1 ▁from ▁destruction ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁recently ▁restored ▁and ▁is ▁open ▁for ▁t ours ▁in ▁the ▁spring , ▁summer ▁and ▁early ▁fall . ▁ ▁John ▁D odd ▁Hat ▁Sh op ▁The ▁John ▁D odd ▁Hat ▁Sh op ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁by ▁Dan bury ▁lawyer ▁John ▁D odd . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁legal ▁office , ▁however , ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁hat ▁shop , ▁and ▁was ▁converted ▁by ▁the ▁Museum ▁into ▁a ▁hat ▁shop ▁exhib it . ▁ ▁It ▁contains ▁many ▁different ▁styles ▁of ▁h ats , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁h atting ▁machines ▁and ▁materials , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁many ▁other ▁historical ▁artifact s ▁and ▁exhib its ▁chron ic ling ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁h atting ▁in ▁Dan bury , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Hat ▁City . ▁ ▁The ▁Museum ▁acquired ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁moved ▁from ▁lower ▁Main ▁Street ▁to ▁the ▁museum ▁grounds . ▁ ▁T ours ▁of ▁the ▁John ▁D odd ▁Hat ▁Sh op ▁are ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁Museum ▁in ▁spring , ▁summer ▁and ▁early ▁fall . ▁ ▁Little ▁Red ▁School house ▁The ▁Little ▁Red ▁School house ▁is ▁a ▁reprodu ction ▁of ▁a ▁typical ▁one - room ▁school house ▁in ▁the ▁greater ▁Dan bury ▁area ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁through ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁with ▁br icks ▁from ▁the ▁Bal m for th ▁Avenue ▁School , ▁which ▁was ▁torn ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s