Weir Farm

Weir Farm — from a subdivided, privately-owned artists’ home on the verge of suburban development to Connecticut’s First National Park.

During the building boom of the 1980’s the original homestead of acclaimed American Impressionist painter J. Alden Weir and American sculptor Mahonri Young was threatened by encroaching subdivisions and developers. Community leaders and state officials wanted to protect the site and its cultural history.

Over a 10-year period, Red Bridge Group provided leadership and project management that led to the protection of 60 acres of bucolic countryside, a dozen historic buildings and the establishment of a new unit of the National  Park system. 

Weir Farm now tells the story of the nation’s only intact, well-documented home and workplace of a major American Impressionist painter and the generations of artists who succeeded him. Weir Farm inspires generations of visitors who visit the “Great Good Place” to explore, learn about this rare artistic  history, and participate in hands-on learning and creation.