Robert Frost Stone House Museum
Hours and Admission
Open Weekends
10:00 am-4:00 pm.
June through October
Thursday through Monday
10:00 am-4:00 pm.
Questions? Email us.
November through April
Open by appointment for an additional fee if staffing is available.
Email frosthouse@bennington.edu for details.
Admission
Adults: $10, Seniors and Students: $6, Under 18: $5, Active Duty Personnel and children under 10: free
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Checks—for donation or memberships—should be made out to Bennington College and sent to:
Bennington College–Robert Frost Stone House Museum
c/o Institutional Advancement
Bennington College
One College Drive
Bennington, Vermont 05201-6003
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Purchasing a membership to the Frost House helps us keep the museum open, preserve the historic grounds and apple trees, and welcome school groups to the house. Benefits include free entry, retail discounts, and student-designed merchandise. Sign up here.
About the Museum
The Robert Frost Stone House Museum is a literary landmark located only minutes away from Frost's gravesite in Old Bennington. Frost resided in the house from 1920 to 1929, during which time he composed many of the pieces that became part of New Hampshire, his first Pulitzer Prize winning volume that included "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." Frost wrote the poem on a hot June morning in 1922 at the dining room table. The entire room is devoted to this American classic.
The house, built circa 1769, was considered historic even before the Frost period. It is a rare example of Dutch Colonial architecture made of native stone and timber, and has changed little since Frost's time. The house sits on seven acres and still retains some of Frost's original apple trees.
Interested in taking a closer look at the buildings that comprise the Museum? Students at Bennington College have created a series of 3D models. Additional photos are available for download.
The Robert Frost Stone House Museum participates in the Blue Star Museum program. As such, the museum offers free entrance to active duty personnel Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Exploring the JJ Lankes Gallery
JJ Lankes was an important American woodcut artist and longtime collaborator with Frost. They met for the first time at the Stone House in 1924. Both men felt the representation of rural life was essential to understanding America. The Frost Stone House contains several Lankes prints as well as the custom bookplates he designed for Frost.
History of Lankes' Collaboration with Frost
Scholar Dr. Welford Taylor discusses artist J.J. Lankes' collaboration with Frost.
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Connection with the College
As a neighbor and a notable literary figure, Frost was in conversations with the founders of Bennington College at its inception. He weighed in on one of the signature elements of a Bennington education, the narrative evaluation.
Reinventing the Frost House
In Fall 2017, former Frost House Director Megan Mayhew Bergman taught a course on "what and who are writers’ houses for?" centered around the museum.
Teacher and Parent Resources
Directions
Map of the Area
From Bennington
Go north on US 7 and take Exit 2. At the end of the ramp, turn right onto Historic 7A. Go 7/10ths mile. Robert Frost Museum on the left just past the Hiland Hall School.
From Manchester
Go south on US 7 to Exit 2. (same as above). If you come down 7A, you must go past Rt. 67 and through the blinking light in South Shaftsbury and up the hill - approx. 1 mile from light.
From Brattleboro
Go west on VT Rte. 9 to Bennington and then follow directions from Bennington.
From New York
Take the New York Thruway (I-87) to Exit 23. Take I-787 around Albany and exit on NY Route 7 East (Troy/Bennington). Go east on NY 7 to Rte. 279 to US 7 north, then take Exit 2 (Shaftsbury). At the end of the ramp, turn right onto Historic 7A. Go 7/10ths mile. Robert Frost Museum is on the left just past the Hiland Hall School.
From Williamstown, MA
Go north on US 7 through the town of Bennington. Continue on a limited access highway as you leave Bennington. Take Exit 2. At the end of the ramp, turn right onto Historic 7A. Go 7/10ths mile. Robert Frost Museum on the left just past the Hiland Hall School.
Erin McKenny
The Robert Frost Stone House Museum appointed Erin McKenny as its new director and she assumed the directorship on July 1, 2019. Read the announcement.
