Hunnewell Estates Historic District
Hunnewell Estates Historic District, Nineteenth-century estate complex in Wellesley, United States.
The Hunnewell Estates Historic District spans between Charles River and Lake Waban, containing multiple residences, gardens, and agricultural properties across 500 acres.
Starting in 1763 with Samuel Welles's land purchase, the district grew substantially when H. Hollis Hunnewell developed estates for his children between 1851 and 1891.
The district holds the first topiary garden in the United States, featuring geometrically trimmed Eastern white pine and Eastern arborvitae trees along Lake Waban.
The properties remain privately owned by Hunnewell family members, with hundreds of acres protected under conservation restrictions through The Trustees of Reservations.
The estate's collection includes over 500 species of woody plants, including some of the oldest cultivated rhododendrons in the United States.
Location: Norfolk County
Location: Wellesley
Location: Natick
GPS coordinates: 42.28000,-71.30847
Latest update: June 3, 2025 07:06
Museum of World War II
934 m
Elm Bank Horticulture Center
655 m
Walter Hunnewell Arboretum
570 m
Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary
3.7 km
Davis Museum and Cultural Center
1.5 km
Wellesley Town Hall
2.4 km
Wellesley College Botanic Gardens
1.7 km
Henderson House
4.9 km
Whitin Observatory
1.7 km
Benjamin Caryl House
4.7 km
Morse Institute Library
3.1 km
Robert Fuller House
4.5 km
The Parsonage
1.2 km
Wellesley Congregational Church and Cemetery
2.2 km
Clark Houses
4 km
Elm Park and Isaac Sprague Memorial Tower
4.6 km
Rev. Stephen Badger House
1.4 km
Tolman-Gay House
4.7 km
John Eliot Historic District
1 km
Samuel Train House
4.9 km
Davis Mills House
4.7 km
Fuller Brook Park
4.5 km
Stephen Bacon House
4.2 km
Intermediate Building
4.4 km
Israel Whitney House
4.7 km
McIntosh Corner Historic District
4.4 km
Memorial Beach
4.5 km
Natick Center Historic District
3.3 kmReviews
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