Weir Farm National Historic Site

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Weir Farm National Historic Site
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Weir Farm National Historic Site
Location Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Nearest city Wilton, CT
Coordinates 41°15′29″N 73°27′17″W / 41.25806, -73.45472
Established 1990
Visitors 11,129 (in 2005)
Governing body National Park Service
Weir Farm National Historic Site
Weir Farm National Historic Site

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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