Farnsworth House featured in Kenny Chesney music video

Country music star Kenny Chesney features the Farnsworth House, a National Trust Historic Site in Illinois, in his video, “Don’t Blink.” Although not identified, it represents the home of a family whose fast living jeopardizes the enjoyment of everyday life (the oft-repeated lyrics “One hundred years goes faster than you think” and “Life goes faster than you think” suggests a potential historic preservation message). Over the past four months, this music video has been viewed nearly one million times, giving tremendous (but anonymous) exposure to a National Trust Historic Site.

Because so many people are intrigued by the house in the music video, here’s a photo by Carol Highsmith so you can see it better: