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Campus & Buildings
History

The Artisans Behind the Scenes at the Inn

Meet the skilled professionals whose work this season (and for years), helps maintain and conserve the Inn's historic character.

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Where on the Farm? Lone Tree Hill

Explore the mystery of the "Lone Tree" and other stories of the tallest point on Shelburne Farms.

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New trees help renew an earlier landscape

This season, we planted 89 new trees along our the roads of our farm campus. They're all part of our landscape renewal plan.

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Olmsted's Vision at Shelburne Farms

On the 200th anniversary of Frederick Law Olmsted's birth, we joined the National Association for Olmsted Parks to celebrate his enduring influence at Shelburne Farms.

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Red Letter Days: Shirley Murray and the Journals of Lila Webb

Shelburne Farms volunteer Shirley Murray, who died late in 2021, spent 17 years transcribing the journals of Lila Webb, leaving a legacy for us all.

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Bernie Severance: a lifetime dedication to the Breeding Barn

Shelburne Farms remembers Bernie Severance, and celebrates the amazing legacy he left behind: a beautiful scaled replica of the enormous Breeding Barn.

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Remembering Martin Tierney

As principal architect for Shelburne Farms for nearly 20 years, Martin guided and championed the renovation of many of the nonprofit's historic buildings, transforming them -- and the Farm, in the process.

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A History of the Formal Gardens

Enjoy a historic walk through the Formal Gardens through their early years and beyond, witnessing their evolution, transformation, and care.

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Restoring the Formal Gardens, 2007-2020

The Formal Gardens Restoration Project has taken over a decade to complete. Here's a look back at the enormous effort involved in the four phases of work.

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1611 Harbor Road Shelburne, Vermont 05482 

Telephone: 802-985-8686

An education nonprofit on a mission to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future through its programs, place, and products. Home to the Institute for Sustainable Schools, our historic campus is a 1,400-acre diversified farm located on the homelands of the Winooskik band of the Abenaki.

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Shelburne Farms is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID #03-0229347)