Description:
- This was home to pioneer conservationist George Perkins Marsh in the early 1800s. In 1869 attorney and railroad tycoon Frederick Billings bought the property, reforested it, and started scientific farming methods based on Marsh's environment-saving principles. Billings' granddaughter, Mary, and her husband, conservationist Lawrence S. Rockefeller, donated the mansion and woodlands for the park. No Federal Facilities.
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: 617-223-5129
Address:
- 15 State Street
- Boston, MA 02109-3572
Strenuousness:
- No Sweat
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