Americana Museum
The former horse barn now displaying farm tools, household equipment, and artifacts from everyday rural life.
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
Preserving Americana Collections
Preserving everyday objects helps visitors understand the work, skill, and routines behind local history. The Friends of Boothe Park support the care of collections that might otherwise disappear from view.