The Lambert House is believed to be the oldest house still standing in Wilton. Constructed by David Lambert c. 1726 the house serves now as the centerpiece of the current complex of nine structures at Lambert Corner. It was purchased, on a little over three acres, by the Wilton Historical Society in 1964, serve as its first permanent headquarters.
    The house was much smaller originally and has undergone many changes over the Lambert years and subsequently under the ownership of Royal and Ruth Kellogg. Two rear wings were added as the wealthy Lambert family needs expanded; the north wing in the pre-Revolutionary times and the south one early in the nineteenth century.
Although the Lambert family accumulated wealth and real estate in the early years, their fortunes declined by the middle of the 19th century. Near the end of the century, the house became the Lambert Academy for Boys. In 1897 it was the scene of a brutal and sensational murder when Professor David S.R. Lambert was shot by a former student, who stole Lambert’s wagon and fled with a companion, both of whom were later captured and tried.
   The house remained in the Lambert family until 1928. It then passed briefly though two owners and was purchased by Royal Kellogg in 1931. He transferred the ownership to his sister Ruth Kellogg in 1938. The Kelloggs added some garages and made other minor exterior changes. Through the Kellogg years, the interior was modernized; bathrooms were added, and heating and electrical equipment were updated. St some point in the long history of Lambert House, the roof was raised on the third floor, but when that occurred is unknown.
  Known as “Lilacstead” for many years, the Lambert property had lovely gardens and lilac bushes to the front and the southwest of the house. Some lilac bushes are still to be seen on the property. After the 1964 purchase from Ruth Kellogg the Wilton Historical Society established its headquarters in Lambert House. Lambert House is depicted on Wilton’s Town Seal.

As the Society’s needs and visions grew, so did Lambert Corner. Each of the nine historic structures have been professionally restored and more are used commercially in order to pay for their preservation.

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