Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, c. 1690
A National Historic Landmark
5 Little's Lane
Newbury, Mass. 01951
(978) 462-2634
Directions
Open: June 1 through October 15
Thursday through Sunday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Wednesday open for group tours by appointment
Admission: Children $4, Adults $5, Families $18, Historic New England members free
Click here for information about school programs for this site.
The Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm is a family-friendly site with activities for visitors of all ages. It features an imposing architectural jewel, a late seventeenth-century major house built as the country seat of wealthy Newburyport merchants. It is also a foster farm in partnership with the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with farm animals that may be visited year round.
Learn about life on a farm over the centuries through hands-on activities. Pump water from the well outside the kitchen or sit in a horsehair-covered rocking chair and look through a stereo-viewer in the nineteenth-century parlor. Become an archaeologist as you piece “artifacts” together. Explore nature trails, and enjoy a picnic under the ancient maple trees. The farm is open on a drop-in basis. Architectural tours are available at all five Newbury region properties. For more details call (978) 462-2634.
Nature walks, family events, and lectures are held at the farm year round.
The Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm visitor center houses a museum gift shop offering books, gifts
and local products. The visitor center also features an orientation exhibition, changing
exhibition space, and fully-equipped programming space which is available for community use
with advance notice. Please call for more information.
While in Newbury, visit the nearby Coffin House.
In addition, two study properties -- the Swett-Ilsley House and the
Rocky Hill Meeting House -- are only a short drive away.
Directions: Take I-95 to Route 113, Newburyport.
Route 113 turns into Route 1A (High Road). Follow Route 1A for 3.7
miles. Turn left onto Little's Lane.
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