The crown jewel of The Estate: the mansion. It’s where you can host a lavish cocktail hour and dinner, where your bridal party will prepare, and where you can pose for your treasured photographs in our elegantly appointed rooms throughout the mansion. This historic landmark, revered for its Gothic Revival architecture, was built in the days of President Thomas Jefferson. The mansion once housed eight generations of New Haven, Connecticut’s renowned Townshend family, merchants and civic leaders who helped shape our community for more than two centuries.

Now, the families that call the manor home are ones like yours, who reserve this luxury wedding venue and event space to celebrate all of life’s special occasions. Stepping inside, you will experience a transformed interior, where contemporary decorative touches gleam in the light through classic, arched windows and complement the structure’s history at every turn. Venturing outdoors, you will behold an exterior steeped in the property’s historic roots—finials topping pitched roofs, graceful carvings framing gables and soaring columns that further the manor’s stately appeal.

When you visit The Estate for your event, you will see and feel how the manor makes us one of the most dazzling private event spaces and wedding venues you will find—and the perfect setting for your celebration.