With a collection of sophisticated European and American works of art, decorative arts, and furnishings, the Codman Estate’s mansion is truly a treasure house. Visitors today see the house and its art collection as the last two generations lived in it during the late 19th and into the 20th centuries. REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Tour is limited […]
Experience the Codman House from the servants’ point of view. Learn about the employees who lived and worked on the grounds and in the house making life on the estate possible. Parlor maids, chambermaids, cooks, nannies, caretakers, and chauffeurs— meet specific individuals who served on the estate, some for a season and others for as […]
Enjoy a guided tour of the Codman Estate’s historic landscape learning about its early history, evolution, and preservation. The last two generations of family members to live here between 1862 and 1968, made improvements to the grounds and gardens, while carefully preserving aspects of what their 18th century ancestors created here. The grounds feature a […]
Love architecture, history, fantastic stories, great landscapes, art, and interior design? Then join Historic New England on June 3 for our region-wide Open House and explore distinctly different historic sites – for free. From seventeenth-century “stone-enders,” to a pink Gothic Revival cottage, coastal farms, and a mid-century Bauhaus masterpiece, there is so much to explore. […]
Walter Gropius, founder of the German design school known as the Bauhaus, was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. He designed this house as his Lincoln family home in 1938, when he came to teach at Harvard's Graduate School of Design. Modest in scale, the house was revolutionary in impact. It […]
Walter Gropius, founder of the German design school known as the Bauhaus, was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. He designed this house as his Lincoln family home in 1938, when he came to teach at Harvard's Graduate School of Design. Modest in scale, the house was revolutionary in impact. It […]