Farnsworth House Attic Gettysburg

Children 7 12 5 95 tax children 7 under are free tour includes.

Farnsworth house attic gettysburg.

The garret attic holds a personal collection of civil war artifacts. The booklet is 64 pages and retails for 9 95 and may be ordered from the farnsworth house bookstore. Historic farnsworth house tour 60 minutes adults 9 95 tax. The farnsworth house and the battle of gettysburg which was published last year 2008.

My first stay at the farnsworth house which was 11 years ago breakfast was included in our stay the staff there did dress the period time frame. The farnsworth house inn is in good company. The after dinner tour i don t think still goes on with the reservation they now provide haunted tours of the attic and basement with a purchase of tickets sold online. Your evening will begin with a brief lecture on the use of paranormal equipment and how to identify paranormal evidence.

People report hearing noises coming from the attic and singing coming up from the basement. A total civil war experience located in the heart of gettysburg. The east cemetery hill walk covers several locations in the surrounding area including the attic of the farnsworth house inn the jennie wade house the witness tree and the grove which was the site of a massive confederate offensive in july 2 nd 1863. The farnsworth house today is now a successful bed and breakfast.

Much of the information for this post was supplied by gettysburg licensed battlefield guide timothy h. Cellar attic third floor main dining room bed and breakfast sweney s tavern camp tiger our own civil war encampment and farmstead. The farnsworth house has won many awards and recognition over the years. The house is decorated in the late 19 th century fashion and adorned in civil war.

Smith s fine booklet in the eye of the storm. There are still 100 or so bullet holes visible in the building s brick walls today. The inn was named for a brave union civil war officer general john farnsworth who died along with 65 of his men charging the right flank of general longstreet s confederate position. You will be investigating the garret the attic the cellar the meade and lee dining rooms and other areas of the historic farnsworth house and then outdoors into the still of the darkness of the night.

Farnsworth house inn wikipedia. The historic farnsworth house tour is much more than just a house tour. Originally built in 1810 the inn was used to shelter confederate snipers during the battle of gettysburg.