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Boxborough’s Historic 18th Century Steele Farm – Open House

May 18, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Free

We invite the community to come and enjoy the scenic vista of the farm. Bring your dog, on or off leash, and walk over 4 miles of trails.

Steele Farm is a thirty-six-acre historic New England farmscape. This relatively open and expansive landscape provides the community with commanding views, historic structures, recreational opportunities, and wildlife habitat for many species. Steele Farm is permanently protected under a Historic and Conservation Restriction, and is registered with the National Registry of Historic Places. There are three buildings on the property: The 1784 Levi Wetherbee farmhouse; the circa 1904 Richardson ice house, and the early 1940’s Steele barn. No registration is necessary and activities will go on rain or shine.

DATE: Sunday, May 18th

TIME: 2:00 – 4:00 PM

LOCATION: Steele Farm, 484 Middle Road, Boxborough, MA 01719

ACCESSIBILITY: The parking lot is partly dirt and gravel. The trails are not accessible. The ice house and first floor of the board and accessible to those with mobility limitations.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The public is invited to explore the Steele Farm grounds and trails at their leisure from Monday, May 12th through Sunday, May 18th.

 

This program is offered by the Steele Farm Advisory Committee and Boxborough Historical Society as part of the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature, Culture & History, an annual month-long celebration showcasing events and activities hosted by local partners celebrating the unique places, objects, and stories of the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. Hidden Treasures programs are free and open to the public. Click to discover more Hidden Treasures!

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Steele Farm
484 Middle Rd
Boxborough, MA 01719 United States
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