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Fall Hours       
September – November

School & Field Trips      Tuesday – Friday

Office/Business Hours   10am – 4pm T-F

Tours & Group Visits by appointment 

Fall at the Norlands is full of field trips, archival work, and special events so we do not have regularly scheduled tours during our business hours.  However, you are welcome to visit our grounds and hike on our trails during daylight hours.  Please come say hi in the office. 

To schedule a tour, fill out the form below.

Plan Your Visit
Discover the Washburn Norlands

The Washburn Norlands is a 400-acre estate that includes a stately Victorian country mansion with a farmer’s cottage, a gothic-style granite library, a Universalist meetinghouse, a one-room schoolhouse, an expanse of picturesque working farmland, 400 acres of historic trails and an expansive archive of 19th century documents and ephemera.

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Schedule your Visit

The Norlands is open for individual and group tours 7 days a week by appointment. We are booking school and adult group programs Monday - Friday. Our tours include an in-depth look at the Washburn Memorial Library and the Washburn Mansion as well as the rest of the grounds.
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Member

To help preserve the Norlands, please become a member.  Your membership supports our essential operations, making it possible for us to remain open all year. Plus, you receive free admission to Norlands all year and discounts on meals and special events.
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Join us for a
Farm-to-Table Meal

Get a taste of Maine at farm-to-table meals at the Norlands in the barn and the Mansion. Our farmer/chef Emelia Robbins has designed a series of classic Maine meals featuring seasonal products from Livermore area family owned farms. Dinners are held May - September.
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Come to School in 1870

When you bring your class, camp, scout troop or youth group to the Washburn Norlands Living History Center, volunteer and staff interpreters lead your students in an educational and historical experience as if it were the 19th century.
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Who were the remarkable Washburns who built Norlands, led states and people, invented, explored, innovated and always returned home to Maine?

When you bring your class, camp, scout troop or youth group to the Washburn Norlands Living History Center, volunteer and staff interpreters lead your students in an educational and historical experience as if it were the 19th century. Our educational school-age program is designed for history lovers of all ages.  Each session is within the capacity of today’s learners and they gain an understanding of what life was like in this crossroads neighborhood of Livermore, Maine. Small groups participate in a variety of activities throughout the buildings on the Washburn Norlands campus.

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Reserve Your Spot for one of our Homeschool Group Visit Days
Get married at the Norlands! We are booking weddings for 2024 and beyond
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I enjoyed participating in a one room, school house, lesson of reading, writing, math, and penmanship. The baked goodies from the cast-iron stove were delicious. And having a family member share the multi generational history of this place was so cool.
F.G.R. Visitor July 15
This place is a hidden gem. So much interesting history.
M.T.L. Visitor June 30
Everyone was so friendly and knowledgeable! Lovely interactive experience and so much to see! The goats were a hit.
J.A. Visitor July 14
We really enjoyed our visit to Norlands this past Friday. The staff were both pleasant and professional. The history is quite alive at the Washburn home! Thanks again for a memorable time!
Michael BellManchester, ME
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Our videos were filmed during a family visit by Dustin Tribou – Saylorink Tatoo. Thank you!