Osbornedale
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Osbornedale is a two-story colonial revival house located in the Derby Neck section of the city of Derby
, Connecticut
that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
and is operated as a museum
. It is significant for being the home of Frances Osborne Kellogg, a proponent for equal professional opportunities for women in Connecticut. The architect
for the remodeling was Waldo Stewart Kellogg, whom Frances Osborne married.
Waldo Kellogg died in 1928 but Frances stayed in the house until her death in 1956. Just before she died, she deed
ed her entire 350 acres (141.6 ha) estate, including Osbornedale, to the State of Connecticut.
The state now operates the house as the Osborne Homestead Museum; the surrounding land comprises Osbornedale State Park
.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places
on June 13, 1986.
Derby, Connecticut
Derby is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 12,391 at the 2000 census. With of land area, Derby is Connecticut's smallest municipality.The city has a Metro-North railroad station called Derby – Shelton.-History:...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
and is operated as a museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
. It is significant for being the home of Frances Osborne Kellogg, a proponent for equal professional opportunities for women in Connecticut. The architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
for the remodeling was Waldo Stewart Kellogg, whom Frances Osborne married.
History
The house was originally built as a farm house in 1840 in the Greek revival style. Little is known about the first occupants. In 1867, Wilbur Osborne, who owned and ran several industries in Derby, Ansonia and Bridgeport, and his wife, Ellen Lucy Davis, moved to the house. The couple ran a dairy farm in the surrounding land. Their sole surviving daughter, Frances, took over after her father's death and became a prominent businesswoman – president of the Union Fabric Co., vice president of Connecticut Clasp, treasurer of the F. Kelly Company, and a founding partner of Steels and Busks, Ltd. Of Leicester, England. She married Waldo Stewart Kellogg in 1919, and he took charge of the dairy, using selective breeding to make the herd "famous throughout New England for quality milk production." Waldo Kellogg enlarged and remodeled the house to its current form between 1919 and 1925.Waldo Kellogg died in 1928 but Frances stayed in the house until her death in 1956. Just before she died, she deed
Deed
A deed is any legal instrument in writing which passes, or affirms or confirms something which passes, an interest, right, or property and that is signed, attested, delivered, and in some jurisdictions sealed...
ed her entire 350 acres (141.6 ha) estate, including Osbornedale, to the State of Connecticut.
The state now operates the house as the Osborne Homestead Museum; the surrounding land comprises Osbornedale State Park
Osbornedale State Park
Osbornedale State Park is a Connecticut state park in Ansonia and Derby, Connecticut. It includes the historic home Osbornedale, which is operated as a house museum....
.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on June 13, 1986.