Billings Farm & Museum
A working dairy farm makes agricultural history present-tense, with dairy barn and 1890 farm house shaping the visit
Artwork inspired by Alden Bryan
A working dairy farm makes agricultural history present-tense, with dairy barn and 1890 farm house shaping the visit Jersey cows, draft horses, barns, farm-life exhibits, seasonal foodways, and landscape stewardship connect nineteenth-century innovation with current husbandry. The site is strongest when animals are treated as part of a labor and land system rather than as a petting-zoo backdrop.
Arrive for the day’s animal or food program, examine the historic farmhouse material, then compare the working farm with neighboring conservation land. Daily activities change with season and animal needs; winter schedules are shorter and special events can alter admission. Woodstock’s polished image becomes more meaningful when the work behind it stays visible.
- Founded
- 1871 farm
- Herd
- Jersey cattle
- Setting
- Woodstock
Quick guide
- Check the board
- Animal care and demonstrations drive the day.
- Study the Jersey herd
- Breeding, milk, and land management connect.
Know before you go
- Check the board
- Animal care and demonstrations drive the day.
- Study the Jersey herd
- Breeding, milk, and land management connect.
- Enter farm life
- Household tools reveal labor beyond the barn.
- Cross the road mentally
- The farm and national park share one stewardship story.
Good to know
Daily activities change with season and animal needs; winter schedules are shorter and special events can alter admission.
Notice these
- Dairy barn
- 1890 Farm House
- Pastures