Arts at Hayfield

Become a Hayfield House Tour Guide

Are you interested in History? Do you like sharing information with others?

Become a Hayfield House Tour Guide!

As a guide you will:

Receive training on how to lead tours.

Learn more about the Hayfield House and the original owners the Conynghams.
Share what you learn about the property with visitors to the house.

Hayfield House Brochure
Hayfield House, the palatial mansion of the late John and
Bertha Robinson Conyngham, along with a 19 car garage
and 50 acres of land, was presented to Penn State by Mr.
and Mrs. Richard I. Robinson of Greenwich, Connecticut.
Richard Robinson was the nephew of Bertha Robinson Conyngham
who helped raise him with her sister Mary Robinson
Merkle. Read more about the Hayfield House.
Hayfield Brochure update.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [801.4 KB]

Hayfield House tours are regularly scheduled during the Summer Arts Festival. We can expand and create additional tours at other times throughout the year. You could request a private or group tour to make arrangements.

Whether you want to give a basic tour or dig deeply into the past of this historic home, we want you as a Hayfield House Guide!

NOTE: Hayfield House Tours were offered during the Summer Arts Festival

On August 24, 2025, tours were scheduled at 11:00 a.m., 12:15 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. Additional Hayfield House tours may be offered at a future date and time.

If you, or people you know, are interested in becoming a Hayfield House Tour Guide, please contact:
Jonathan Pineno, President - Arts at Hayfield

570-675-9159

jpp245@psu.edu