Weir Farm is the former home of the American impressionist painter J. Alden Weir. It is now a National Historic Park, straddling Ridgefield and Wilton, Connecticut.
I have visited Weir Farm two or three times before, and I have toured the inside of the main house, shown above. I posted about my tours in 2021 and again in 2023. This week I visited on Tuesday, only to learn that it was not open for visitors.
So long as I was there, I walked the main part of the property. A carpenter was repairing the stairs on Weir's studio, so I didn't photograph it. But, I walked around the barn and its corral.
This is the view looking back from the end of the corral to the barn and the rear of the Weir house.
There are some very good walking trails on the property, but I wasn't dressed for a hike, so I left.
4 comments:
Jack, you may have left without hiking, but you did shoot some fine photos. Your visit wasn't waisted. Too bad about the house not being open for visitors.
It is such a bummer when you make the trip out only to find the main house closed, but walking the grounds of Weir Farm still gives you that beautiful impressionist vibe. That view looking back from the corral toward the barn and house is gorgeous, even with a carpenter working away on the studio steps. Hopefully, your next visit aligns perfectly with the tour schedule, and you can bring the right shoes to finally tackle those walking trails.
Well thank goodness you've been inside before, hopefully it was a staffing issue for the reason it was closed. It's quite the lovely place and would be my go-to for than once if I was close enough!
What a great place to tour and lucky you've been inside before.
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