Art Escapes Trail

Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover
Formerly known as Ashdale Farm, the Stevens-Coolidge Place was the summer home of John Gardner Coolidge and Helen Stevens Coolidge from 1914 to 1962. With her husband's support, Helen transformed the farm into an elegant agricultural estate that exemplified the gracious country living enjoyed then by wealthy Bostonians. Preservation architect Joseph Everett Chandler remodeled the two connected late-Federal period farmhouses between 1914 and 1918. Chandler also enhanced the design of the landscape. Numerous local photographers and painters are often seen in the garden. The house's collections include American federal furniture, Chinese ceramics, European paintings and prints, needlepoint samplers, Chinese and American textiles. In addition, there are extensive designed gardens, including perennial beds, a rose garden with fountain, and a French garden (or potager) recently restored. The Stevens-Coolidge Place is a property of The Trustees of Reservations.

Address: Andover Street, North Andover MA 01845
Phone: 978-356-4351
Website: www.thetrustees.org/pages/366_stevens_coolidge
Hours: June though August, Wednesdays 2pm - 4pm. House tours: Sundays from Mother's Day to Columbus Day weekend 1pm - 5pm.