COUNTRY HOUSE CONFERENCE 2022
November 12, 2022
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate,
a property of The Trustees of Reservations
Ipswich, Massachusetts
From Puritans to Brahmins, the New England country house has evolved over three centuries as merchants from early urban settlements of Boston and Salem began to seek respite and status through the creation of bucolic country homes.
SPEAKERS
Kyera Singleton
Royall House and Slave Quarters
Camille Arbogast
Codman Estate
Gillian K. Bearns Esq.
Cultural Resource and Land Use Law
Christie Jackson
Long Hill/The Trustees
John Leysath
Hammond Castle
Susan Hill Dolan
Castle Hill/The Trustees
Host Site
Our host site is Castle Hill was acquired in 1910 by Richard Teller Crane Jr. (1873 - 1931) and his wife Florence Higinbotham (1871 - 1949). The extensive grounds were designed by The Olmsted Brothers and Arthur Shurcliff, the extant outbuildings by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, and the present house by Chicago architect David Adler from 1924-1928. Castle Hill was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1998.
HOUSE TOURS
Friday Nov. 11th
Quincy House - Quincy, MA
Eustis Estate - Milton, MA
Loring-Greenough House - Jamaica Plain, MA
Gore Place - Waltham, MA
Sunday Nov. 13th
Lee Mansion - Marblehead, MA
Ticket Sales: Tickets $85 plus Fee for House Tours
Health & Safety Notice:
In an effort to assure the health and safety of guests the ACHF Protocols will be in place in accordance with the Massachusetts Department of Health.
Image courtesy of The Trustees of Reservations Archives & Research Center, Castle Hill Collection