The Troy Museum main building, designed by Birmingham architect J. Bissel and built in 1927 under the direction of Township Supervisor, Morris Wattles, was modeled after a Dutch Colonial Tavern in Troy, New York. It houses the Museum offices, exhibit, a reference library, and a gift shop. Built as part of the Township Hall was the Pioneer Room. Dedicated to the area's early pioneers, it contains the fireplace crane arm from Johnson Niles' tavern (1837), lumber for the bookcase and door cut by James Bayley (1825), and ceiling beams from the Denison barn (1860). In 1966, after the completion of the new City Hall, the Museum opened on this site and has operated continuously since.

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Troy Museum
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