The Trustees: Castle Hill-Fast Shipping

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This beautifully illustrated and practical guide provides the history of the Crane Estate in Ipswich, Massachusetts, which draws many thousands of visitors each year. Set against the sapphire backdrop of the Atlantic Ocean, Castle Hill onthe Crane Estate in Ipswich, Massachusetts, is today a National Historic Landmark and the only known designed landscape of its size and kindstill in existence in North America. This beautifully illustrated andpractical guide provides the history and context of the stunning country estate of plumbing magnate Richard T. Crane, Jr. and his family, whichdraws many thousands of visitors each year. It includes the housedesigned by architect David Adler in 1928, with period furnishings, andmarvellous natural landscapes and extensive gardens designed by some ofthe century’s most notable landscape architects such as Arthur Shurcliff and the Olmsted Brothers.