Georgetown in Wilton in Fairfield County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Weir Farm National Historic Site
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 21, 2020
Welcome to Weir Farm National Historic Site
In June of 1882, artist J. Alden Weir stepped off the train here in Branchville, Connecticut. Like you, he had come to explore this rural farm perched atop Nod Hill. During his short first visit, Weir painted a small masterpiece, Spring Landscape, Branchville, which began an artistic legacy that would continue for generations. Over the next forty years, Weir and his artist friends would paint this landscape endlessly. After Weir, his daughter, painter Dorothy Weir and her husband, sculptor Mahonri Young continued to create here during the decades surrounding the Second World War. In 1957, Sperry and Doris Andrews moved into the farmhouse and over the course of several decades painted thousands of works at the farm. Today, Weir Farm National Historic Site is the country's only National Park Service site dedicated to American painting and one of the finest remaining landscapes of American art.
We hope your visit leaves you with a greater lovefor art and nature. All the information that you need to begin your discovery of Weir Farm National Historic Site is available on the map above and across the street inside, as well as on the porch, of the visitor center.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1882.
Location. 41° 15.39′ N, 73° 27.364′ W. Marker is in Wilton, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. It is in Georgetown. Marker is at the intersection of Nod Hill Road and Weir Farm Lane, on the right when traveling south on Nod Hill Road. Located at the parking lot entrance,across the street from the visitor center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 735 Nod Hill Road, Wilton CT 06897, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Old Hundred (approx. 0.7 miles away); Quarries, Abrasives and the "Fresh Air" Kids (approx. 1.1 miles away); Branchville – A Center of Italian–American Life (approx. 1.1 miles away); Ridgefield, Connecticut (approx. 1.1 miles away); Ye Burying Yard (approx. 2.1 miles away); Ensign James Benedict House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Keeler Tavern (approx. 2.4 miles away); Keeler Tavern and the “Big Shop” (approx. 2.4 miles away).
Also see . . .
1. National Park Service, Weir Farm. (Submitted on May 8, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Weir Farm National Historic Site on Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 8, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
3. J. Alden Weir on Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 8, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 21, 2020
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,130 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 8, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.