Weir Farm National Historical Park, Wilton

Name: Weir Farm National Historical Park
Address: 735 Nod Hill Rd, Wilton, 06897-1309, United States
Telephone: +1 203-834-1896

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Weir Farm National Historical Park, Wilton

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Weir Farm National Historical Park is located in Ridgefield and Wilton, Connecticut. It commemorates the life and work of American impressionist painter J. Alden Weir and other artists who stayed at the site or lived there, to include Childe Hassam, Albert Pinkham Ryder, John Singer Sargent, and John Twachtman. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1990 (34 years ago)Area: 68 acres (0.1062 mi²)Visitors per year: 34.8 thous.Elevation: 614 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°15'30"N, 73°27'15"W

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735 Nod Hill RdWilton 06897-1309 United States

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+1 203-834-1896

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Weir Farm National Historical Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Keeler Tavern, Ives Trail, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield Playhouse.

2.4 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, Historical place
Keeler Tavern, Ridgefield
62 min walk • The Keeler Tavern is an 18th-century historical building at 132 Main Street in the center of Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States. The property served as summer home to architect Cass Gilbert, who purchased it in 1907 and designed additions to the building as well as a garden.
5.1 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Ives Trail, Wooster Mountain State Park
130 min walk • The Ives Trail and Greenway is a 20-mile hiking trail in the Housatonic Valley Region. Its route connects Ridgefield, Danbury, Bethel and Redding. The Ives Trail is named after Charles Ives, a Danbury-born American modernist composer.
2.6 miNW
Museum, Modern art museum, Art museum
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield
66 min walk • The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum is located in Ridgefield, Connecticut. The Aldrich has no permanent collection and is the only museum in Connecticut that is dedicated solely to the exhibition of contemporary art.
2.6 miNW
Concerts and shows, Music venue, Concert hall
Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield
67 min walk • The Ridgefield Playhouse is a theater located in Ridgefield, Connecticut with a capacity of 500. It hosts a variety of entertainment events such as the showing of films, plays or musical performances.
4.6 miSE
Museum
Hurlbutt Street School, Wilton
117 min walk • The Hurlbutt Street School is a historic one-room schoolhouse at 157 Hurlbutt Street in Wilton, Connecticut. Built in 1834, it served the town as a school for nearly a century, and was then converted to a local history museum.
5.2 miSW
Church
Grace Farms, New Canaan
133 min walk • Grace Farms is an 80-acre public space in New Canaan, Connecticut. Grace Farms is owned and operated by Grace Farms Foundation, which supports initiatives in the areas of nature, arts, justice, community, and faith, and encourages participation locally and globally.
2.3 miW
Neighbourhood
Ridgefield Center Historic District, Ridgefield
59 min walk • The Ridgefield Center Historic District is part of the town of Ridgefield, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
5.1 miS
Museum, History museum
Sloan-Raymond-Fitch House, Wilton
129 min walk • The Sloan-Raymond-Fitch House is a historic house at 224 Danbury Road in Wilton, Connecticut. It is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof and a large central chimney. A smaller two-story ell extends to the rear.
5.6 miS
Museum
David Lambert House, Wilton
144 min walk • The David Lambert House is a historic house museum at 150 Danbury Road in Wilton, Connecticut. Built about 1726 by one of the town's early settlers, it is a well-preserved colonial-era house with later Federal and Colonial Revival alterations.
2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Bennett's Pond State Park
52 min walk • Bennett's Pond State Park is a public recreation area located in the town of Ridgefield, Connecticut. The state park occupies a portion of the estate once owned by industrialist Louis D. Conley.
3.3 miW
Town
Lewisboro
84 min walk • Lewisboro is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 12,411 at the 2010 census. The town is named after John Lewis, an early settler. Lewisboro is a suburb of New York City.