The Prudence Crandall Museum in Canterbury is a spot of great historical importance.

It’s the site of New England’s first academy for young African-American women. It’s a National Historic Landmark, and Crandall is Connecticut’s Official State Heroine.

Crandall, who was white, was the principal of a boarding school for females in 1832 when a young Black woman, Sarah Harris, asked about becoming a student there. Crandall agreed, but she closed the school after protests by residents and parents. Crandall then reopened the school for non-white students.

You can visit the museum through Oct. 31, and then it closes until the spring. While it is currently empty of exhibits, the first floor is open by timed guided tours Fridays through Mondays.

The Prudence Crandall Museum, 1 South Canterbury Road, Canterbury; open by timed guided tours at 9 and 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 and 3 p.m. Fridays through Mondays; $10 for ages 19-64, $8 for ages 65 and older, $5 for ages 6-17, free for kids 5 and younger; tours are limited to 15 people; reserve in advance through Eventbrite; Crandall.museum@ct.gov or call (860) 546-7800.