Waters Farm is a historic
farm
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and
homestead
Homestead may refer to:
*Homestead (buildings), a farmhouse and its adjacent outbuildings; by extension, it can mean any small cluster of houses
*Homestead (unit), a unit of measurement equal to 160 acres
*Homestead principle, a legal concept th ...
at 53 Waters Road in
Sutton
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Places
United Kingdom
England
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* Sutton, Bedfordshire
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,
. Waters Farm was built in the
Georgian style
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by Stephen Waters in 1757. The property was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1985.
History
Built in 1757, Waters Farms Preservation, Inc. now maintains the property. It has of
protected
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watershed
Watershed is a hydrological term, which has been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to:
Hydrology
* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
* Drainage basin, called a "watershe ...
land donated to the town by Dorothea Waters Moran in 1974.
[ ] The main house was built in the mid- to late 18th century and was also donated to the town. Most outbuildings were donated or constructed on site after the town received the property, including a
blacksmith
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shop, shingle mill, barn, wagon shed and sugar house.
From 1871 to 1912, the businessman
Charles Andrew Whitney
Charles Andrew Whitney (November 14, 1834 – December 31, 1912) was an American businessman and industrialist in the late 19th century, born in Princeton, Massachusetts. He was part of the prominent American Whitney family. In 1859, Charles, his b ...
resided at Waters Farms.
Today, Waters Farms is an
open-air museum
An open-air museum (or open air museum) is a museum that exhibits collections of buildings and artifacts out-of-doors. It is also frequently known as a museum of buildings or a folk museum.
Definition
Open air is “the unconfined atmosphere ...
.
See also
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List of museums in Massachusetts
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References
External links
Official website
Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Farm museums in Massachusetts
Museums in Worcester County, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Worcester County, Massachusetts
Blacksmith shops
Sutton, Massachusetts
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