John F. Slater Memorial Museum
John F. Slater Memorial Museum is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 35 m. Raymond Hill stands 170 m to the west-southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Perkins-Rockwell House, a museum 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
The Slater Memorial Museum is a historic building and art museum on the grounds of the Norwich Free Academy in Norwich, Connecticut, designed by the architect Stephen C. Earle. The building was begun in 1885, dedicated on November 4, 1886, and opened to the public in 1888. It was commissioned by the textile magnate William A. Slater in honor of his father, John Fox Slater (1815–1884). The building, constructed of brick and brownstone in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, with rusticated masonry, medieval decorative elements, and the lavish use of tiles and terracotta, is considered by some to be Earle's finest work. It is a contributing property in the Chelsea Parade Historic District in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places. The adjacent Converse Art Gallery, built in 1906, was designed by the firm of Cudworth & Woodworth. The original museum collection consisted of 227 plaster casts of ancient Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Renaissance sculpture, acquired in 1887–1888 with the assistance of Edward Robinson, the curator of classical antiquities at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. These are still displayed in the main hall of the building, and together represent one of the largest surviving collections of plaster casts in the United States. The original displays also included electrotype copies of ancient Greek coins and Renaissance medals, together with photographs of European art and architecture. The collection has since expanded to include colonial and local historic artifacts, American and European paintings and decorative arts, African and Oceanic sculpture, and Native American objects.
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Wikidata Q7538903, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1885
- Elevation
- 35 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Norwich Free Academy
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 11.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 11.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.7 mi off the Shannock Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 0.2 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 0.7 mi
- Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop: 1.2 mi
- Norwich Historical Society: 1.2 mi
- Tantaquidgeon Museum: 4.4 mi
- Royal Mohegan Burial Ground: 0.2 mi
- Washington Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Monsignor Joseph V. King Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Uncas Leap Heritage Park: 0.5 mi
- Luis DePina Recreation Fields: 0.6 mi
- Sachem Street Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Heritage Trail Corridor: 0.4 mi
- Zepher Street Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Julian Terrace Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Julian Street Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Jail Hill: 0.5 mi
- Laurel Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 1.3 mi
- Fox Hill: 1.7 mi
- Ox Hill: 1.7 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 1.0 mi
- Miantonomo: 1.8 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 2.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 6.5 mi
- plaque: 7.4 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 13.5 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 13.6 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 13.8 mi
- Groton Beach: 14.1 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 14.3 mi
- Nevertheless: 0.9 mi
- Promised Day: 0.9 mi
- Muffler Man: 1.2 mi
- River Blue: 3.1 mi
- Sparky: 6.9 mi
- Yantic Falls: 0.5 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.4 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.4 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.5 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.6 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 4.6 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 7.9 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 7.9 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 11.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 11.8 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Sprout Garden: 10.8 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 11.0 mi
- Azalea Garden: 11.0 mi
- Laurel Walk: 11.0 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 16.8 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 17.2 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 18.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 19.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 19.4 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 4.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.8 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 19.8 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 19.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 19.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 19.8 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 23.2 mi
- Skate Hut: 12.8 mi
- Powder House: 13.1 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 24.4 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 24.6 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 20.2 mi
- Gay City State Park: 22.7 mi
- Bara-Hack: 24.0 mi
- Old Spring: 9.4 mi
- Windham Spring: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of John F. Slater Memorial Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Hill | WSW 240° | 170 m | 5.8 mi |
| Scott Hill | W 276° | 165 m | 6.9 mi |
| Dolbeare Hill | SW 227° | 162 m | 7.1 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NW 325° | 160 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mason Hill | NW 316° | 158 m | 7.0 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | W 272° | 153 m | 3.0 mi |
| Standish Hill | WNW 297° | 153 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bear Hill | W 268° | 152 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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