Reunited, at last.

Twin Farms was named for two — two farms and two halves of something complete. And yet, for all these years, there was a third. Quietly adjacent. Patiently waiting. A neighbor with a longer memory than most.

Partridge Hill.

The Man Who Named It

Partridge Hill dates to 1791, making it, by a few years, older than Twin Farms itself. Its first notable steward was Sanford Ross, a renowned painter who traveled from New Jersey to settle into the Vermont countryside, drawn in part by his friendship with famed journalist and writer Dorothy Thompson. Ross was an adventurer by nature. He traveled to Africa and Kenya. He painted the world around him, rural landscapes and urban scenes, with an eye shaped by the influence of Edward Hopper. A sensibility that feels like exactly the right spirit for a place that will soon house studios, kilns, and canvases.

He connected the original house and barn, literally bridging the two worlds and transforming the barn into his living room. He took the name from the hill itself — Partridge Hill — and it has held for over two centuries. We chose to honor it.

A Reunion, Not an Addition

Twin Farms brought Partridge Hill into the fold two and a half years ago. The 120 acres sit directly adjacent: Barnard Brook threading along the edge, meadows opening into woodland, the kind of Vermont landscape that feels like it was always meant to be part of something larger. At one point in history, it was — Partridge Hill once served as the original entrance to Twin Farms. What’s happening now isn’t expansion. It’s reunification.

We think of Partridge Hill as the moody member of the family, character-rich and full of stories, with its own quiet gravity. Three distinct spaces. One unified spirit.

What’s Inside

The original house and barn remain at the heart, connected as Sanford Ross had intended. No straight lines, no rigid geometry. The design leans into the 1790s bones of the place: warm, a little wonky, and shaped by centuries of loving enjoyment.

The Maker Space offers ceramics, pottery, oil painting, watercolors, woodworking, and carving. Multiple mediums for guests who want to make something with their hands and take it home.

We invite you to visit the Teaching Kitchen which expands Twin Farms’ culinary world into baking and beyond. Designed to feel like your own kitchen, it’s a space for learning that translates directly into daily life.

The Living Room borrows the informal warmth of the Lodge and gives it something earthier. Comfortable, unannounced, and genuinely at ease. When not in use for private gatherings, guests are welcome to take lunch there, linger, and settle in. A butler kitchen connects the space, keeping things self-sufficient when privacy is what the moment calls for.

The Land

The calm Barnard Brook rook runs through the property, alongside a beaver pond. Two additional miles of trails wind through the landscape, with a new picnic site tucked in along the way. Built by local tradesmen and our own team by hand and built to last.

Getting there is part of the magic. From May through November, the walk down is about a mile — mostly downhill, through the kind of Vermont landscape that earns the name. In winter, snowshoe or let us drive you. Year-round, an ATV ride down is its own adventure.

Partridge Hill is scheduled to open mid-September, as part of the family it was always destined to be.