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Saint-Gaudens National Historic SiteThe house and the dance hall at Blow-me-Down Farm, Cornish, N.H.
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Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
Blow-Me-Down Farm

Blow-Me-Down Farm was owned by Charles Beaman, an attorney from New York City.

It was Charles Beaman who in 1885, convinced Augustus Saint-Gaudens to summer in Cornish that year. Beaman rented Saint-Gaudens an old Federal-Style house on the Hill opposite the farm. Saint-Gaudens' arrival in Cornish sparked the beginning of the Cornish Art Colony.

The Blow-Me-Down Farm is owned by the Saint-Gaudens Memorial, a non-profit organization founded in 1919. The Saint-Gaudens Memorial is now looking for proposals by organizations and individuals for possible uses of the property.

Please review the Blow-Me-Down Farm, Request for Proposals for more information.

 
Saint-Gaudens' home as it appeared in 1885 when he first saw it.  

Did You Know?
Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ home was actually built in 1817 as an Inn. A large ball room once occupied half of the second floor. When Augustus first saw the house in 1885, he thought it dreary and forlorn.

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Last Updated: April 02, 2009 at 10:29 EST