Connecticut Landmarks

AS OF 8/23/2023 - September and October have been fully booked. NOW BOOKING 2024 and accepting inquiries on 2025. Nathan Hale Homestead is a historic wedding venue located in Coventry, Connecticut. Being the birthplace of Connecticut's state hero, Nathan Hale, the homestead is a cherished local place-of-interest. It features an 18th-century English-style barn that is framed with rare gunstock timber, a 19th-century dairy barn fashioned with a charming aesthetic and a service prep area, and a paved patio that can host a forty-by-forty-foot tent. The homestead is surrounded by stone walls and a lush forest, adding to the pleasant atmosphere of the entire property. Facilities and Capacity The English-style barn can be used for exciting and lively occasions such as cocktail hours, reception dances, or jovial dinners. The barn can fit up to fifty people in a seated dinner event. To help your event come to life, the dairy barn can be used as a prep area and comes complete with a refrigerator, a freezer, a warming oven, and a service window that overlooks the patio. Each of the barns has been lovingly restored, adorned with dimmable lighting and modern amenities such as fans, air-conditioning, and electrical outlets. Behind the barns is an expansive green space that allows up to 250 guests to enjoy your wedding event under the shade of a tented seating area. Services Offered Nathan Hale Homestead is pleased to offer you services that can help to make your wedding occasion a success. In order to assist with this endeavor, they offer rentals and services that include: Facility rentals from April to November Ten-hour rental periods Two-day options Restrooms on the premises Two catering areas with water and electrical hookups Historical house tours during cocktail hour A complimentary one-hour wedding rehearsal timeslot Flat screen TVs Large parking area Location Nathan Hale Homestead is adjacent to a large state forest and convenient to all that Coventry has to offer. The closest major city is Hartford and is accessible via major roadways. The Nathan Hale Homestead celebrates love and is an LGBTQ+ friendly establishment. ** Please note that CT Landmarks also has a second rental venue in Suffield, CT at the Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden.