The F. L. Ames Gardener's Cottage is a small residential house in North Easton, Massachusetts. This building was designed in 1884 by noted American architect Henry Hobson Richardson and built the following year. This building sits on the original Ames estate and was designed soon after the neighboring Ames Gate Lodge (also a Richardson design).

Frederick Lothrop Ames Frederick Lothrop Ames (June 8, 1835 – September 13, 1893) was heir to a fortune in railroads and shovel manufacturing. He was Vice President of the Old Colony Railroad and director of the Union Pacific railroad. At the time of his death, Ames ...

also commissioned Richardson to build the nearby Old Colony Railroad Station. Two other notable buildings in North Easton, the

Ames Free Library The Ames Free Library is a public library designed by noted American architect H. H. Richardson. It is located at 53 Main Street, Easton, Massachusetts, immediately adjacent to another Richardson building, Oakes Ames Memorial Hall. In 2016 the ...

and Oakes Ames Memorial Hall, were also Richardson designs and commissioned by the Ames family. The exterior of the Gardener's house has been renovated and is not easily identified as a Richardson building. However the footprint and structure remain intact, including a circular tower on one corner of the house. The ivy-covered walls, long associated with this building, were removed during the renovation.

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{{National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts 1885 establishments in Massachusetts Butler–Ames family Henry Hobson Richardson buildings Historic district contributing properties in Massachusetts Houses completed in 1885 Houses in Bristol County, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Bristol County, Massachusetts Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Massachusetts Easton, Massachusetts

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