Bristol Historical Society

About Bristol Historical Society

The Bristol Historical Society is housed in the 1890 brick building at 98 Summer Street in Bristol, Connecticut, which was Bristol's first high school. The building is open to visitors on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10am to 2pm and includes a Builders of Bristol room on the city's industrial history, a re-creation of a mid-nineteenth to early-twentieth-century general store, and rotating exhibits. A carpeted Event Room in the building is available for private rental. Its high ceiling and chandelier suit a space that accommodates 150 for a presentation or 100 seated at tables. The room hosts receptions, showers, reunions, graduations, anniversary and retirement parties, funeral luncheons, business and civic meetings, and club gatherings. Rental fees differ for weekday bookings compared with weekend, holiday and evening bookings, and BHS members and civic or non-profit groups receive discounts.

The facts

Guests

100–150 guests

Pricing note

No dollar rental rates are published. Fees vary between weekday rentals (Monday through Friday, ending by 4:00pm, excluding holidays) and weekend, holiday and evening rentals (starting at 4:00pm), with discounts for BHS members and civic or non-profit organizations.

Setting

Indoor

Kind of place

Museum

Last updated

November 2026

On the big wedding guides

• Not listed on WeddingWire (checked November 2026)
• Not listed on Zola (checked November 2026)

How to reach Bristol Historical Society

• Website: bristolhistoricalsociety.org
• Phone: (860) 583-6309
• Address: 98 Summer Street

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