Weir Farm National Historic Site
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IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
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| Location | Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Nearest city | Wilton, CT |
| Coordinates | 41°15′29″N 73°27′17″W / 41.25806°N 73.45472°WCoordinates: 41°15′29″N 73°27′17″W / 41.25806°N 73.45472°W |
| Established | 1990 |
| Visitors | 11,129 (in 2005) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
Weir Farm National Historic Site is located in Ridgefield and Wilton, Connecticut, in the United States. It commemorates the life and work of J. Alden Weir, the American impressionist painter and member of the Cos Cob Art Colony. Tours of his studio are offered by National Park Service rangers. There is also a short hiking trail.
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- Weir Farm National Historic Site
- Weir Farm:Home of an American Impressionist, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan
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Categories:
- IUCN Category V
- Ridgefield, Connecticut
- Wilton, Connecticut
- National Historic Sites in Connecticut
- Museums in Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Artist studios
- Biographical museums in Connecticut
- Art museums in Connecticut
- Farm museums in the United States
- Protected areas established in 1990
- Protected areas of Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Farms in Connecticut
- Connecticut geography stubs
- United States National Park Service stubs
