Historical Marker
Bake Oven and Upper Level Structures
Historical marker location:
Redding, Connecticut
( Marker can be reached from Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 58) near Connecticut Route 107, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2009
Putnam Memorial State Park.
The first public art museum in the United States was founded in Connecticut. The Wadsworth Atheneum, located in Hartford, opened its doors to the public in 1844.