📜 Nation’s first New Deal Homestead Community, established in 1933 by Eleanor Roosevelt as a federally funded experiment in collectivist living.
🔍 Today, it's a National Historic District featuring 160 original homesteads and a multi-building museum.
🏡 Explore restored 1930s homesteads and communal buildings
🚶♀️ Tour original buildings, including a forge, service station, and restored homestead. 🇺🇸 Learn about New Deal history and Eleanor Roosevelt's vision
🛍️ Discover Appalachian crafts and quality gifts at the Craft Shop.
🎉 Attend the annual New Deal Festival in July.
⚠️ Most homesteads are private property, limiting access to exteriors only
🚗 Best explored by car, walking tours available by appointment.
🚗 Located a 30-minute drive from Morgantown, WV.
🗓️ Check Arthurdale Heritage website for tour times and events.
🎟️ Purchase tickets in advance for guided tours, available year-round.
🎟️ Discounts for veterans, seniors, students, children; EBT cardholders visit free (up to 3 guests).
💰 Admission fee for tours, discounts available for veterans, seniors, students, and children; EBT cardholders free.
🕒 Guided tours offered year-round, 4 times daily (10AM, 11:30AM, 1PM, 2:30PM); check website for current schedule.
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