Farm Tools and Everyday Objects
The family’s large horse barn was converted into the Americana Museum, a place for objects connected to farm work and nineteenth-century domestic life. In earlier days the barn housed twelve horses. Today its displays help visitors imagine work that once supported the farm and household, including early farming tools, a large loom used for rag rugs, a pig slaughtering table, cheese press, hand washing machine, shoe lasts, and other household and farm tools.
What to Look For
- Former horse barn structure
- Farming tools and practical equipment
- Loom used for rag rugs
- Cheese press, washing machine, and shoe lasts
- The barn's history as a stable for twelve horses
