Centuries Old Stone Walls, Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, July 25, 2015

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Centuries Old Stone Walls, Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, July 25, 2015
Centuries Old Stone Walls, Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, July 25, 2015

Crisscrossing woodlands throughout New England, stone walls stand quietly whispering stories to those who listen. These centuries-old historical markers indicate that land was previously cleared for agricultural use. Now overgrown and often hidden by thick undergrowth and tree roots, and covered with lichens, stone walls tell a story of geology, changing land uses, natural plant succession, and renewal.

The Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate is a nonprofit country house and garden ground museum in Canton, Massachusetts. It is operated by The Trustees of Reservations. The grounds are open every day, sunrise to sunset, without charge.

n 1902, Dr. Arthur Tracey Cabot (b. 1852 in Boston to Dr. Samuel Cabot III and Hannah Lowell Jackson Cabot)[1] hired architect Charles A. Platt to design a country house with landscaping and outlying farm buildings. Its formal grounds include lawns, a walled garden, and a parterre. Dr. Cabot had seven siblings,[2] but no children.[3] The estate was passed on to his niece, Eleanor Cabot (daughter of his brother, Godfrey Lowell Cabot), who married Major Ralph Bradley in 1919.[4]
In 1945, she added ponds, a camellia house and greenhouse, and planted specimen trees. Additional land includes more than 60 acres (240,000 m2) of meadows and woods, with some 3 miles (4.8 km) of walking trails.

Llama Enclosure: There are a couple Llama’s, goats, and lambs on the property, and they’re friendly. It makes a great place to entertain any children as well.

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