Robinson House, as a Museum

Built during the 1850s, Robinson House was originally home to Ruth Robinson, her daughter, Eunice, and her son-in-law, Richard Welch. In the 1872, the Welchs would move out and the house would be passed to Eunice’s brother, Cornelius Robinson. It would remain the home of Cornelius Robinson until his passing in 1921. Cornelius’s daughter, Eunice Ann Maynard, would hold the property until her passing in 1963. The family owned the house for its entire history prior to it being acquired by the City for the museum. It opened as the Robinson House Museum in 1970.