| Hartwell Farm | |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Previous-Owner: | Marion A. Fitch Jane Hamilton Poor |
| Street-Address: | Virginia Road |
| City: | Lincoln |
| County: | Middlesex County |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Zip: | --> |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 42.4527°N -71.291°W |
Hartwell Farm was a restaurant in Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1925 by Marion Abbie Fitch,[1] a Boston schoolteacher, and Jane Hamilton Poor, an architect,[2] [3] it occupied the 1733-built Samuel Hartwell House, on Virginia Road in today's Minute Man National Historical Park, until 1968.[4] The building was destroyed by fire in 1973, and all that remains is its central chimney stack.
The restaurant's name preserved that of the property owned by Samuel Hartwell (1742–1829).[5]
Recipes from the restaurant have been published in several books, including Adventures in Good Eating (1940s and 1950s), Mrs. Appleyard's Kitchen (1974),[6] The Great American Cookbook (2011) and Adventures in Good Cooking (2014).[7] [8] [9] It was described as serving "country fare."[10]
The dining table of the restaurant, which served luncheon and dinner, was placed in a "moon" arrangement so as not to have the guests sitting uncomfortably close to the fireplace.[11]
Poor died of edema in October 1961.[12]
In 1974, Fitch published Hartwell Farm – A Way of Life, a book which documented the running of the property, including the introduction of running water.