
Falcon Farm is over 300 years old, having been part of a large estate in the Norwich and Windham area up to the late 1800s. The original farmhouse, which exists today, is from 1710 with additions added over the following 100 years. Very little has changed in the farmhouse, with the original fireplaces in use, beautiful wood stairs, and many rooms exist as was originally built, with some necessary modern living elements tastefully added in a restoration carried out in the early 1990s, and the addition new solarium for viewing the sunset every evening.
The Red Barn at Falcon Farm has some of the most original architectural elements including the internal roof and beams. It is used today for a range of activities supporting the farm and other uses.
The land is of high-grade soil, trees, and natural foliage, having missed most of the 20th-century industrial farming techniques and use of artificial fertilizers. It was a dairy farm right up to the 1940s and some of the old milking equipment exists in the old milk parlor under the Red Barn.
Much of the farm today is set as a forest with a wide range of tree types indigenous to New England and used to support some artisan products produced by the Falcon Farm team, including the small Christmas tree for local residents. A limited set of acres is rented by a local farmer for corn feed and hay.
The land is abutted by the local Shetucket River, where trout, bass, and even salmon can be found. The river is actively used by the local Sprague community, with kayaking become ever popular in the last few years.
Falcon Farm is owned and run by the Becker and Lennon family. Originally purchased in the 1940s by Congress Women Chase Going Woodhouse, and grandmother of a current family members living on Falcon Farm.
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