Historic Concord

Mill Brook Inn, Concord MA

Posted by Lisa on July 11, 2009 at 9:17 pm
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The Mill Brook Inn, is an antique colonial dating to both the Georgian and the Federal period of Concord’s history and architecture. This came about when the original 1758 structure was moved in 1828 to its present Walden Street address and the front of the house as it exists today, was added. The original owners [...]

Buttrick Estate, Minuteman National Park, Concord

Posted by Lisa on January 16, 2009 at 10:59 pm
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This is the ancestral land of the Buttricks dating back to the mid-1600s with the arrival of William Buttrick one of the original settlers of Musketaquid (Concord). The family name was made famous by a fourth generation Buttrick, Major John Buttrick who led the militia to meet the British at the North Bridge in 1775. [...]

Concord Academy, Concord, Massachusetts

Posted by Lisa on October 15, 2008 at 4:24 pm
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This is a unique prep school in the heart of historic Concord. Founded in 1922 as a private school for girls and in the 1970′s opened up to co-ed, it evokes tradition and excellence along with a long-standing dedication to the Arts. Concord Academy does not situate itself behind gates and walls, it is instead [...]

One Main Street, Concord, MA

Posted by Lisa on October 7, 2008 at 3:54 pm
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One Main Street is as you would expect, an exquisitely preserved building, in this case, a New England Mansard. It creates the perfect introduction to a famously historic street. Situated just behind Wright’s Tavern and abutted by The First Parish of Concord it is part of a historic triumvirate that turns the clock back more [...]

The North Bridge, Concord, MA

Posted by Lisa on August 4, 2008 at 10:40 am
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The North Bridge has been painted and photographed from numerous angles, but there is hardly a more striking view than that from atop Minuteman National Historical Park at the height of summer. The winding river, sloping landscape and blanket of purple loosestrife frames the famous bridge in a near perfect setting. There is a calmness [...]