Barn House, Chilmark

Name: Barn House
Address: Chilmark, United States

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Barn House is the site of a summer artists' colony in Chilmark, Massachusetts, on the island of Martha's Vineyard. The property includes one of the oldest houses in Chilmark, a barn dating from the 1780s, and facilities constructed primarily during the 1920s by the Chilmark Associates to facilitate its use as a summer retreat. The property represents aspects of the island's development from its agrarian origins to a summer vacation destination. ()

Coordinates: 41°20'35"N, 70°43'58"W

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Barn House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gay Head Light, Menemsha Pond, Edwin DeVries Vanderhoop Homestead, Whiting Hill.

5.3 miW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Gay Head Light, Aquinnah
136 min walk • Gay Head Light is a historic lighthouse located on Martha's Vineyard westernmost point off of Lighthouse Road in Aquinnah, Massachusetts.
2.1 miW
Lake
Menemsha Pond, Menemsha
55 min walk • Menemsha Pond is a salt pond split between the towns of Aquinnah & Chilmark, Massachusetts. At the mouth of the pond, the Menemsha Creek leads into the Menemsha Bight and the Vineyard Sound. Along Menemsha Creek sits the historic sea-side fishing village of Menemsha.
5.3 miW
Museum
Edwin DeVries Vanderhoop Homestead, Martha's Vineyard
137 min walk • The Edwin DeVries Vanderhoop Homestead, is an historic house at 35 South Road, Aquinnah, Massachusetts, United States. The c. 1890s house is the first built by a member of the Vanderhoop family, which is prominent in the town politics of Aquinnah and in the tribal organization of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head.
4.6 miN
Mountain
Whiting Hill, Martha's Vineyard
118 min walk • Whiting Hill is a mountain in Dukes County, Massachusetts. It is located on Martha's Vineyard 2 miles northwest of West Tisbury in the Town of West Tisbury. Indian Hill and Goat Rocks are located northeast of Whiting Hill.
2.4 miNE
Mountain
Ridge Hill, Martha's Vineyard
61 min walk • Ridge Hill is a mountain in Dukes County, Massachusetts. It is on Martha's Vineyard, 3 miles northeast of Chilmark in the Town of Chilmark. Abel Hill is located southwest and Peaked Hill is located west-northwest of Ridge Hill.
1.2 miNE
Mountain
Abel Hill, Menemsha
31 min walk • Abel Hill is a mountain in Dukes County, Massachusetts. It is on Martha's Vineyard, 1.7 miles east-northeast of Chilmark in the Town of Chilmark. Washaqua Hill is located east-southeast and Ridge Hill is located northeast of Abel Hill.
3.2 miSW
Mountain
Squibnocket Ridge, Menemsha
83 min walk • Squibnocket Ridge is a mountain in Dukes County, Massachusetts. It is located on Martha's Vineyard 2.8 miles southwest of Chilmark in the Town of Chilmark. Peaked Hill is located northeast of Squibnocket Ridge.
4.6 miNE
Park
Polly Hill Arboretum, West Tisbury
118 min walk • The Polly Hill Arboretum includes 8 ha under cultivation, with an additional 16 ha of native woodland, located on Martha's Vineyard at 809 State Road, West Tisbury, Massachusetts, United States.
4.2 miW
Neighbourhood
Gay Head–Aquinnah Town Center Historic District, Aquinnah
108 min walk • The Gay Head–Aquinnah Town Center Historic District is a historic district encompassing the center of the American town of Aquinnah, Massachusetts.
5.3 miE
Neighbourhood
Long Point Wildlife Refuge, West Tisbury
135 min walk • Long Point Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge and nature reserve located in West Tisbury, Massachusetts. The property is owned by The Trustees of Reservations; it has grown in size since its first purchase in 1979.
2.1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Menemsha Hills and The Brickyard, Chilmark
55 min walk • Menemsha Hills is a protected nature reserve located on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts in the town of Chilmark. The property is owned by The Trustees of Reservations through three grants of land, the first in 1966.