HISTORIC PLACES for HISTORIC PARTIES Ninth Edition ED AND XP D E AN NEW William Francis Galvin Secretary of the Commonwealth Chair, Massachusetts Historical Commission in thisEditionofHistoricPlacesforParties Y UR Salisbu B S r y Merrimac ME A West NEWBURYPORT* HAVERHILL Newbury r y Newbu d Commonwealth CommunitieswithListings velan Gro LAWRENCE* wn Clarksburg Monroe METHUEN geto Le eor n y G wley w den B Ro o Rowe Heath dston N o st NORTH r Warwick Royalston And o xfo Florida Colrain a Ashby Dunstable r n h Dracut th Ipswich iam ADAMS r Winchendon Townsend Pepperell g r R l e u o d ockp il ro v B Ashburnham o er sb o W g L Andover d r n OWELL* t y M Charlemont Gill T C H Adams L he i d amilton w rd G* unenbu o e Erving l dl N fo Shelburne R Groton m Tewksbury T Essex sh T U sfo e W to enham A Savoy Orange empleton B r n th GREENFIELD* o or GLOUCESTER y d N Buckland n Hawley Athol GARDNER Westford t e L g CH r l eading k a g n R n Cheshire P T ir i D BEVERLY c Ayer L van esb h h ers Wendell illip FI Billerica m y co S l n P Montague i EABO Manchester n n a o ld LEOMINSTER ing r s W o ot Littleton e by-the-Sea Westminster n ad D H n Carlisle e ld u o Y t gh Windsor R ld Conway Harvard g e D n LEM* n e r d i A l o r S t d t ak m ster edfo am t ough B u S Marblehead r Lexingt n h e y e W augus al B a r r l xbo Acton l Hubbardston Bo URN e a B D r Petersham O LYNN e v bu S W tone Cummington S ME d e s Lanca Concord ester L Swampscott L e RO PITTSFIELD* Goshen n t w Princeton SE u e inch u d r W g S Sterling o r Whately h N Bolton a MEDFORD EN R Peru S Stow n n Arl MALD E Hinsdale y W u V a ington b E Nahant o TT R s Barre M Lincoln r B SOM E d thing le VERE n Clinton WALTHAM mon E E CHELSEA am C RV o li Rutland A IL l Hudson t M L m t i t Pelham Sudbury B E WINTHROP d M o s Berlin R h est W IDGE n ATERTOWN ic Lenox id n W ylston a * Massachusetts Bay Washington d W R l el o N Hardwick Holden N eston y O B l n R Oakham ylston o MARLBOROUGH N d THAMP o r thbo a o W E e t Hadley B F n Amher W li dge T New r ough ramingham W T k estri dge ON* P ON oo n axton S r b B Braintree ou B o amp S W t el thbo h h N ON* Lee g S che N r ellesley outh e r T n ough atic tock Chester est B o wsbu ockbri Becket i r W r W Hull t t r S t o e o th W W - Ware B Needham S n ON wn s o O r ough k BOS T r t k T T u o R r Cohasset H Ashland d yringham o CESTER* y estbo Granby k Spencer Leiceste S D H adley W S EAS e herbor edham* for o l l M uth d ilton HAMP r UINCY A a Dover M Q o m t d n p s l Hopkinton Great t t OKE d a e n Westwood g o el Grafton Otis o n Y E m L Warren y R Scituate Barrington Auburn ur A ingham Monterey e EE Ludlow o lb od N Blandford r o l olliston r wo H y P PALMER r i H No DO HO B M Upton BRAINTREE emont B Millis Canton L Norwell r M P k g S N H o WEYMOUTH Russell PRINGFIELD ilfo o R E WEST o Medway r CHICO r r lb ock thb H d n o Sutton op o H Charlton ridge alpole t e Avon lan H d h A an WESTFIELD Bri a N W g bingto o ver Oxford l o u n New ilbraham e r folk Sharon d W m to * Marlborough Monson a S ount ington Tolland turbridge ON Provincetown SPRINGFIELD* S GE U Mendon KT Whitman M Longmead x C n oke Granville East den O o r ash AGAWAM p br ingh R l Foxborough B s b Wales l Southwick w m Dudley dgei n W o a B e FRANKLIN B a m olland ille o w ebster Douglas al am r Eas e UTHBRID v ckstone i H B d gmead H l g t H P Duxbury SO W il renth e Lon W water M d Easton est le W water ge d Plainvil M ri Truro B Halifax th Kingston or BRIDGEWATER rN ough Norton R a Plympton ttlebo y A n O h R a ATTLEBO m Middleborough Cape Cod Bay TAUNTON* Carver Plymouth* Eastham Rehoboth Dighton ekonk Berkley e S Lakeville Orleans Rochester Wareham Swansea Freetown A Brewster c Dennis N u s E Sandwich h on W n Bourne RIVER* ari omerset L et S AL BEDFOR F M M at Harwich Chatham apoisettt Yarmouth BARNSTABLE* Fairha v D* en pee ash M Dartmouth ay Falmouth Westport B r ds Buzza Tisbury Nantucket Gosnold Sound West Tisbury o wn* Aquinnah r t Chilmark Edga Martha’s Vineyard Nantucket* HISTORIC PLACES for HISTORIC PARTIES Ninth Edition This publication has been financed in part with Federal funds from the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Inte- rior. The contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the view or policies of the Department of the Interior. This pro- Published by: gram receives Federal funds under Title VI of the Civil Rights William Francis Galvin Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975. The U.S. Depart- Chairman, Massachusetts Historical Commission ment of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, handicap, or age in its Federally assisted programs. If you believe you have been discrimi- Colleen D. Curran, Editor nated against in any program, activity, or facility as described Thomas M. Blazej, Jeff Surette, Design and Production above, or if you desire further information, please write to: Marti Gearin-Foley, Cover Artist Director Copies of this publication are available at the State Equal Opportunity Program U.S. Department of the Interior House Bookstore: 617-727-2834 National Park Service 9th Printing - Updated 8/28/17 P.O. Box 37127 Washington, D.C. 20013-7127 B e ri r ng tu in Fu g th he e Past into t Dear Readers, The Massachusetts Historical Commission is pleased to present the ninth edition of Historic Places for Historic Parties. Through this popular publication, we are happy to provide the public with information on historically significant locations for special events of all kinds. This new edition provides expanded information on previously listed properties, as well as many new listings. All listings in the publication include information about accessibility. The Massachusetts Historical Commission was established by the legislature in 1963 to identify, evaluate, and protect significant historic properties in the Commonwealth. These properties are not only unique settings for special events, but are also vital parts of our diverse cultural landscape. Private event rentals are an important source of revenue for historic properties, as they help to provide the necessary funds to preserve and maintain these structures. The availability of historic properties for various functions makes the rich heritage of Massachusetts accessible to the public. It is with great pleasure that we offer this resource as a means of promoting awareness of the availability of these remarkable properties for event rentals. The information contained herein is collected by means of questionnaires and phone interviews, and has not been fully verified through site visits. If you encounter information that is inaccurate or outdated, please notify our office. Likewise, if you know of a historic property available for function rentals that is not currently listed, please contact us. Should you have questions regarding the information included here, we encourage you to call these establishments directly. We hope you find this publication useful as you consider historic properties for your important function. Thank you for your support of historic preservation in Massachusetts. Sincerely, William Francis Galvin Brona Simon Secretary of the Commonwealth Executive Director Chairman, Massachusetts Historical Commission Massachusetts Historical Commission Key To Using Historic Places for Historic Parties Historic Places for Historic Parties is Facility accessibility is noted as “Handi- arranged alphabetically by town. The capped accessible” for full access, or “Lim- address, description, and contact informa- ited handicapped accessibility” for venues tion for each facility is provided. The capac- with varying access. If accessibility is not ity listed for each site is based on indoor listed as part of a venue description, that seating, although patio or garden space particular venue is inaccessible. Please call figures are noted occasionally. the establishments to receive a full, detailed description of the services provided before The seated dinner capacity is based on large making arrangements.