Heritage Farmstead Museum

What is it about?

Visit the most beloved historic farmstead and museum in North Texas. The Heritage Farmstead Museum is the premier living history site interpreting the Texas Blackland Prairie region in North Texas. Built in 1891 by Hunter Farrell for his wife, Mary Alice, and daughter Ammie, the homestead was a showplace with a pretentious yet practical farmhouse, several outbuildings and three barns on 365 acres of rich Blackland Prairie soil. Miss Ammie Wilson lived in the farmhouse until her death in 1972. Soon after Miss Ammie’s passing, the Plano Heritage Museum was formed to preserve the home and grounds. Today, the 4.5 acre farmstead has been transformed into a living museum of agricultural history where visitors can see historical buildings, tour the Farrell-Wilson Farmhouse and visit livestock. The Heritage Farmstead has been awarded designation by the Plano Landmark Association, a State of Texas Historical marker, a listing in the National Register of Historic Places and has received accreditation from the prestigious American Association of Museums. The Heritage Farmstead Association works to preserve, teach, and demonstrate the past to more than 30,000 visitors annually.