▁the ▁Dan bury ▁Historical ▁Society ▁and ▁Arts ▁Center ▁merge . ▁ ▁The ▁collections ▁of ▁the ▁Scott ▁F anton ▁Museum ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Main ▁Street ▁site , ▁and ▁the ▁Dan bury ▁Museum ▁and ▁Historical ▁Society ▁was ▁born . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁museum ▁acquired ▁the ▁John ▁D odd ▁Hat ▁Sh op , ▁the ▁Charles ▁I ves ▁House ▁and ▁ere cted ▁Hun ting ton ▁Hall ▁where ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁exhib its ▁have ▁been ▁displayed . ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁ac quisition ▁is ▁the ▁Marian ▁Anderson ▁Studio , ▁which ▁was ▁officially ▁restored ▁and ▁opened ▁by ▁the ▁Museum ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Hun ting ton ▁Hall ▁Hun ting ton ▁Hall ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁It ▁holds ▁the ▁main ▁offices , ▁the ▁gift ▁shop , ▁and ▁the ▁Museum ' s ▁research ▁library . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁where ▁many ▁displays ▁are ▁exhib ited . ▁ ▁John ▁R ider ▁House ▁The ▁historic ▁John ▁R ider ▁House ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 5 , ▁by ▁a ▁Dan bury ▁car p enter ▁John ▁R ider , ▁who ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁milit ia ▁during ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁War , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Mary . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁after ▁John ' s ▁and ▁Mary ' s ▁death s , ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁R ider ▁House ▁was ▁saved ▁in ▁ 1 9 4