28 Hartford Business Journal • December 4, 2017 • www.HartfordBusiness.com
BEST TOURIST ATTRACTION
Mark Twain House & Museum
351 Farmington Ave., Hartford
860-247-0998
marktwainhouse.org
Top executive: Pieter Roos, Executive Director
The Mark Twain House & Museum is the
restored Hartford home where American
author Samuel Clemens — Mark Twain —
and his family lived from 1874 to 1891. Twain
wrote his most important works during the
years he lived there. In addition to providing
tours of Twain's restored home, the institu-
tion offers activities and education programs.
BEST PRIVATE GOLF COURSE
Hartford Golf Club
134 Norwood Road, West Hartford
860-523-5229
HartfordGolfClub.org
Top executive: Holly Potter, Membership
director
The Hartford Golf Club combines sports,
fine dining and family focused activities.
The 30,000-square-foot clubhouse sits
on 256 acres. The club has a 27-hole golf
course, nine Har Tru tennis courts, four
international squash courts, six outdoor
platform tennis courts, three pools, four-
lane duckpin bowling alley and a state-of-
the-art fitness facility.
CATEGORY: BEST
OFFICE SERVICES
BEST COMMERCIAL MOVERS
Woodland Moving
& Warehouse Inc.
110 Reed Ave., West Hartford
860-249-1949
www.woodlandmovingandwarehouse.com
Top executive: Ed Graves, President
Woodland Moving is a third-generation
company established in 1914 by its founder.
Our unparalleled work ethic is to safeguard
your household goods from packing, load-
ing, delivery and final set-up in your new
home. Because of this, Woodland remains
the top and oldest moving-and-storage
company in Hartford County.
BEST COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPE COMPANY
E.A. Quinn Landscape
Contracting
240 Commerce St., Glastonbury
860-633-0115
www.eaquinn.com
Top executive: Ed Quinn, President & Founder
E.A. Quinn Landscape Contracting is a
premier provider of landscaping services.
Founded in 1984, E.A. Quinn's team of
designers, master gardeners, stonemasons
and licensed installers has the experience
to take on a wide variety of residential and
commercial landscaping projects.
BEST COMMERCIAL INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM
Ridgewood Designs
1429 Park St., Suite M104, Hartford
860-561-3669
RidgewoodDesigners.com
Top executives: Leslie Ryan and Libby Gallant
West Hartford interior designers Leslie
Ryan and Libby Gallant have been creating
interiors for residential and commercial
clients throughout Connecticut since 1996.
They offer creative options to enhance your
space with custom window treatments, paint,
accessories and artwork, furniture, wallpaper,
lighting, rugs or a total room transformation.
HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL | Best of Business Awards 2017
An outdoor landscape developed by E.A. Quinn
Landscape Contracting.
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The Mark Twain House and Museum showcases the history and life of the famed American author.
The Mark Twain House &
Museum thanks Hartford
Business Journal readers
for voting to make us #1!
We are proud members of the Greater
Hartford community and welcome
all to take part in our programs and
events and to hold meetings and other
functions here. For information about
our programs, space rentals, Mark
Twain, and our mission, please visit
marktwainhouse.org!
The Mark Twain
House & Museum
351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford
860-247-0998
marktwainhouse.org
Of all the beautiful towns
it has been my fortune to
see this is the chief …
You do not know what
beauty is if you have not
been here.
– Mark Twain,
writing about Hartford, 1868
