Appleton Circle Levels and Member Benefits
Appleton Circle Member
$1,750 (for couples, $1,600 is tax-deductible; for singles, $1,645 is tax-deductible)
Benefits include:
- Appleton Circle members receive privileged access to the history, architecture, and fine and decorative arts of Historic New England.
- Invitations to one Appleton Circle domestic and one international travel program per year (spring and fall), featuring behind-the-scenes tours, curator talks, private receptions and dinners, and special access to private houses and collections*
- Invitations to member programs, including intimate and lively Appleton Circle daytrips, lectures, and programs*
- Invitation to our special events
- Four single-use guest passes
- Recognition in the Annual Report
- Private site tour for four people
- Complimentary admission for two to the annual special holiday event
- Unlimited free admission for two people to thirty-six historic sites and the Library and Archives
- Member publications, including Historic New England magazine (three issues per year), the Passport to Historic New England, the What’s Happening newsletter, and the monthly e-newsletter
- Access to many free-to-members programs and events, and invitations to members-only receptions and an annual special holiday event
- Discounted admission and advanced registration for programs and events
- Discounts on gifts and publications
- Discounted admissions to select cultural institutions nationwide
- Discounts at local partners in select communities
Appleton Circle Patron
$3,500 (for couples, $3,325 is tax-deductible; for singles, $3,425 is tax deductible)
All of the benefits above, plus:
- Advance Registration for Appleton Circle Trips*
- Privilege of hosting a private or corporate function at the Lyman Estate, Waltham, Massachusetts, either at no charge or at a 50% reduced rate.*
*Exclusive to this membership level
