| 1775/06/30 |
Col Jeremiah Wadsworth |
Host |
On his way to Cambridge to assume command of the army, George Washington is entertained by Col Jeremiah Wadsworth in his home on this site (lost). |
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| 1775/06/30 |
George Washington |
Guest |
On his way to Cambridge to assume command of the army, George Washington is entertained by Col Jeremiah Wadsworth in his home on this site (lost). |
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| 1780/09/21 |
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur |
French Commander |
With Lafayette, General Knox and Gov Jonathon Trumbull, Washington begins here (lost) his first conference with the French commander Count Rochambeau and Admiral Ternay to concert joint military and naval plans, Sept 21-23. |
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| 1780/09/21 |
Charles-Henri-Louis d'Arsac de Ternay |
French Commander |
With Lafayette, General Knox and Gov Jonathon Trumbull, Washington begins here (lost) his first conference with the French commander Count Rochambeau and Admiral Ternay to concert joint military and naval plans, Sept 21-23. |
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| 1789/10/20 |
Col Jeremiah Wadsworth |
Host |
In Hartford on October 19, 20, 21 and November 9, 10, Colonel Wadsworth host Washington at his home (lost) on October 20. |
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United States of America's First Presidential Tour |
| 1789/10/20 |
George Washington |
Guest |
In Hartford on October 19, 20, 21 and November 9, 10, Colonel Wadsworth host Washington at his home (lost) on October 20. |
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United States of America's First Presidential Tour |
| 1842/00/00 |
Alexander Jackson Davis |
Architect |
Construction begins on a Gothic Revival atheneum designed by the architects Ithiel Town and Alexander Jackson Davis. |
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| 1842/00/00 |
Daniel Wadsworth |
Benefactor |
The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art is founded by Daniel Wadsworth. Planned to be a Gallery of Fine Arts, he was persuaded to create an atheneum, with a library, works of art and artifacts, devoted to learning history, literature, art, and science. |
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| 1844/07/31 |
Ithiel Town |
Architect |
Wadsworth Atheneum opens. The first collection consisted of 78 paintings, 2 marble busts, 1 portrait miniature, and 1 bronze sculpture. The building also houses the Connecticut Historical Society, the Young Men's Institute and the Natural History Society. |
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| 1889/00/00 |
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The Atheneum entered a period of rapid growth when the Goodwin and Morgan families spearhead a public fundraising campaign for a renovation and expansion program, 1889-1893. |
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| 1905/00/00 |
Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt |
Benefactor |
Elizabeth Colt bequeathes over 1,000 objects to the museum, including paintings from the Hudson River School, decorative works, and the firearms collection of her husband Samuel, as well as funds for the construction of the Colt Memorial. |
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| 1907/00/00 |
J P Morgan |
Benefactor |
J Pierpont Morgan offers to build the Morgan Memorial. |
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| 1917/00/00 |
J P Morgan Jr |
Benefactor |
J P Morgan Jr presents the Atheneum with his father's collection of ancient bronzes, Renaissance majolica, 17th century ivories and silver gilt objects, and Meissen and Sevres porcelains. |
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| 1926/00/00 |
Wallace Nutting |
Owner |
J P Morgan Jr buys the Wallace Nutting collection of American "Pilgrim Century" furniture and decorative arts for the Wadsworth Atheneum. |
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| 1926/00/00 |
J P Morgan Jr |
Benefactor |
J P Morgan Jr buys the Wallace Nutting collection of American "Pilgrim Century" furniture and decorative arts for the Wadsworth Atheneum. |
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| 1927/00/00 |
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The bequest of Frank C Sumner establishes the Ella Gallup Sumner and Mary Catlin Sumner Collection fund. The Wadsworth Atheneum is the first American museum to acquire works by Caravaggio, Miro, Mondrian, Balthus, Harnett, Cornell and Dal. |
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