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Farnsworth House



Built in 1968 by John Farnsworth on fifth generation property, the house and adjoining workrooms served Farnsworth's restoration business for player pianos and organs... a business continued today by one of your hosts, Jon Perry. East Run is not on many maps. That's why you'll enjoy a quiet retreat to a place surrounded by open fields, deer feeding in the meadow and a variety of small game. You may enjoy our bricked courtyard or maybe a walk along a country road or across an open field.

Inside Farnsworth House are many treats. Our dining room is lit with gas lights and seats eight. However, you might enjoy your farmer's style breakfast in the kitchen nook that looks out on the meadow. At the top of the winding stairway is a library with an 18-foot ceiling that could have inspired the stage set design for My Fair Lady. A cozy fire on cool evening welcomes you if you select a book from the 1000 volumes on the bookshelves. You needn't be a music lover to be awed by the sounds of the 1920's Aeolian Duo Art residence player pipe organ permanently installed in the main living room. For piano enthusiasts, you can hear George Gershwin playing his Rhapsody In Blue on one of the several player pianos, or play one of the pianos yourself.. Perhaps you'll have the good fortune to peek at the workshop where antique keyboard instruments from all over the world are awaiting restoration. Nevertheless, you'll enjoy Farnsworth House during your overnight visit.