Crowell–Bourne Farm Explained

Crowell–Bourne Farm
Location:West Falmouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates:41.6178°N -70.6261°W
Built:1775
Architect:Joseph Crowell
Added:April 23, 1980
Refnum:80000501
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Nrhp Type2:April 2, 1998
Partof:West Falmouth Village Historic District
Partof Refnum:98000253

The Crowell–Bourne Farm is a historic 1775 farmhouse on West Falmouth Highway (Route 28A) in West Falmouth, Massachusetts.

The farm has been owned and operated by Salt Pond Areas Bird Sanctuaries since 1979.[1] The property has 49 acres of fields and woods with walking trails, and is open to the public.[2] The Shining Sea Bikeway crosses the property on a paved former railroad bed. Of interest is an old cattle tunnel which was for herding livestock under the former railroad tracks.

The farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and included in the West Falmouth Village Historic District in 1998.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.saltpond.info/ Salt Pond Bird Sanctuaries
  2. http://www.saltpond.info/pdf/trailmap_BourneFarm.pdf Map and History of Bourne Farm
  3. Web site: MACRIS inventory record for Crowell–Bourne Farm. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2014-01-22.