Complete information about visiting Weir Farm National Historical Park is now on National Park Planner!
Weir Farm National Historical Park in Wilton, Connecticut, preserves the home of Julian Alden Weir, an American artist who played a role in popularizing the Impressionist art movement in America. Weir’s farm was always open to his artist friends, and many of the most influential artists of the late 1800s and early 1900s came to visit, including Albert Pinkham Ryder, John Singer Sergent, and John Henry Twachtman. In fact, Weir Farm National Historical Park is actually dedicated to American painting—the only National Park to do so—not specifically to Weir. It is also the only National Park in Connecticut.
Today visitors can watch a short film about J. Alden Weir in the Burlingham House Visitor Center, take a guided tour of the Weir House, visit both the Weir and Young art studios, walk the grounds of the farm, and hike out to Weir Pond. The National Park Service also offers free art programs for both adults and children, though this is more pertinent to local residents than to out-of-town visitors.
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Last updated on September 9, 2024
