Terrific Tuesdays: Architecture

Terrific Tuesdays return to Renfrew Museum and Park! Re-imagined as a more in-depth experience designed for elementary and middle school-age children, this popular program for families is being offered as a four-part series in 2022.

Learn about life on our historic Pennsylvania German farmstead by visiting four of Renfrew’s historic features: Pennsylvania German Foursquare Gardens, Milk House, Summer Kitchen, and Fahnestock Farm. Students will participate in an immersive farmstead adventure with special activities inspired by the authentic stories found in our collections, buildings, and landscapes. Families may choose to attend one, some, or register for all four farmstead adventures.

August 23: Architecture

Our historic buildings and structures are an important part of the farmstead here at Renfrew. Learn how early families like the Royers and Fahnestocks used the natural materials around them to construct their built environment and meet their specific needs for shelter, storage, and work. Explore the architecture of Fahnestock Farmstead inside and out including the house, barn, lime kiln and gristmill ruins* to see masonry and timber-frame construction up-close, learn about early nineteenth century residential and agricultural building forms, paint and coatings, joinery, and more. We’ll take a hands-on approach with multiple opportunities for tactile interaction with architectural materials and features.

(*Visit to the gristmill ruins is subject to availability based on ongoing historic preservation and construction activities at the mill site.)