Social Realism

Weir Farm National Historic Site, the only National Park Service site dedicated to American painting, was home to three generations of American artists. Today, the 60-acre park, which includes the Weir House, Weir and Young Studios, barns, gardens, and Weir Pond, is one of the nation’s finest remaining landscapes of American art.

A vibrant cultural center, the Alice Austen House honors the legacy and daring spirit of Alice Austen, a pioneering photographer and an inspiring ‘modern woman’ of the Victorian age. The Austen family home, a Victorian Gothic cottage known as Clear Comfort, serves as the museum.