Field Farm (Williamstown, Massachusetts) Explained

Field Farm is a 316acres nature preserve and farm in Williamstown, Massachusetts, managed by the Trustees of Reservations. There are 4.5miles of hiking trails on the reservation, which pass by swamp land, a pond, and the "Caves Lot" which features underground channels that water had cut into the limestone there.[1] An International Style house, built in 1948 by Edwin Goodell, is operated as a bed and breakfast inn.[2] Also on the site is The Folly, a small guest house designed by Ulrich Franzen in 1966. The Folly is currently open for guided tours. The property also contains a sculpture garden.

The property was donated to the Trustees in 1984[3] [4] by Eleanore Bloedel, the widow of Lawrence Bloedel. Lawrence Bloedel was the librarian of Williams College and a son of businessman Julius Bloedel. Bloedel was a noted art collector. Upon his death, his collection of 300 artworks was bequeathed to the Whitney Museum of American Art and to the Williams College Museum of Art.[5] Some of the artworks donated to Williams are on display at Field Farm, on loan to The Trustees.

References

  1. Book: Burk . John S. . Massachusetts trail guide : AMC's comprehensive guide to hiking trails in Massachusetts, from the Berkshires to Cape Cod . 2021 . Boston, Massachusetts . 978-1-62842-130-9 . 52 . 11th.
  2. Web site: The Guest House at Field Farm. The Trustees of Reservations. 2 July 2021.
  3. News: Gardner. Mark. Trustees Mavericks: Lawrence Bloedel. The Herald News. 27 April 2015. 29 May 2016.
  4. Web site: Field Farm History . The Trustees of Reservations . 2 July 2021.
  5. Book: Mathews. Nancy. American Dreams: American Art to 1950 in the Williams College Museum of Art. 2001. Hudson Hills Press. New York. 9781555952105. 116.

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