Heritage Farmstead Museum

"Farmers Table" event supporting our local Future Farmers of America (FFA) students. We enjoyed the company, weather, food & community spirit!! This is our 3rd year attending -- such a lovely evening.

Wow what a great Community treasure!We attended the fundraising dinner event, which was a tremendous success. I enjoyed walking around checking out the various farm animals and historic buildings.Our servers this evening were high school students from Plano HS.Thank you for such a fun evening!

Lights on the farm at heritage farmstead museum was a wonderful experience. We enjoyed our night here it's the perfect place to see beautiful lights and enjoy s'mores by the fire. It is the coolest Christmas event. I look forward to coming back again! The kids loved meeting Santa! I think they do need sitting area for the family so we can do group pictures!

In spite of the heat, we enjoyed a lively group touring with a terrific docent at Farmstead Heritage Museum in Plano last weekend. Do Go Here!! This daily tour is amazing! Certainly one of the best we have ever been part of for a Victorian homestead and farm. Our docent was an enthusiastic retired history teacher and he loves this place. We are fans, too, now!Once a 360 acre farm, Hunter and Mary Alice Farrell built their home here in 1891 along Plano's Pitman Creek. After their daughter Ammie Wilson died in 1972, the property which had been willed to an orphanage, was eventually sold to Plano and the 4.6 acre homestead next to the creek became a museum in 1986.Hunter Farrell was already a wealthy man in the gravel industry. As each new technology or invention became available, Hunter Farrell wanted it for their home. The home was built originally without electricity or plumbing; but both were eventually added. The farm was run by a farm manager who lived only a few yards away and not by Mr. Farrell. Ammie Farrell Wilson raised award winning sheep and didn't farm the land either. The farm and farm buildings were well cared for though - perfect for becoming a museum.Outside and behind the Farrell-Wilson Farmstead Heritage Victorian home are a dozen outbuildings. The farm is planted cottage garden style with flowers and vegetables. They have festivities throughout the year with demonstrations and special activities.There are farm animals here year round. I was struck by how clean the grounds and pens were here. They had multiple chicken coops, two large adult goats, lamb and sheep pens, and a donkey; I didn't really smell or even see much manure. My husband LOVES donkeys. Pancho the donkey apparently loves people. He'd like them even better if they came bearing treats.The interior of the home is immaculate and temperature controlled throughout. The time period wall paper restoration is very impressive and all areas of the home are able to be seen.We thoroughly enjoyed the hour and a half tour. The docent was knowledgeable and answered everyone's questions. I highly recommend this experience. There are stairs involved. There is a fee to tour the home. You may enjoy the grounds for free during museum hours any time.http://planomagazine.com/heritage-farmstead-museum/ is an excellent article detailing the activities held at the Homestead Museum.

What a great place! Admission is so cheap. Glenda and I enjoy history, so this place was right up my alley. Think about living without all the technology that makes our lives so easy. Sounds horrible to me! But it's so interesting. Think about living most of your life without electricity or indoor running water. All the outbuildings were full of tools from that time period. Lots of cute animals that made farm life a chore. The signs say don't touch, but we were following a tour guide that couldn't resist the sheep. We, and the sheep, enjoyed all the petting and rubbing! Such a fun time. We didn't get to tour the house, but we'll be back so we can. This place is a must. Do it!

This was great for a small Fall/Pumpkin patch experience. Several good photo opportunities, a small hay maze, barnyard animals and a 15ish vendor farmers market. All for a $3 per person donation.It was a win in our book!

Our family was in town for my hubby's business and the kids and I were looking for some museum or historical site. This farmstead is a great tour for kids. There is a real pride of ownership in the property. It's apparent that they constantly update props and decor. We paid extra for the Docent to give us a tour of the house. (Side note: we've toured many historical homes throughout the south but I appreciated how they had little toys/games/ or props in most rooms throughout the house to make it interactive.)Our tour ended up being 2 hours which seemed a little too long. I give the rating 4 stars instead of 5 because they won't let you pet any of the animals :(. They have sheep, hogs, goats, and a donkey but we couldn't touch any :(. Such a bummer.But certainly a great property to tour when you have some time.

Frugal family fun. Perfect for an inquisitive toddler. The highlight was buttermilk the cow you can milk. All the staff was super welcoming and friendly. Small parking lot but plenty of space for a Tuesday morning visit

AaahhMAzzzing !! My family LOVED this place!so wonderfully excitingDefinitely coming back to visit thanks everyone for a wonderful experience

They're super raciest. I mean come on how can u be mean to kids? They treated my two year old and my friends toddlers so badly. Every activity we tried to do, our kids were being ignored and I just watched them being nice to the white kids. I ended up dragging my kid out of there crying. Never going back.