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The museum is a program of the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art. It opened in 1971 through the efforts of "Frolic" Weymouth, who also served on its board. [2]In September 2021, the museum's lower level was flooded due to the remnants of Hurricane Ida with mechanical systems, lecture rooms, classrooms and office spaces damaged and estimates around $6 million. [3]
Betsy Wyeth was a defender and restorer of the Brandywine region's vernacular architecture. [2] She helped to save a 19th-century gristmill by encouraging a neighbour, George Weymouth, to buy it and turn it into a museum. [2] This opened in 1971 as the Brandywine River Museum (now known as the Brandywine Museum of Art). [6]
Set on about 18 acres (7.3 ha) of land are the main house, art studio, barn, and pump house. The property is bounded on the north by Murphy Road and the south by Brandywine Creek. The house is set on a ridge that is part of the Brandywine Battlefield area, having been occupied by Continental Army troops during the 1777 Battle of Brandywine. The ...
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In 1967, a mill along the Brandywine went up for auction. Through miscommunication, Weymouth and the Conservancy acquired it. The Brandywine River Museum opened in the building in 1971 after the mill was renovated, including the addition of soaring, glass-walled lobbies on three floors.
Karl Kuerner died in 1979, followed by Anna in 1997. In 1999, the farm was acquired by the Brandywine Conservancy, which offers tours of the farm through its Brandywine River Museum. [3] It was designated as a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. In 2014, the listing was expanded to include ...
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