Tucked away on 108 Crescent Street, in the heart of Norwich, CT, the Slater Memorial Museum is no ordinary joint. It's a tribute to textile tycoon, William A. Slater,Founded for his old man, John Fox Slater. Designed by Stephen C. Earle and completed in 1885, this beaut took shape on November 4, 1886. This brick and brownstone peach, flaunting the Richardsonian Romanesque style, is considered Earle's pièce de résistance. But what truly sets this museum apart ain't its architecture, but its contents. Once stuffed with 227 plaster casts of ancient Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Renaissance sculptures, the Slater Memorial Museum's collection is one of the largest surviving plaster cast collections in the United States. So round up your crew and join us in unearthing the mysteries buried within the walls of this quaint time capsule.
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