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Bill proposed to elevate Weir Farm from national historic site to national park

4th District Congressman Jim Himes has introduced a bill to elevate the status of Weir Farm from a national historic site to a national park.  He testified last week before the Natural Resources Committee’s National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee.  Himes says the current status doesn't capture the complexity and full scope of the property.  A  site generally indicates a single building or historic location, but Himes says Weir Farm is much more.  The former home of American Impressionistic painter Julian Alden Weir is just one of two national sites dedicated to the arts.  The nearly 70 acres boasts more than 250 historic painting sites as well as 16 historic buildings, a “vast collection” of American art, orchards, landscapes, trails, gardens, miles of stone walls.  The farm monitors and shares information about the area’s climate, water quality and forest health with other parts of the region.