This walking tour of the entire estate covers everything from plantings to the working farm and nursery of Eastman's time. It remains a prime example of colonial architecture with some of Rochester's first domestic mechanical conveniences, such as electric lighting and central heating. Restoring Mr. Eastman's 1905 estate in the 1980s was a project the entire community worked together to achieve. Learn how vintage photographs and personal papers of Eastman gave skilled craftspeople tools for a precise restoration. Depending on age and ability, groups can make basic sunprints, darkroom photograms, or mural-sized cyanotypes.
Visitors are welcome to bring small opaque or translucent items to personalize their photograms.
Learn the basics of photography by building your own simple lensless camera, or by using our pretzel cans and other found objects to make pinhole photographs. Compare pinhole cameras with modern cameras. Use of a pre-visit kit is required for this program. The kit will be provided when you call to make tour reservations. Visitors may develop their own photos in the Discovery Room darkroom.