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The
Historic Johnson Farm originally was the home of a wealthy
tobacco farmer, Oliver Moss. Construction began in 1876 and was
completed by 1880, handmade entirely of bricks fired on site from
French Broad River mud. Over the years various outbuildings were
added, including a tool shed and blacksmith shop, barn, boarding
house and cottage. In 1913 Sallie Leverett Johnson inherited the
farm ,
a new era began and the farm was operated as farm and summer
boarding home for tourists.
Historic Johnson Farm is a non-profit education center and
farm museum for area school children and the community. It features
an 1880's home, a barn loft museum, 10 historic buildings, animals,
nature trails, and 15 acres of fields, forest and streams. It is
owned and administered by the Henderson County Board of Education
and operates today as a community museum and heritage center, with
guided tours available for visitors. Especially suitable for
children.
Website:
Historic Johnson Farm
Location:
Hendersonville NC
Address: 3346 Haywood Road, (Route 191), Hendersonville, NC
28791
Telephone: 828-891-6585
Hours: September-May: Tuesday-Friday. Tours for public at
10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; June-August Tuesday -Thursday
Fees: Tours: $5 adults, $3 students, preschoolers free.
Allow: Two hours
Of Note: Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Nearby:
Mountain Farm & Home Museum,Carl Sandburg
Home
Directions: From Hendersonville take Haywood Road (Rt. 191)
north four miles. From Asheville take Highway 280 West past the
airport and turn left onto Highway 191 in Mills River.
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