Weir Farm NHS, established in 1990, was home to three generations of American artists. Julian Alden Weir, a leading figure in American art and the development of American Impressionism, acquired the farm in 1882. After Weir, the artistic legacy was continued by his daughter, painter Dorothy Weir Young and Dorothy's husband, sculptor Mahonri Young, followed by New England painters Sperry and Doris Andrews. Today, the 60-acre farm, which includes the Weir House, Weir and Young Studios, barns, gardens, and Weir Pond, is one of the nation's finest remaining landscapes of American Impressionism art.

Weir Farm has a single visitor parking area with space for 18 cars, and one accessible automobile space (no buses/RVs); this regularly fills on peak season weekends. This study analyzes the impacts of a Parking Reservation Management System and a visitor Transportation Shuttle (VTS) system with Off-Site Staging and Parking Hub on the site and its resources (historic, cultural and natural), Weir Farm NHS staff and park operations, and visitors and the visitor experience. Special event procedures are also discussed.

Final Report July, 2012
Weir Farm National Historic Site Alternative Transportation Feasibility Study (PDF, 5 MB)