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Life on the Farm
Lefferts Homestead Historic House Museum
Prospect Park
Inside the park’s Willink Entrance
(intersection of Flatbush and Ocean Avenues and Empire Boulevard)
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Tel: (718) 789-2822
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Free admission (all visitors, all hours).
Dates
OngoingHours
Thurs – Sun: 12 pm – 5 pmAbove hours are for April-June
Feb & March: Sat & Sun 12-4 pm
July & Aug: Thurs-Sun 12-6 pm
Sept & Oct: Thurs-Sun 12-5 pm
Visitors to this historic home play with traditional tools, toys and games and have the unique chance to engage in farming activities. Families also participate in craft activities such as candle making, sewing, butter churning and making fire with flint and steel. Special weekend programs follow the seasonal patterns of rural life: springtime’s Flax & Fleece Fest, Summer Songs and Stories, fall’s Harvest Days, the Winter Festival and the Annual Quilt Show.
- Directions: Subway: B, Q to Prospect Park Station
About this Organization
Lefferts Homestead Historic House MuseumThe original Lefferts home, built before the American Revolution in the farming village of Flatbush, was burned down during the Battle of Long Island in 1776. The structure that now stands is a circa-1783 replacement, moved to its present location in 1918.
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