Wethersfield Estate & Garden — Attraction in Town of Stanford

This is a beautiful yet highly unknown gem of Dutchess County. Today we took the house tour led by one of the Trustees, Bernadette, and it was great! Bernadette's love and passion for the property is very clear in her deep knowledge of the history of Wethersfield property and home. Not only was she informative about the house and its beautiful collection of art, but also the rich story of the gardens. There is a large scale garden restoration happening now and many ongoing projects and events at the estate. In addition to the house, there is also a tour of the carriage house available certain days. I would highly recommend an afternoon here, pack alunch and spend time in the beautiful gardens. The website falls far short of this estate and I strongly encourage a nice spring or...

We arrived 10 minutes late for our tour and the guide, Bernadette, graciously offered to fill us in at the end of the tour of the 10 minutes we missed. Her tour was informative and interesting and showed a reverence for the estate and the renaissance man that Mr. Stillman was ( we could use compassionate, enlightened people of the wealthy class today!! After the tourBernadette spent more than the 29 minutes we missed to share her passion and knowledge of the state and gardens. We will be sure to return. Wish they had a gift shop with tens related to him, the estate and gardens. We will bring a picnic lunch as there is a picturesque area that provides a panoramic view of all directions of the property. Overall a wonderful, hidden gem that more people...

I visited the garden last week. I must say I was disappointed. Rather monotonous I thought with the sculptured trees, terraces, marble sculpture repeated over and over. The garden didn't look nearly as pretty as the pictures online. Maybe the timing of mid September was not the best, at the end of the growing season in upstate NY. It would have been nicer if we got to see the inside of the house for the admission price (perhaps staffing issues preclude this? but would have enhanced the visit) as well as some information on the owner, Stillman: He graduated with a degree in architecture, worked for the CIA, director of NY Botanical gardens, etc. I think it would have given the garden more meaning to know about...