Hours of Operation

Tuesday - Friday
10 am - 5 pm

Saturday & Sunday
1pm - 5pm

Closed Mondays and holidays.

 

 

 

 

RICHARDSON-BATES HOUSE MUSEUM
A Victorian Showcase

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PURSUIT OF CULTURE
Max Richardson lived in an era call the Victorian Period (when England's Queen Victoria ruled over the British Empire), when wealthy people were traveling to exotic places, collecting art and cultural artifacts, reading, and socializing.

The Oswego County Historical Society's collection of nearly 25,000 artifacts, documents, and photographs traces the significant history of the area, and is located in the Richardson-Bates House Museum, 135 East Third Street, Oswego. The house was built between 1851 and 1887 and is a fine example of Tuscan Villa Victorian architecture.

The entire upstairs of the house is dedicated to the preservation of local history. The downstairs is preserved as the Richardson family knew it, with 95 percent of the original furnishings of the period. Maxwell Richardson was an attorney, real estate broker, and two-term mayor of Oswego. His house reflects his wealth and position as a civic leader.


Richard-Bates House Museum
135 East Third Street, Oswego, NY 13126
Phone: (315) 343-1342
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