builder Aaron Blatchley, then passed to the Allis and Bushnell families before the Madison Historical Society took it over in 1917.
The house carries the names of two families who shaped its story and the community around it. Visitors can sense how the space served as a gathering place for the town, especially when it later hosted a tearoom where neighbors would meet.
The house sits on the north side of Boston Post Road in Madison and is easy to locate, offering a peaceful setting to explore local history. Visitors should check opening hours ahead of time, as the house is open on certain days and weekends, with reservations sometimes needed.
The house once hosted a tearoom where neighbors gathered and socialized, transforming it from a private residence into a community meeting place. This unexpected use as a public gathering space reveals how the building became central to Madison's social life in the early 1900s.
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