Beautiful plants, expert advice Waltham, Massachusetts The Lyman Estate Greenhouses are among the oldest surviving greenhouses in the United States. The complex includes an 1804 grape house, 1820 camellia house, 1930 orchid house, and a 1840s sales greenhouse where you can buy plants to take home. Our expert horticultural staff offers advice and assistance with […]
A marvel of the Aesthetic Movement Milton, Massachusetts The museum currently offers a self-guided experience, plus guided tours at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Advance tickets are recommended, and Historic New England members tour for free. Explore a rare surviving example of late nineteenth-century architecture and design. Designed by renowned Boston architect W. Ralph Emerson […]
Experience a revolution Lincoln, Massachusetts Walter Gropius, founder of the German design school known as the Bauhaus, was one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century. He designed Gropius House as his family home when he came to teach architecture at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. Modest in scale, the house was revolutionary […]
A grand country estate Waltham, Massachusetts The Lyman Estate, also known as “the Vale,” is a National Historic Landmark and one of the finest U.S. examples of a country estate following eighteenth-century English naturalistic design. In 1793 shipping merchant Theodore Lyman commissioned famed architect Samuel McIntire to design and build a Federal-style house for his […]
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