Farmhouse Closures in August

August, usually a quiet (and very, very hot) month at the farmhouse will actually be busy as we work to complete a number of projects.  Because of the heat and the number of projects we will be working on, the farmhouse will only be open for weekends in August.  Please check in with us if you plan to visit to confirm those hours.

We are sorry for the inconvenience, but hope that the projects that we will accomplish will more than compensate:

In the garden we will be adding a safety rail along our steep embankment, new benches in our seating area, and new brick edging and pebble paths in the formal garden.  Thanks to the work of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and the Historic House Trust of New York City we hope to have all of this work completed by early Fall.

On the interior we have been working on a full survey of the archaeological collection that was originally installed in our Relic Room.  More about this project in the next posting - including pictures of some very interesting findings.