The Stewardship Program - Preservation Easements

Historic New England works with concerned historic property owners to ensure that their historic houses and landscapes are protected from insensitive alterations or neglect. The eighty-one properties currently protected through preservation easements with Historic New England reflect a range of architectural styles and time periods in rural, suburban, and urban locations.

Feature Story

Stewardship property featured in new publication

The Conant House, located in Townsend, Mass., and one of Historic New England’s eighty-one stewardship properties, is featured in a new publication, Homecoming by Jill Peterson. Known locally as the “Old Mansion” and the “Conant Tavern,” the Conant House was constructed c. 1738 by John Conant, who moved from Concord, Massachusetts, to Townsend in 1738. Lott Conant, John’s father, purchased a saw mill and gristmill and approximately four acres of land in Townsend along the Squannacook River from John Stevens and John Pratt in 1735, which he then sold to John in 1738. Subsequently John constructed a two-and-one-half story, wood-framed house with a central chimney flanked by a single room on each side at the first and second stories. A one-story, lean-to addition was added to the rear soon after its construction.

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Historic New England does not currently protect any properties through preservation easements in Vermont. We are interested in working with Vermont homeowners concerned about the preservation of their property.