a Bridal Parlor featuring wedding dresses worn by Canton residents from the late 1800s. Also of interest, are several Regina music boxes, a large pump fire engine, used by the Collins Company, an Edison phonograph and Edison fans. Upstairs, the Farmington Valley Railroad Society operates a railroad diorama of the village of Collinsville around the start of the 20th century. A research and genealogical library containing thousands of documents and photographs related to Canton and Collinsville history is also located upstairs, including black and white photos of the 1955 flood. Information about local cemeteries in Canton and Collinsville are available in the library. The museum covers three floors with limited handicap accessibility, but plans are underway to make the building more accessible in the future. In the 19th century, a Collinsville butcher feuded with his neighbor. To spite his neighbor, the butcher built between their adjoining houses a narrow, two-story structure with windows covered by Venetian blinds. The wooden building located between 23 and 25 River Street was the width of a standard stairway and allowed the butcher to block the sun to the neighbor's home and block the neighbor's view of the butcher's property at will. The butcher's son got along with the family next door and eventually tore down the Collinsville Spite House. On the Farmington Riverbank is a red lumber shed which used to belong to the Miner Lumber Co. Inc., which has since moved to a new location in Canton. It is currently occupied by Collinsville Canoe & Kayak. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford County, Connecticut References External links Canton Historical Museum Visit Collinsville Canton, Connecticut Census-designated places in Hartford County, Connecticut Villages in Connecticut Historic districts in Hartford County, Connecticut Villages in Hartford County, Connecticut Census-designated places in Connecticut National Register of Historic Places in Hartford County, Connecticut Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut Company towns in Connecticut