Tilly Foster Farm Museum

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Tilly Foster Farm Museum
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Tilly Foster Farm Museum
Location State Route 312, Brewster
Coordinates 41°25′14″N73°38′11″W / 41.42056°N 73.63639°W / 41.42056; -73.63639
Type farm museum
Collection sizeFarm animals, equipment
Curator Jeff Hyatt
Website putnamtillyfoster.com

The Tilly Foster Farm Museum was a farm museum in Brewster, New York until December 2013. It was run by The Society for the Preservation of Putnam County until 2014 when the organization gave the management of the farm back to Putnam County Government, which owns the property.

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Heritage animals

The museum was notable for its rare farm animals including Randall Cattle, donkeys, American rabbits, Pilgrim geese, Indian Runner ducks, and Narragansett turkeys. All of the rare American farm animals have been sold and have vacated the property.

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