Historic Stonington
Wedding venue in Stonington, Connecticut
About Historic Stonington
Historic Stonington offers wedding and private-event rentals at two separately identified properties: the Lighthouse Museum grounds and the Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House. The Lighthouse option is an outdoor waterfront setting, while the Palmer House offers both grounds and limited first-floor indoor space.
The facts
- Guests
- 20–200 guests
- Price
- Up to $10,000
- Pricing note
- Published rental rates range from $250 to $10,000. Lighthouse Museum grounds rates vary by event type: $10,000 for large tented and catered events, $2,500 for short catered or non-catered events (100-person limit), $1,000 for small non-catered events (50-person limit), and $250 for brief events with no setup (20-person limit). Palmer House rates are $5,000 for outdoor tented events, $2,000 for outdoor events, and $1,000 for indoor events (50-person limit). Lighthouse rental requires a Family membership. Palmer House availability is year-round at staff discretion.
- Setting
- Indoor & outdoor
- Kind of place
- Museum · Garden
- Last updated
- November 2026
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On the big wedding guides
- Not listed on WeddingWire (checked November 2026)
How to reach Historic Stonington
- Website: historicstonington.org
- Phone: (860) 535-8445
- Address: 40 Palmer Street
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