Natural Education on the
True Pioneers of the Gilded Age
The historic Gilder Palmer Sanctuary at Four Brooks Farm — a living museum to Helena de Kay Gilder, Richard Watson Gilder, and their extraordinary circle of friends.
The Gilded Circle
Learn about the Gilders' circle of friends
Artists, writers, statesmen, and thinkers whose work shaped a century.
Ancestors ~ Descendants
The true line of stewardship at Four Brooks Farm
For more than four decades, Reese Denny Alsop Gilder Palmer has lived, worked, and sacrificed at Four Brooks Farm. He inherited the responsibility of daily labor, land management, caregiving, and the emotional weight of maintaining the ancestral home — making the preservation of this property essential to continuing the family's legacy.
Online Archives
Newly added Gilded Age art archives
Discover the latest additions to our online art archives — rare paintings, sketches, and historical works connected to the Gilder, De Kay, and Cleveland families. Each piece offers a unique glimpse into America's cultural and artistic heritage.
Explore the GalleriesFour Brooks Recollections
Readings & reflections from the farm
Reese D. A. Gilder Palmer reads Richard Watson Gilder's poetry and reflects on five generations of stewardship at Four Brooks.
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