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In Fragments is an exploration of Life Art
Created by Jonathan Jennings Harris
    Place
    A gathering place in Shelburne, Vermont

    High Acres Farm is a 176-acre homestead located in the small town of Shelburne, Vermont — along the eastern shores of Lake Champlain, looking out across the water at the Adirondack Mountains of New York.

    • The view from High Acres Farm

    The land at High Acres Farm was occupied by Missiquoi Abenaki until the mid-1700s, when it was colonized for agricultural use.

    • The land at High Acres Farm, with Shelburne Point in the distance

    In 1886, the land was acquired by William Seward and Lila Vanderbilt Webb, as a part of their 3,800-acre agricultural estate, Shelburne Farms — which was landscape-designed by Frederick Law Olmsted of Central Park fame.

    • Assembling the Webb estate in Shelburne, Vermont (1886–1891)

    In 1948, Electra Havemeyer Webb and James Watson Webb gifted the land for High Acres Farm to their youngest son, Harry Havemeyer Webb to create a home for his nascent family with Kate de Forest Jennings.

    In 1952, the historic Main House was completed — decorated with an assortment of eagle regalia, as a nod to Electra’s interest in early Americana.

    Eagles at High Acres Farm

    Harry and Kate raised three daughters at High Acres Farm: Kate Brewster (born in 1948), Laura Havemeyer (born in 1950), and Dundeen Cromwell (born in 1952).

    • High Acres Farm in the 1950s

    In the 1960s, Harry and Kate divorced, leaving Harry as the sole steward of the land until his death in 1975.

    • The boathouse at the High Acres Farm beach

    For the next forty years, High Acres Farm was home to Harry’s eldest daughter, Kate Webb Harris, who lived there until her death in 2016.

    • Fragments of the past

    After her death, Kate entrusted the ongoing stewardship of High Acres Farm to her children — Jonathan Harris and Amanda Herzberger — along with their cousin, Michael Darling.

    In 2017, they began a major renovation of the historic Main House, working with Selin + Selin Architecture and Smith & McClain builders to create a beautiful contemporary gathering place.

    • Renovated space

    In 2019, Jonathan and Amanda released a new identity system and website for High Acres Farm, as a way of expressing their intentions for its future.

    The symbol system emerges from the concept, “Human | Nature” — signifying a thriving symbiosis between human culture and the natural world.

    • The frame
    • A strand of DNA
    • Rolling hills
    • “Human | Nature”
    Identity system for High Acres Farm
    • High Acres Farm — “Human | Nature”

    Today, High Acres Farm is managed by Jonathan, Amanda, and Michael, along with Jeff Herzberger and Frank Galipeau, who maintain its buildings and grounds — while welcoming guests for weekly family rentals.

    In the coming years, they hope to evolve High Acres Farm into a vibrant center of learning and making: a resource for the town of Shelburne, the state of Vermont, and visitors from near and far.

    In Fragments has been a way of preparing the place for that future.

    • Old and new

    More information is available at highacresfarm.org, with updates via Instagram.

    highacresfarm.org
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    • 1
      The Joyous, Lake
      2015
    • 2
      Linestone
      2015
    • 3
      Urim and Thummim
      2015
    • 4
      Not a Single Point
      2015
    • 5
      Process of Elimination
      2015
    • 6
      Individuation
      2016
    • 7
      Equidistant
      2015
    • 8
      Scarecrow
      2015
    • 9
      Space Suit
      2016
    • 10
      Make Me a Vessel
      2016
    • 11
      Apprenticeship
      2016
    • 12
      Phase Change
      2016
    • 13
      Use a Hammer
      2015
    • 14
      Hall of Mirrors
      2015
    • 15
      Give Up the Ghost
      2016
    • 16
      Paper Weight
      2021
    • 17
      Hexagram
      2021
    • 18
      A Witness to Life
      2017
    • 19
      See Glass
      2021
    • 20
      Electric Webb
      2021
    • 21
      In Fragments
      2016
    • 22
      Seed the Future
      2021
    • 23
      Working with Life
      2021
    • 24
      Credits
      2021
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    • The Barn
      A gambrel-roofed cow barn built by Harry Webb in 1955
    In Fragments is an exploration of Life Art.
    • Intro
    • FAQ
    • Genealogy
    • Images
    • Music
    • Credits
    • Contact
    In Fragments is an exploration of Life Art
    Created by Jonathan Jennings Harris