Frock's Sunnybrook Farm

Name/Title

Frock's Sunnybrook Farm

Entry/Object ID

2018.005.007

Description

Print, photographic. B/W photo of the swimming pool at Frock's Sunnybrook Farm, 112 Bond Street, Westminster. Shows a group of children swimming in the pool. Other children and parents are watching from along the pool deck. Typed label on bottom proper left corner reads "SWIMMING INSTRUCTIONS." 6.75" x 9".

Acquisition

Accession

2018.005

Source or Donor

Armacost, Betty A.

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note

Frock's Sunnybrook Farm, at 112 Bond Street, was established in the 1920s. It had a banquet hall, picnic facilities and swimming pool. It closed in May 1997 after a protracted legal battle with Americans with Disabilities Act advocate Marilyn Philllips who sued for non-compliance with the act. The owner could not afford the renovations and chose to close thefacility