Crab Tree Farm Arts & Crafts Collection Walking Tour
Date and Time
Saturday Sep 28, 2019
10:00 AM - 11:30 PM CDT
Saturday September 28 2019 at 10 am
Location
The Arts and Crafts Collection is housed in five buildings on the Crab Tree Farm property located at 982 Sheridan Road in Lake Bluff.
Fees/Admission
Tickets cost $35 and can be purchased online at lakebluffhistory.org. Space is limited and advance purchase is required. Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
Website
Contact Information
tickets@lakebluffhistory.org
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Description
The Lake Bluff History Museum hosts a popular tour of the Crab Tree Farm Arts & Crafts Collection.
Crab Tree Farm was built as a model dairy farm in 1910 for owner Grace Durand, after a fire destroyed the original farm buildings. The barn and adjacent buildings were designed and built by Chicago Architect Solon Spencer Beman, architect of Pullman Village.
Durand was a successful businesswoman who was trained in agricultural science and was well known for her modern methods of dairy farming. The dairy was operational until her death in 1948.
The farm buildings have undergone extensive renovation since Durand’s time and now house the finest collection of Arts and Crafts furnishings in the country. The collection includes furniture that is the work of Gustav Stickley, plus ceramics, textiles, paintings and other artwork by Stickley’s contemporaries.