More About Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum to Receive Prestigious Award for the Exhibit “Bulls of Wall Street”
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum proudly announces that it has won a prestigious award from the Connecticut League of Museums for the exhibition, “Bulls of Wall Street: High Finance, Power, and Social Change in Victorian America.” The award ceremony will be held on October 27, 2026, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the New Britain Museum of American Art.
LMMM Chairman of the Board Douglas Hempstead and Executive Director Susan Gilgore said in a joint statement, "We are incredibly grateful to the Connecticut League of Museums for honoring ‘Bulls of Wall Street.’ Our goal was to offer a thought-provoking perspective on early American finance, and we are thrilled that this exhibition has resonated so deeply with our community. We want to recognize the hard work of our curators, volunteers, and staff, as well as the generosity of our supporters and lenders who helped us bring this project to the finish line.”
“Bulls of Wall Street” was conceptualized and led by E. D. Susan Gilgore and curated by Museum Consultant Stacey Danielson. With rare and never-before-seen period artifacts, photos, documents, and costumes from public and private collections, this exhibition explored the financial world of LeGrand Lockwood, one of America’s leading figures in 19th-century American finance, and his peers—Vanderbilt and Gould. This program also investigated the role of trailblazing women such as Victoria Woodhull and Hetty Green, as well as individuals from marginalized communities such as the first black millionaire in America, Jeremiah Hamilton, who tried to break Wall Street’s “glass ceiling” and enter the world of finance and the market in 19th-century America.
The exhibition, “Bulls of Wall Street” was generously sponsored by: CT Humanities, for both the research and the implementation phases of the project, and supporters Tim & Sheila Pettee, LMMM Trustee Kathy Olsen, CPA, and Dr. Michele & Attorney Miklos Koleszar.
About the Connecticut League of Museums
The Connecticut League of Museums (Click for Details) unifies and strengthens our state’s museums and cultural resources to expand their capacity and community impact. Since 1950, the League has supported its member museums, historical societies, libraries, and other cultural heritage institutions across the state through professional development, networking and community, workshops and training, and an annual conference and awards program. The League also runs Connecticut Collections (Click for Details), an open-source collections management system and online portal that makes Connecticut’s museum and archival collections accessible to researchers worldwide.
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is a National Historic Landmark. For more information on schedules and programs please visit: Click for Details, e-mail info@lockwoodmathewsmansion.com, or call 203-838-9799.
LMMM Chairman of the Board Douglas Hempstead and Executive Director Susan Gilgore said in a joint statement, "We are incredibly grateful to the Connecticut League of Museums for honoring ‘Bulls of Wall Street.’ Our goal was to offer a thought-provoking perspective on early American finance, and we are thrilled that this exhibition has resonated so deeply with our community. We want to recognize the hard work of our curators, volunteers, and staff, as well as the generosity of our supporters and lenders who helped us bring this project to the finish line.”
“Bulls of Wall Street” was conceptualized and led by E. D. Susan Gilgore and curated by Museum Consultant Stacey Danielson. With rare and never-before-seen period artifacts, photos, documents, and costumes from public and private collections, this exhibition explored the financial world of LeGrand Lockwood, one of America’s leading figures in 19th-century American finance, and his peers—Vanderbilt and Gould. This program also investigated the role of trailblazing women such as Victoria Woodhull and Hetty Green, as well as individuals from marginalized communities such as the first black millionaire in America, Jeremiah Hamilton, who tried to break Wall Street’s “glass ceiling” and enter the world of finance and the market in 19th-century America.
The exhibition, “Bulls of Wall Street” was generously sponsored by: CT Humanities, for both the research and the implementation phases of the project, and supporters Tim & Sheila Pettee, LMMM Trustee Kathy Olsen, CPA, and Dr. Michele & Attorney Miklos Koleszar.
About the Connecticut League of Museums
The Connecticut League of Museums (Click for Details) unifies and strengthens our state’s museums and cultural resources to expand their capacity and community impact. Since 1950, the League has supported its member museums, historical societies, libraries, and other cultural heritage institutions across the state through professional development, networking and community, workshops and training, and an annual conference and awards program. The League also runs Connecticut Collections (Click for Details), an open-source collections management system and online portal that makes Connecticut’s museum and archival collections accessible to researchers worldwide.
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is a National Historic Landmark. For more information on schedules and programs please visit: Click for Details, e-mail info@lockwoodmathewsmansion.com, or call 203-838-9799.
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October 27, 2027
5:30pm - 7:30pm
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New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington St
New Britain, CT 06052
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The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is regarded as one of the earliest and most significant Second Empire Style country houses in the United States. Built by renowned financier and railroad tycoon LeGrand Lockwood from 1864-1868, the Mansion, with its unparalleled architecture and interiors, illustrates magnificently the beauty and splendor of the Victorian Era.
Lockwood’s financial reversal in 1869, and his untimely death in 1872, resulted in the loss of the estate then known as “Elm Park,” through foreclosure, in 1874. In 1876, the property was sold to Charles D. Mathews and his wife Rebecca. Mathews, a prominent importer from New York, and his family, resided in the Mansion until 1938. In 1941, the estate was sold to the City of Norwalk and designated a public park.
The Mansion was a technological marvel of its time: it had indoor hot and cold plumbing, gas lighting, ventilation, and a central heating system that burned a ton of coal a day. Indeed, there is no comparable mansion museum in our state. Built during the Civil War and still inhabited during the Great Depression, there is no institution in Connecticut that is better able to bring to life these significant events in American history.
When the building was threatened with demolition in the 1960s, concerned citizens galvanized to save the Mansion in one the most important and hard-fought preservation battles in Connecticut’s history. These local preservationists succeeded in saving the Mansion in 1965, and later formed the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum of Norwalk, Inc., a 501(c)(3), which was designated a National Historic Landmark, in 1971.
Lockwood’s financial reversal in 1869, and his untimely death in 1872, resulted in the loss of the estate then known as “Elm Park,” through foreclosure, in 1874. In 1876, the property was sold to Charles D. Mathews and his wife Rebecca. Mathews, a prominent importer from New York, and his family, resided in the Mansion until 1938. In 1941, the estate was sold to the City of Norwalk and designated a public park.
The Mansion was a technological marvel of its time: it had indoor hot and cold plumbing, gas lighting, ventilation, and a central heating system that burned a ton of coal a day. Indeed, there is no comparable mansion museum in our state. Built during the Civil War and still inhabited during the Great Depression, there is no institution in Connecticut that is better able to bring to life these significant events in American history.
When the building was threatened with demolition in the 1960s, concerned citizens galvanized to save the Mansion in one the most important and hard-fought preservation battles in Connecticut’s history. These local preservationists succeeded in saving the Mansion in 1965, and later formed the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum of Norwalk, Inc., a 501(c)(3), which was designated a National Historic Landmark, in 1971.
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