Farmington, CT

A Restoration Plan providing guidelines for phased landscape restorations of this historic 150-acre country estate.

Located in the historic village of Farmington, the Hillstead Museum is a complete and intact Colonial Revival country house built by Alfred Pope around 1900 for his early collection of French Impressionist paintings. The Friends of the Hillstead Museum commissioned the completion of an overall restoration plan for the 150-acre property. The study emphasized the completion of a Sunken Garden and adjacent Woodland Garden as the first phases of restoration. The Sunken Garden was later reconstructed again based on a 1916 plan by prominent landscape architect Beatrix Farrand.

Richter & Cegan has been involved in other site improvements, including design and construction services for a new parking lot to make the museum more easily accessible and usable for visitors. The firm has also provided guidelines for ongoing maintenance and restoration of the grounds.