Norwalk’s Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum gets $5M state grant

Norwalk”™s Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is slated to receive a $5 million grant from the State Bond Commission for HVAC and electrical upgrades, according to State Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff, D-Norwalk.

The funding will provide, for the first time, a fire protection system for the museum, bring electricity to its second and third floors, and support a new heating system that will allow the museum to stay open during the winter months.

“Norwalk’s Lockwood-Mathews Mansion is a cultural treasure and an important part of Connecticut’s history,” said Duff, who played a key role in securing the state funding. “The mansion is a community gem that has an important story to tell to our kids and our grandkids. I am proud to have worked to help secure this funding so that the mansion can continue its mission for years to come.”

“The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion is a national landmark and is a unique structure in American architecture, and it was the first large ‘country house’ built in the United States ”“ preceding the Newport mansion by 20 years,” noted Norwalk Historical Commission Chair David Westmoreland.