Greenwood Farm (Ipswich, Massachusetts)
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Greenwood Farm
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 The Paine-Dodge House in the sanctuary |
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| location | Massachusetts , United States | |
| surface | 87 hectares | |
| WDPA ID | 55553552 | |
| Geographical location | 42 ° 42 ′ N , 70 ° 49 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | 1975 | |
| administration | The Trustees of Reservations | |
| particularities | The Paine-Dodge House is registered in the NRHP | |
Greenwood Farm is a 216 acres (0.9 km² ) nature reserve near the city of Ipswich in the state of Massachusetts in the United States and is administered by The Trustees of Reservations .
history
Shortly after the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony , the area in which the present sanctuary is located was seized by the European settlers. Robert Paine was awarded a contract by the City of Ipswich for a piece of land that shortly after became known as Paine Farm . His son Robert Paine the Younger graduated from Harvard University in 1656 and chaired the jury in the Salem Witch Trials in 1692 . He is considered the first resident of the now listed Paine-Dodge House , the year of construction is estimated at 1694 and which has been registered on the National Register of Historic Places since March 9, 1990 under the number 90000231 . It was built in the style of First Period architecture, which was very popular in New England from 1625 to 1725.
The family owned and operated the farm for three generations. In 1828, Thomas S. Greenwood built the farmhouse that also still existed next to the Paine House . In 1911 the property was sold to Major Guy Murchie, although it is unclear whether he made some cosmetic changes to both houses. Murchie sold the property on in 1916 to the Boston attorney Robert Dodge, who used the property as a summer residence, had the outbuildings built between 1920 and 1921 and completely renovated the farmhouse. Mrs. Alice Childs Dodge collected furniture and other furnishings for the Paine House and had it restored between 1936 and 1937 . At the request of the Dodge family, the Trustees of Reservations are now keeping the house and running a museum there. The farmhouse still serves as a private residence today.
The reserve was set up on the basis of a donation to the trustees in 1975, with additional donations made in 1979, 1980, 1998 and 2000.
Protected area
The reserve was named after Thomas S. Greenwood, who built the farmhouse in the 19th century. Approx. 2.5 mi (4 km ) trails lead through the area and allow the observation of swallows , silk tails , vials , Rotschwanzbussarden , Canada Reihern , jewelry Reihern , Reisstärlingen , horned owls and red foxes .
The reserve includes several islands made up of drumlins surrounded by salt marshes . They were formed by the Wisconsin Glacier more than 10,000 years ago and are not open to the public for environmental reasons. The salt marsh drains into the Ipswich River , the source of which is 35 mi (56.3 km) further west in Burlington . It is flooded by the tides twice a day and provides a habitat for mussels and sand gape clams . Common beach crabs can be seen there at low tide .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ National Register Information System . In: National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . Retrieved April 15, 2008.
- ↑ a b Property History. (No longer available online.) The Trustees of Reservations , archived from the original on February 3, 2014 ; accessed on January 18, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b About Greenwood Farm. (No longer available online.) The Trustees of Reservations , archived from the original on February 3, 2014 ; accessed on January 18, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
