Tusculum Farm offers exceptional
amenities for family gatherings,
weddings, or special corporate
events in and around its stone
farmhouse, barns and seasonal
gardens. While the home has
been updated, some of the
original 1747 stone walls remain
to this day. Inset: The farmhouse
before modern renovations.
until his death. The land was later
split among his children or sold off.
Many descendants of the Griffith
family still live on family land on
nearby Griffith Road, and many are
buried in and around Laytonsville.
Since those early days, the
property has been renamed from
the original Sundown Farms to
Tusculum—the name of an ancient
Roman city where Socrates was
known to vacation. It was added
to, sold, and passed down through
the centuries by a handful of own-
ers, eventually becoming part of
the Freeman family history in 1964.
While now smaller than the origi-
nal property, the over 500-acre
farm still stretches as far as the
eye can see.
A series of renovations and ad-
ditions since the 1960s have trans-
formed the farm and inn into the
multi-building property that guests
enjoy today. “While many updates
have been done, it was important
to us that we didn’t move away
from the natural farm feel and
historic charm of the home,” says
Trish Schechtman, caretaker of
Indoors or out, Tusculum’s spectacular barn
and surrounding grounds provide ample space for
a variety of activities for its guests in any season.
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plenty I autumn harvest 2019
the Inn at Tusculum Farm. “At
the end of the day, we want each
person who stays here to feel the
comforts of a farmhouse stay, but
with the added luxury of a bed
and breakfast.”
Beginning in 2019, the Free-
man family opened their home to
guests full-time, offering accom-
modations in four suites in the
original farmhouse, a separate