Turner Hill, Ipswich

Name: Turner Hill
Address: Ipswich, United States

#12 among attractions in Ipswich

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Turner Hill is a historic estate located at 315 Topsfield Road in Ipswich, Massachusetts. It was built for Charles Goodnough Rice and Ann Proctor Rice to a design by Boston architect William Rantoul. Begun in 1898 and completed in 1903, the estate echoed European country estates the couple had seen in their travels. The estate house features extensive plaster molding and detailed woodwork, notably in the reception hall, whose wildlife motifs echo those of Haddonfield Hall in Scotland. Rice died in 1943, and the estate was sold to the Missionaries of La Salette, who established a spiritual retreat on the site. It has since been converted into a golf club, with the main mansion house providing club facilities. In addition to a golf course, the grounds also have a large condominium complex. ()

Built: 1900 (124 years ago)Coordinates: 42°39'48"N, 70°52'59"W

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

Nearby attractions include: John Whipple House, Essex River Cruises and Charters, Ipswich Museum, Choate Bridge.

2.5 miE
Museum, History museum, Saltbox architecture
John Whipple House, Ipswich
65 min walk • The John Whipple House is a historic colonial house at 1 South Green in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Built in the seventeenth century, the house has been open to the public as a museum since 1899 and was the subject of some of the earliest attempts at the preservation of colonial houses.
5.8 miE
42°37'59"N • 70°46'34"W
Essex River Cruises and Charters, Essex
149 min walk • Boat tours, Tours, Outdoor activities
2.6 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Ipswich Museum, Ipswich
66 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.
2.6 miNE
Bridge
Choate Bridge, Ipswich
66 min walk • Choate Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge carrying Route 1A/Route 133 over the Ipswich River in Ipswich, Massachusetts. It is one of the oldest surviving bridges in North America, and is probably the oldest in Massachusetts.
2.6 miE
Museum
Ipswich Museum, Ipswich
66 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.
3.7 miSW
Town
Topsfield
95 min walk • Topsfield is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,569 at the 2020 census. Topsfield is located in the North Shore region of Massachusetts. Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Topsfield.
0.6 miSW
42°39'30"N • 70°53'37"W
Willowdale Dam, Willowdale State Forest
17 min walk • Park
3.6 miS
Town
Hamilton
93 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.
3.3 miN
Town
Rowley
84 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.
6.1 miNE
Park
Sandy Point State Reservation
155 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.
5.3 miW
Town
Boxford
134 min walk • Boxford is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town's population was 8,203 in 2020.