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Art History #1 Hill Hold Farm Traditional Cache

Hidden : 10/17/2016
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Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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The Hill Hold Farmhouse


This stone farmhouse was built in 1769. This Museum reflects the life of the Bull-Jackson family spanning over 200 years.
Museum with Circa 1830 Furnishings, One Room School House, Farm Animal Exhibits, Historic 1870 Barn, Benches and Parking.

History of Hill-Hold:
HILL-HOLD… A Farm for Two Centuries. Visit Hill-Hold museum and see what life was like on a Hudson Valley farm in the 1830’s. This was still the era of candlelight, fireplace heat, homegrown food and homespun clothing. The stone farmhouse was built in 1769 with wide plank floors, handsome paneling and huge fireplaces. It was the home of prosperous farmer, Thomas Bull, and his family. Original furnishings range from a prized old mahogany sideboard to made-on-the-farm pieces. Most of the rural family’s needs – food, clothing, fuel came directly from the farm. The Hill-Hold farm served the Bull-Jackson family for more than two hundred years. Now visitors are welcome to tour the farm. As we wander through Orange County, reveling in its rolling farmland scenery, we can go back to when the early Americans brought gracious living and energetic husbandry to this unique part of the Hudson Valley

Cache art by Nance Reed Jones

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