The City of Conneaut hosts two museums.
Conneaut Community Center
1025 Buffalo St.
Conneaut,Ohio 44030440 593-5888
Housed in the former Kilpi Hall, a Finnish Meeting Hall, built in 1898 by Charles Gran of Ashtabula, Ohio. The building, on the National Register of Historic Sites, originally was an athletic club, theater and Temperance Hall.
The center currently offers a variety of cultural and recreational activities including summer lawn concerts, art exhibits, and classe
Conneaut Historical RR Museum
Depot Road
P.O. Box 643
Conneaut,Ohio 44030-0643
440 599-7878
This former New York Central Depot, built in 1900, houses several large scale models of locomotives and equipment along with smaller scale models, railroad memorabilia, and relics from the Ashtabula Bridge Disaster of 1876. A miniature train runs continuously during museum hours. Souvenir shop.
Some pictures are available at
Train station pictures
These pictures are NOT by the museum, were taken by a tourist in 1997.
The museum's website is at:
Hours:
Memorial Day through Labor Day:
Open Daily, Noon - 5 p.m.
Admission:
Donations Accepted
Contact:
Robert Leach
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