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Newbury, Massachusetts
Dole-Little House
289 High Rd
Essex, MA 01951, US
978-462-2634
Essex, MA 01951, US
978-462-2634
Private Heritage Tours available with advanced reservations. Please call 617-227-3956, June 1 through October 15.
Old Town Hill
80 Newman Rd
Essex, MA 01951, US
978-356-4351
Essex, MA 01951, US
978-356-4351
Open year-round, daily, sunrise to sunset Admission: Free to all
This unusual half-upland, half-marine landscape makes for a rich and diverse ecosystem.
The upland consists of second-growth forest and fields that support ground-nesting birds and serve as hunting grounds for hawks and owls. Salt meadow grass, cordgrass, seaside goldenrod, and sea lavender thrive in the tidal salt marsh. Estuarine invertebrates, such as mud snails, green crabs, and ribbed mussels, live in the tidal creeks and provide food for wading birds, such as egrets and great blue herons.
This unusual half-upland, half-marine landscape makes for a rich and diverse ecosystem.
The upland consists of second-growth forest and fields that support ground-nesting birds and serve as hunting grounds for hawks and owls. Salt meadow grass, cordgrass, seaside goldenrod, and sea lavender thrive in the tidal salt marsh. Estuarine invertebrates, such as mud snails, green crabs, and ribbed mussels, live in the tidal creeks and provide food for wading birds, such as egrets and great blue herons.
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Newburyport, MA 1951
978-465-5753
978-465-5753
Refuge headquarters is located at 6 Plum Island Turnpike (Rolfe’s Lane), Newburyport , MA, right before the bridge to Plum Island. It is directly across the road from the Massachusetts Audubon building. Currently, the exhibit area is not completed, but the administrative office is open Monday through Friday from 8 am-430 pm. For more information, you may call 978/465-5753.
Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
5 Littles Ln
Newbury, MA 01951-1802, US
978-462-2634
Newbury, MA 01951-1802, US
978-462-2634
June 1 - October 15, Friday - Sunday 11-5 Admission: $5/adults, $18/families, $4/children, Free for Historic New England members
To stand at the head of Little's Lane and look toward the Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm is to look into another world. The ancient trees and clustered buildings convey a sense of great age and the passing of countless seasons of planting and harvest. When the house was built sometime during the last quarter of the 17th Century, it was intended to impress the visitor, and it still does today. Its imposing size and unusual building materials, stone and brick, command respect and curiosity.
To stand at the head of Little's Lane and look toward the Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm is to look into another world. The ancient trees and clustered buildings convey a sense of great age and the passing of countless seasons of planting and harvest. When the house was built sometime during the last quarter of the 17th Century, it was intended to impress the visitor, and it still does today. Its imposing size and unusual building materials, stone and brick, command respect and curiosity.
Swett-Ilsley House
4 High Rd
Essex, MA 01951, US
978-462-2634
Essex, MA 01951, US
978-462-2634
Hours: Please call for appointment.
Admission: $4/adults
Admission: $4/adults
Tristram Coffin House
15 High St
Newburyport, MA 01950, US
978-462-2634
Newburyport, MA 01950, US
978-462-2634
Open June to October, the first Saturday of the month, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tours on the hour. Admission: $5/adults, $4/seniors, $2.50/students, children.
The Tristram Coffin House is the oldest structure in the Newbury Historic District. Built in 1654 by one of Newbury's first settlers, Tristram Coffin, the House represents one of the outstanding examples of First Period architecture in New England.
The Tristram Coffin House is the oldest structure in the Newbury Historic District. Built in 1654 by one of Newbury's first settlers, Tristram Coffin, the House represents one of the outstanding examples of First Period architecture in New England.