TYPES OF PROPERTIES (back to top)

Historic Houses and Structures

• The Colonel John Ashley House, Sheffield ¹
• The Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton ^5,6
• Brooks Law Office at North Common Meadow, Petersham ³
• The William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington ¹
• Cape Poge Lighthouse, Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, Martha's Vineyard ¹
• Castle Hill, Ipswich ^1,5,6
• The Inn at Castle Hill, Ipswich ⁴
• Choate House at the Crane Wildlife Refuge, Essex ³
• The Folly at Field Farm, Williamstown ¹
• The Guest House at Field Farm, Williamstown ⁴
• Great Point Lighthouse, Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge, Nantucket Island ¹
• The Paine House at Greenwood Farm, Ipswich ¹
• Long Hill, Beverly ^2,6
• The Mission House, Stockbridge ¹
• Naumkeag, Stockbridge ¹
• The Old Manse, Concord ¹
• The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover <sup>1
  
  1</sup>  open seasonally for guided tours
  ²  open by appointment only
  ³  not open to the public
  ⁴  operated as a bed & breakfast
  ⁵  operated as private functions facility
  ⁶  serves as staff offices

Gardens

• Ashintully Gardens, Tyringham
• The Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton
• Long Hill, Beverly
• The Mission House, Stockbridge
• Mytoi, Martha's Vineyard
• Naumkeag, Stockbridge
• The Old Manse, Concord
• The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover

Gorges and Waterfalls

• Bear's Den, New Salem
• Chapelbrook, Ashfield
• Chesterfield Gorge, Chesterfield
• Doane's Falls, Royalston
• Glendale Falls, Middlefield
• Spirit Falls at Jacobs Hill, Royalston
• Royalston Falls, Royalston

Large Woodlands (500 acres+)

• Brooks Woodland Preserve and Swift River Reservation, Petersham
• Copicut Woods, Fall River
• Noanet Woodlands, Dover
• Notchview, Windsor
• Ravenswood Park, Gloucester
• Rocky Woods, Medfield
• Ward Reservation, Andover and North Andover
• Whitney and Thayer Woods, Hingham and Cohasset

Working Landscapes

• Appleton Farms, Ipswich
• The William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington
• Charles River Peninsula, Needham
• Field Farm, Williamstown
• Fork Factory Brook, Medfield
• Powisset Farm at Noanet Woodlands, Dover
• The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover
• Tyringham Cobble, Tyringham
• Weir River Farm, Hingham

Early Industrial Sites

• Doane's Falls, Royalston
• Fork Factory Brook, Medfield
• Halibut Point Reservation, Rockport
• Noanet Woodlands, Dover
• Tantiusques, Sturbridge

Native American History

• Rock House Reservation, West Brookfield
• Pegan Hill, Dover & Natick
• Redemption Rock, Princeton
• Tantiusques, Sturbridge
• The Mission House, Stockbridge

Literary Connections

• The William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington
• The Old Manse, Concord (Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau)
• Monument Mountain, Great Barrington (Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne)

NATIONAL/LOCAL DESIGNATIONS (back to top)

National Historic Landmark

• The William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington (1966)
• The Old Manse, Concord (1966)
• The Mission House, Stockbridge (1968)
• Castle Hill, Ipswich (1998)
• Naumkeag, Stockbridge (2007)

National Register of Historic Places

• The Colonel John Ashley House, Sheffield (1975)
• Naumkeag, Stockbridge (1975)
• The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover (1979)
• North Common Meadow, Petersham (1982)
• Tantiusques, Sturbridge (1983)
• Cape Poge Lighthouse at Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, Martha's Vineyard (1987)
• The Paine House at Greenwood Farm, Ipswich (1990)

National Natural Landmarks

• Bartholomew's Cobble, Sheffield (1971)

Reservations that are part of Designated Scenic Rivers

• Westfield River (national): Glendale Falls, Middlefield; Chesterfield Gorge, Chesterfield; Notchview, Windsor
• Concord, Sudbury, and Assabet Rivers (national): The Old Manse, Concord
• North River (state): Norris Reservation, Norwell; Two Mile Reservation, Marshfield

Massachusetts Archaeological/Historic Landmark

• The Old Manse, Concord (1966)
• The Mission House, Stockbridge (1966)
• The William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington (1977)

Local Historic District

• North Common Meadow, Petersham (1966)
• The Old Manse, Concord (1973)
• The Colonel John Ashley House, Sheffield (1980)
• The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover (1987)

HISTORIC RESOURCES (back to top)

Notable Architects Associated with Trustees Historic Houses

• David Adler (Castle Hill, Ipswich)
• Edward Burnett (Castle Hill, Ipswich)
• Joseph Everett Chandler (The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover)
• George Francis Dow (Choate House at Crane Wildlife Refuge, Essex)
• Ulrich Franzen (The Folly at Field Farm, Williamstown)
• Edwin Goodell (Field Farm, Williamstown)
• Charles Platt (The Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, Canton)
• Richardson, Barrott & Richardson (Long Hill, Beverly)
• Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge (Castle Hill, Ipswich)
• Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White (Naumkeag, Stockbridge)

Landscape Architects and Horticulturists associated with Trustees Historic Landscapes

• Nathan Barrett (Naumkeag, Stockbridge)
• Ernest Bowditch (Castle Hill, Ipswich)
• Joseph Edward Chandler (The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover)
• Harriett Foote (Castle Hill, Ipswich)
• Olmsted Brothers (Castle Hill, Ipswich)
• Mabel Cabot Sedgwick (Long Hill, Beverly)
• Marjorie Russell Sedgwick (Long Hill, Beverly)
• Arthur Shurcliffe (Castle Hill, Ipswich)
• Fletcher Steele (Naumkeag and The Mission House, Stockbridge; Peters Reservation, Dover)

Painters Represented in Trustees Historic Collections

• Frank Weston Benson (The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover)
• Lydia Field Emmett (Castle Hill, Ipswich)
• Walter Gay (The Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover)
• Eastman Johnson (The William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington)
• Abram Poole (Castle Hill, Ipswich)
• Ellen Emmett Rand (Naumkeag, Stockbridge)
• John Singer Sargent (Castle Hill, Ipswich and Naumkeag, Stockbridge)
• Edward Simmons (The Old Manse, Concord)
• Mabel Sturgis (Long Hill, Beverly)
• Anders Zorn (Castle Hill, Ipswich)

Sculptors Represented in Trustees Historic Collections

• Herbert Ferber (Field Farm, Williamstown)
• Grinling Gibbons (Castle Hill, Ipswich)
• Frederick MacMonnies (Naumkeag, Stockbridge)
• Paul Manship (Castle Hill, Ipswich)
• Augustus Saint-Gaudens (Naumkeag, Stockbridge)

NATURAL RESOURCES (back to top)

Designated Core Habitats as identified by MassWildlife BioMap:
63 reservations

Documented Vernal Pools: 8 certified and 91 potential

Species Protected on Trustees Properties

• 89 rare species: 21 vertebrates, 29 invertebrates, 39 plants
• The Trustees protects 12% (60 pairs) of the federally threatened Piping Plover population in Massachusetts

Trustees Properties in an Area of Critical Ecological Concern as identified by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection: 12

Rare Community Type Occurring on Trustees Properties as listed by the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program: 25+

TRAIL SYSTEMS (back to top)

Miles of trails represented by all reservations: Over 270

Reservations linking the Appalachian Trail

• Tyringham Cobble, Tyringham

Reservations Linking the Bay Circuit Trail

• Castle Hill, Ipswich
• Crane Beach, Ispwich
• Old Town Hill, Newbury
• Ward Reservation, Andover and North Andover
• The Old Manse, Concord
• Noon Hill, Medfield
• Rocky Narrows, Sherborn

Reservations Linking the Mid-State Trail

• Redemption Rock, Princeton

Reservations Linking the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail

• Royalston Falls, Royalston

Reservations Linking the Monoosnoc Trail

• Pierce Park at the Doyle Reservation, Leominster

Reservations Linking the Tully Trail

• Doane's Falls, Royalston
• Royalston Falls, Royalston
• Jacobs Hill, Royalston

Reservations linking Cape Cod Pathways

• Mashpee River Reservation, Mashpee

VISITOR SERVICES (back to top)

Annual visitation to properties which charge admission fees: 328,000

Annual attendance at special events and seasonal tour programs: 70,000

Annual number of guests staying at historic bed & breakfasts: 5,000

Annual campers at Tully Lake Campground:  1,200

EDUCATION (back to top)

School Programs

• "Beyond The Classroom” nature classes, serving South Shore schools
• Cape Ann Nature Education programs, serving Cape Ann schools
• Claire Saltonstall Education Program, serving schools on Martha's Vineyard
• Notchview educational program, serving Berkshire Trail Elementary School

Property Based Interpretation and Education Programs

• Appleton Farms, Hamilton and Ipswich
• Bartholomew's Cobble, Sheffield
• Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, Martha's Vineyard
• Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge, Nantucket
• Copicut Woods, Fall River and Dartmouth
• Crane Beach and Crane Wildlife Refuge, Essex and Ipswich
• Naumkeag, Stockbridge
• The Old Manse, Concord
• Ravenswood Park, Gloucester
• Weir River Farm, Hingham
• World's End, Hingham
• Whitney Thayer Woods, Cohasset & Hingham
• William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington

BOOK PUBLICATIONS (back to top)

• The Trustees of Reservations Property Guide (2003, ISBN 0-9651563-2-X)
• Land of the Commonwealth* by Richard Cheek (2000, ISBN 1-55849-265-8)
• Saving Special Places* by Gordon Abbott, Jr. (1993, ISBN 0-938864-19-X)
  
  *You may purchase a copy of these books in our on-line Store.