Castle Hill, Ipswich

Name: Castle Hill
Address: 290 Argilla Rd, Ipswich, 01938-2647, United States
Telephone: +1 978-356-4351

#1 among attractions in Ipswich

Top attraction, Museum, Historical place, History museum

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Facts and practical information

Castle Hill is a 56,881 sq ft Tudor Revival mansion in Ipswich, Massachusetts built 1926-1928 as a summer home for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Teller Crane, Jr. It is also the name of the 165-acre drumlin surrounded by sea and salt marsh the home was built atop. Both are part of the 2,100-acre Crane Estate located on Argilla Road. The estate includes a historic mansion, 21 outbuildings, and landscapes overlooking Ipswich Bay, on the seacoast off Route 1, north of Boston. Its name derives from a promontory in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, from which many early Massachusetts Bay Colony settlers immigrated. ()

Built: 1926 (98 years ago)Coordinates: 42°41'9"N, 70°46'43"W

Address

290 Argilla RdIpswichIpswich 01938-2647 United States

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+1 978-356-4351

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Day trips

Castle Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Essex River Cruises and Charters, Ipswich Museum, Ipswich Range Lights, Greenwood Farm.

3.6 miS
42°37'59"N • 70°46'34"W
Essex River Cruises and Charters, Essex
93 min walk • Boat tours, Tours, Outdoor activities
3 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Ipswich Museum, Ipswich
76 min walk • The Ipswich Historical Society in Ipswich, Massachusetts was founded by Reverend Thomas Franklin Waters in 1890. The Society initially had no headquarters, and met in the studio of artist Arthur Wesley Dow. They eventually found a better place to meet in the Odd Fellows Hall.
0.6 miE
Lighthouse
Ipswich Range Lights, Ipswich
17 min walk • The Ipswich Range Lights are a pair of range lights on Crane Beach in Ipswich, Massachusetts. They have a long and varied story. They were first built as two brick towers, 542 feet apart on a more or less east–west line in 1838.
1.9 miW
Historical place, Park
Greenwood Farm, Ipswich
49 min walk • Greenwood Farm is a historic property and nature reserve located in Ipswich, Massachusetts, which is owned by The Trustees of Reservations. It features the Paine-Dodge House, a First Period farmhouse constructed in 1694.
3 miW
Museum
Ipswich Museum, Ipswich
76 min walk • Ipswich Museum is a registered museum of culture, history and natural heritage located on High Street in Ipswich, the county town of Suffolk. It was historically the leading regional museum in Suffolk, housing collections drawn from both the former counties of East Suffolk and West Suffolk, which were amalgamated in 1974.
1.6 miSE
Park
Crane Wildlife Refuge, Choate Island
42 min walk • The Crane Wildlife Refuge, located in Ipswich and Essex, Massachusetts, is a 674-acre property managed by The Trustees of Reservations. Located nearby are the Trustees of Reservations managed Castle Hill and Crane Beach. The refuge was established in 1974.
6.9 miSW
Town
Hamilton
176 min walk • Hamilton is a town in the eastern central portion of Essex County in eastern Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 7,561. Currently the town has no manufacturing industry and no industrially-zoned land.
5.8 miW
Town
Rowley
148 min walk • Rowley is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,161 at the 2020 census. Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Rowley.
1.2 miN
Park
Sandy Point State Reservation
30 min walk • Sandy Point State Reservation is a coastal Massachusetts state park located in the town of Ipswich at the southern tip of Plum Island.
2.7 miSW
42°39'23"N • 70°48'53"W
Wolf Hollow, Ipswich
70 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Park
2.9 miW
Neighbourhood
Meetinghouse Green Historic District, Ipswich
76 min walk • Meetinghouse Green Historic District encompasses the historic 17th century heart of Ipswich, Massachusetts. The district runs along North Main Street, south from its junction with High Street to the southern end of the Meetinghouse Green.