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Aerial view of Boothe Memorial Park buildings and museum grounds

Explore the Park

Discover the buildings, gardens, museums, and stories that make Boothe Memorial Park one of Stratford’s most treasured historic places.

Explore Boothe Park through its historic buildings, gardens, museum collections, and landmarks. Choose a category below or browse every featured place in the park.

The Boothe Homestead decorated with holiday lights at night

Historic Building

Boothe Homestead

The family home built in 1820 on the original 1663 foundation and remodeled in 1913-1914.

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Aerial view of the Boothe Park Rose Garden and museum grounds

Gardens & Grounds

Rose Garden

A formal rose and wedding garden with seasonal blooms, quiet paths, and a restored fountain.

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Tools, forge, and workbenches inside the Boothe Park Blacksmith Shop

Historic Building

Blacksmith Shop

A 44-sided shop built in the early 1930s with tools from five local blacksmith shops.

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The Boothe Park Clocktower Museum beside the windmill

Museums & Collections

Clocktower Museum

The 1913 Anniversary Tower with a Howard clock, Westminster chimes, and Boothe genealogy history.

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Visitors watching an orientation film inside the Boothe Park Visitor Center

Museums & Collections

Visitor Center

A helpful starting point for maps, orientation, history, and planning your route through the grounds.

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Putney Chapel illuminated after snowfall

Historic Building

Putney Chapel

An 1844 chapel built by the Boothe and Welles families and moved to the park in 1968.

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The Boothe Park miniature windmill surrounded by gardens

Landmark

Windmill

A miniature windmill fitted with colored lights and tied to the former Clocktower circle.

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Interior of the Redwood Building with redwood beams and display cases

Historic Building

Redwood Building

The Technocratic Cathedral, an early-1930s redwood structure shaped by Boothe ingenuity.

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Aerial view of Boothe Park museum buildings and grounds

Landmark

Basilica

A sunken outdoor worship garden connected to the park’s Easter sunrise service history.

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Aerial view of Boothe Park buildings and museum grounds

Historic Building

Coliseum / Pavilion

A former barn transformed into a ship-inspired social hall, rental hall, and event space.

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Boothe Park windmill, miniature lighthouse, gardens, and historic buildings

Museums & Collections

Americana Museum

The former horse barn now displaying farm tools, household equipment, and rural-life artifacts.

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Find Your Way Through the Park

Use the park map to explore buildings, gardens, museums, picnic areas, walking paths, and visitor amenities.

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Boothe Park map showing buildings, paths, parking, picnic areas, and visitor amenities

Help Preserve These Places

The Friends of Boothe Park rely on members, volunteers, and donors to help preserve the buildings, gardens, collections, and stories that make Boothe Park a treasured part of Stratford’s history.

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