Farnsworth homes

File — Box: 2, Folder: 5

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

1. Farnsworth home in Brownfield, Maine. Rebuilt 200 year old farm house on the left and new wing on the right showing Phil’s study above and the heated swimming pool beneath – the center in the living room built around the hand hewn hardwood beams that was once the shed. In foreground is Phil on left with a neighbor, on the right is Phil’s brother Carl preparing to launch a clay bird for Phil to shoot down. The child in the back is Phil’s son Russell (Skee)
2. The Farnsworth home in Brownfield, Maine
3. The Farnsworth home in Brownfield, Maine ,1945.
4. "This was our Maine home after the 1947 forest fire. Phil reconstructed the original 1700 fireplace with an oven for baking “new England brown beans and storage below for rocks heated in the fireplace. Original fireplace was 1/3 larger.”

Dates

1900-1980

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.