August, 2021 UPDATE
Covid-19 and The Museum and Henry Holt Barn at The Frost Place
Dear Visitors,
The museum and barn remain closed to the general public, with a target date to open in some manner for the foliage season, as the Corona virus situation warrants. The trails and grounds are always open to the public, but please be mindful of social distancing and other safety measures when in a group. Visiting the front porch of the house and enjoying the gorgeous view that brought Robert Frost to Franconia is something that we welcome you to do as well. Bring a picnic and enjoy the day and please share photos with us! We miss our friends and neighbors, and we definitely miss making new friends as well.
Check back frequently for announcements about upcoming online readings, workshops, and other special presentations. You can subscribe to our daily blog, follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and you can check our Calendar of Events on the website as well for updates. We’d love to have you join us!
As always, your safety is our primary concern. When we open to the public, we will make an announcement across all of our social media platforms. If you are interested in scheduling a private tour for a small group, please contact us for information. We request that, if you are scheduling with us, that all parties maintain strict safety protocols including masks. We want everyone to have a safe experience, including our staff.
We hope you continue to treasure the legacy of Robert Frost, and if you are able to make a donation towards the upkeep of the house and grounds, we would appreciate it.
Thank you for your support and kindness; we hope to see you soon!
The Frost Place Staff and Board of Directors
The museum is closed!
The property, poetry trail, and front porch are always open. Feel free to stop by and enjoy!
The Frost Place is a “house museum,” a sanctuary for lovers of poetry and books on a quiet north country lane with a spectacular view of the White Mountains.
By today’s standards especially, this is a small house. The house, built in the 1860s, is miraculously well preserved thanks to the care of the families that lived here until the mid-1970s. The museum and Frost aficionados and scholars everywhere owe thanks to the foresight and concern of the citizens of Franconia, who voted at their town meeting in 1976 to purchase the former home of Robert Frost and his family in order to see to its safekeeping in perpetuity. Unlike typical modern museums, you won’t find at The Frost Place fancy multi-media displays or cafés, but if you come seeking a glimpse and a sense of the kind of place where a young poet could concentrate, and where his four children could range through the woods and orchards and discover the world, The Frost Place can still offer such pleasures. The view from the porch which inspired Frost is stunning and open to the public year round.
In addition to a collection of signed first editions of Frost’s works and other memorabilia from his stay, The Frost Place has a half-mile nature trail with plaques displaying poems written during the poet’s Franconia years.
Moreover, instead of being merely a site of retrospection and nostalgia, The Frost Place continues to host energetic and innovative gatherings for contemporary poets, including summer conferences and school programs, and each summer an emerging poet is awarded a fellowship with a cash stipend and an invitation to live and write in Frost’s former home for the months of July and August.
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