List of properties managed by The Trustees of Reservations explained

The following is a list of properties managed by The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR), a non-profit land conservation and historic preservation organization dedicated to preserving natural and historical places in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Trustees are the oldest regional land trust in the world. The Trustees of Reservations own title to over 100 properties on 25000acres in Massachusetts, all of which are open to the public; it maintains conservation restrictions on 200 more properties. Properties include historic mansions, estates, and gardens; woodland preserves; waterfalls; mountain peaks; wetlands and riverways; coastal bluffs, beaches, and barrier islands; farmland and CSA projects; and archaeological sites.[1] [2]

NameTownCountyYear
Acquired
AcreageDescription
Easton
42.0703°N -71.102°W
2012 36acres First home to Governor Oliver Ames
Hamilton / Ipswich
42.6565°N -70.845°W
1998 658acres One of the oldest working farms in the United States
Appleton Farms Grass Rides Hamilton
42.6565°N -70.845°W
1970 259acres
Osterville
41.6287°N -70.3805°W
2021 8.5acres
Tyringham
42.2159°N -70.3804°W
1996 120acres
Sheffield
42.0594°N -73.3551°W
1972 1acres
Sheffield
42.0575°N -73.3508°W
1946 329acres
Ashfield
42.5491°N -72.8253°W
1968 285acres
New Salem
42.5415°N -72.3251°W
1968 6acres
Becket
42.2514°N -73.0201°W
2021 280acres
Walpole
42.1597°N -71.215°W
2003 89acres
Canton
42.2116°N -71.1198°W
1991 90acres
Chilmark
41.3772°N -70.7443°W
2014 20acres
Millis
42.192°N -71.346°W
1974 80acres
Petersham
42.4738°N -72.1589°W
1975 558acres
Cummington
42.4713°N -72.9406°W
1927 195acres
Ashfield
42.5023°N -72.7559°W
2010 265acres
Edgartown
41.4188°N -70.4518°W
1959 516acres
Ipswich
42.6851°N -70.7792°W
1949 165acres
Millis
42.1576°N -71.3351°W
2004 55acres
Ashfield
42.4825°N -72.76°W
1964 173acres
Needham
42.2564°N -71.2667°W
1960 30acres
Dover
42.2339°N -71.3228°W
1993 85acres
Chesterfield
42.3931°N -72.88°W
1929 166acres
Southborough
42.3131°N -71.5571°W
2010 170acres
Manchester-by-the-Sea
42.5742°N -70.7286°W
1990 64acres
Fall River
41.705°N -71.0544°W
2002 516acres
Uxbridge
42.069°N -71.594°W
2008 175acres
Dartmouth
41.557°N -70.955°W
2009 130acres
Nantucket
41.3592°N -70.0189°W
1974 1117acres
Ipswich
42.6874°N -70.7696°W
1945 1234acres
Essex
42.6742°N -70.7597°W
1974 697acres
Marblehead
42.5142°N -70.8426°W
1955 5acres
Burlington
42.4772°N -71.1968°W
1927 216acres The park is owned by the City of Boston and managed by the Trustees.[3]
Lincoln
42.4311°N -71.3114°W
2019 30acres Outdoor sculpture park and museum building operated by a separate organization until 2019.[4]
Lancaster
42.4489°N -71.6872°W
1999 38acres
Holyoke
42.2417°N -72.6233°W
1935 8acres
Royalston
42.649°N -72.2°W
1959 173 acres (70 ha)
Leominster
42.5481°N -71.7742°W
1981 50acres
New Marlborough
42.1347°N -73.2267°W
2000 206acres
Provincetown
42.0624°N -70.1862°W
2013 17acres
Rochester
41.7467°N -70.8083°W
2005 75acres
Phillipston
42.4944°N -72.1753°W
1941 33acres
Shirley
42.567°N -71.6556°W
2011 89acres
Edgartown
41.3617°N -70.5174°W
Managed since 2016 162acres
Williamstown
42.6661°N -73.2611°W
1984 316acres
Medfield
42.2097°N -71.2745°W
1966 135acres
Harvard
42.4936°N -71.6131°W
2016 210acres Fruitlands, a privately owned museum that opened in 1914, was acquired by the Trustees in 2016.[5]
Marblehead
42.5106°N -70.8426°W
2018 1.5acres
Middlefield
42.3508°N -72.9661°W
1964 1.5acres
Lee
42.2815°N -73.1941°W
1986 112acres
Ipswich
42.6933°N -70.8167°W
1975 216acres
Rockport
42.6911°N -70.6289°W
1934 12acres
Ipswich
42.6694°N -70.81°W
1993 135acres
New Bedford
41.655°N -70.946°W
2013 6acres
Plymouth
41.9692°N -70.6786°W
1944 26acres
Milton
42.2655°N -71.0652°W
1898 10acres
Royalston
42.6752°N -72.2028°W
1975 173acres
Ashby
42.637°N -71.8579°W
2020 296acres
Holyoke
42.1657°N -72.6325°W
2009 25acres
Holyoke
42.2491°N -72.6332°W
2002 72acres
Beverly
42.5852°N -70.8437°W
1979 114acres
West Tisbury
41.3606°N -70.6333°W
1979 632acres
Mashpee / Sandwich
41.6677°N -70.4764°W
1942 135acres
West Brookfield
42.2576°N -72.1884°W
2002 61acres
Bourne / Plymouth / Wareham
41.7639°N -70.6315°W
2001 210acres
Carlisle
42.5153°N -71.3433°W
1998 11acres
Mashpee
41.6228°N -70.4808°W
1959 248acres
Otis / Tyringham
42.2214°N -73.1747°W
1976 594acres
Medfield
42.2031°N -71.3433°W
1968 16acres
Medfield
42.1764°N -71.3055°W
1934 196acres
Chilmark
41.3706°N -70.7514°W
1966 211acres
Millis
42.1989°N -71.3463°W
2024 195acres Not yet open to the public[6]
Salem
42.5473°N -70.798°W
1935 87acres
Stockbridge
42.2832°N -73.3159°W
1948 0.5acres
Manchester-by-the-Sea
42.5981°N -70.7669°W
1957 116acres Two dramatic examples of glacial erratics; formerly known as Agassiz Rock.
Great Barrington
42.2473°N -73.3407°W
1899 503acres
Sharon
42.1275°N -71.2104°W
2005 347acres
Beverly
42.5863°N -70.8986°W
2010 78acres This property was first opened to the public in June 2024.[7]
Gloucester
42.6134°N -70.7203°W
1897 87acres This property has had no public access since the construction of Route 128.[8]
North Hadley
42.3797°N -72.5777°W
1986 156acres
Williamstown / Pownal, VT
42.738°N -73.207°W
1998 176acres
Edgartown
41.3758°N -70.4586°W
1976 14acres
Stockbridge
42.2897°N -73.3159°W
1959 48acres
Dover
42.247°N -71.269°W
1984 695acres
Medfield
42.158°N -71.306°W
1959 204acres
Norwell
42.1596°N -70.7909°W
1970 129acres
Petersham
42.4944°N -72.1753°W
1975 25acres
Windsor
42.5053°N -73.0367°W
1965 3108acres
Concord
42.4683°N -71.3494°W
1939 9acres
Newbury
42.769°N -70.857°W
1952 531acres
Monson
42.0467°N -72.3397°W
1999 296acres
Dover / Natick
42.248°N -71.3038°W
1956 32acres
Dover
42.2378°N -71.3267°W
1988 97acres
Williamsburg
42.3817°N -72.7447°W
1905 60acres
Milton
42.266°N -71.0628°W
1957 4acres
Wenham
42.616°N -70.901°W
1936 14acres
Dover
42.225°N -71.26°W
1985 124acres
New Marlborough
42.1219°N -73.2518°W
1996 438acres
Holland
42.0696°N -72.156°W
2001 36acres
Gloucester
42.5944°N -70.6953°W
1993 600acres
Princeton
42.5067°N -71.8697°W
1953 0.25acres
West Brookfield
42.2697°N -72.1972°W
1993 135acres
Sherborn
42.2259°N -71.3542°W
1897 227acres
Medfield
42.2095°N -71.2762°W
1942 491acres
Royalston
42.7144°N -72.2453°W
1951 217 acres (88 ha)
Medfield
42.1648°N -71.3185°W
1970 245acres
Canton
42.185°N -71.159°W
2005 150acres
Dartmouth
41.5519°N -71.0092°W
2000 47acres
Essex
42.6508°N -70.7868°W
1982 74acres
North Andover
42.6814°N -71.1181°W
1962 91acres
Petersham
42.4467°N -72.1808°W
1983 439acres
Sturbridge
42.0572°N -72.1311°W
1962 57acres
Royalston
42.6446°N -72.2157°W
Managed since 1999[9] 200acres The campground is owned by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and managed by the Trustees.[10]
Marshfield
42.1199°N -70.7666°W
1993 68acres
Tyringham
42.245°N -73.2092°W
1963 206acres
Andover / North Andover
42.6411°N -71.1058°W
1940 695acres
Edgartown
41.3514°N -70.4578°W
1967 200acres
North Andover
42.6936°N -71.1042°W
1968 194acres
Hingham
42.24°N -70.8536°W
1999 75acres
Westport
41.5804°N -71.0798°W
managed since 2007 40acres The property is owned by the Town of Westport and managed by the Trustees.[11]
Cohasset / Hingham
42.2317°N -70.8397°W
1933 824acres
Hingham
42.27°N -70.88°W
1967 251acres

Property guidebook

Members may receive a copy of The Trustees' own Property Guide.[12]

Notes and References

  1. https://thetrustees.org/what-we-do/ "What We Do"
  2. https://thetrustees.org/places-to-go/? Places To Go.
  3. Web site: The Friends of Mary Cummings Park . 23 February 2024.
  4. News: Dumcius . Gintautas . Trustees, deCordova museum merger okayed . 21 June 2024 . Boston Business Journal . 25 March 2019.
  5. Web site: Fruitlands Museum History . Trustees . 21 June 2024.
  6. Web site: Trustees Acquire 195-Acre Millborn Farm in Sherborn and Millis . Trustees of Reservations . 23 March 2024.
  7. News: Trustees open newest reservation at Moraine Farm in Beverly . 21 June 2024 . The Local News . 7 June 2024.
  8. https://thetrustees.org/place/mount-ann-park/ Mount Ann Park
  9. Web site: Tully Lake Campground Resurrected . Corps Lakes Gateway . US Army Corps of Engineers . 23 February 2024.
  10. Web site: Tully Lake . United States Army Corps of Engineers . 23 February 2024.
  11. Web site: Westport Town Farm . Westport Land Conservation Trust . 23 February 2024.
  12. https://thetrustees.org/content/frequently-asked-questions/ For information on the Property Guide, see the Publications section of the Frequently Asked Questions page