Established | 1972 |
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Location | Shelburne, Vermont |
Coordinates | 44°23′31.69″N 73°15′26.04″W / 44.3921361°N 73.2572333°W |
Type | Nonprofit |
President | Alec Webb[1] |
Website | shelburnefarms.org |
Shelburne Farms | |
Area | 1,339 acres (542 ha) |
Built | 1887 |
Architect | Robert Henderson Robertson |
Architectural style | Tudor Revival, Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 80000330[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 11, 1980 |
Designated NHLD | January 3, 2001[3] |
Shelburne Farms is a nonprofit education center for sustainability, 1,400-acre (570 ha) working farm, and National Historic Landmark on the shores of Lake Champlain in Shelburne, Vermont. The property is nationally significant as a well-preserved example of a Gilded Age "ornamental farm", developed in the late 19th century with architecture by Robert Henderson Robertson and landscaping by Frederick Law Olmsted.