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The following is a list of properties managed by The Trustees of Reservations (TTOR), a non-profit land conservation and historic preservation organization dedicated to preserving natural and historical places in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Trustees are the oldest regional land trust in the world. The Trustees of Reservations own title to over 100 properties on 25,000 acres (10,000 ha) in Massachusetts, all of which are open to the public; it maintains conservation restrictions on 200 more properties. Properties include historic mansions, estates, and gardens; woodland preserves; waterfalls; mountain peaks; wetlands and riverways; coastal bluffs, beaches, and barrier islands; farmland and CSA projects; and archaeological sites.

Name	Town	County	Year Acquired	Acreage	Description
Agassiz Rock	Manchester-by-the-Sea 42°35′53″N 70°46′01″W / 42.5981°N 70.7669°W / 42.5981; -70.7669 (Agassiz Rock)	Essex	1957	116 acres (47 ha)	Two dramatic examples of glacial erratics.
Governor Oliver Ames Estate	Easton 42°04′13″N 71°06′07″W / 42.0703°N 71.1020°W / 42.0703; -71.1020 (Oliver Ames Estate)	Bristol		36 acres (15 ha)	First home to Governor Oliver Ames
Appleton Farms	Hamilton / Ipswich 42°39′23″N 70°50′42″W / 42.6565°N 70.8450°W / 42.6565; -70.8450 (Appleton Farms)	Essex	1998	658 acres (266 ha)	One of the oldest working farms in the United States
Appleton Farms Grass Rides	Hamilton 42°39′23″N 70°50′42″W / 42.6565°N 70.8450°W / 42.6565; -70.8450 (Appleton Farms Grass Rides)	Essex	1970	259 acres (105 ha)
Ashintully Gardens	Tyringham 42°12′57″N 73°10′30″W / 42.2159°N 73.1750°W / 42.2159; -73.1750 (Ashintully Gardens)	Berkshire	1996	120 acres (49 ha)
Ashley House	Sheffield 42°03′34″N 73°21′18″W / 42.0594°N 73.3551°W / 42.0594; -73.3551 (Ashley House)	Berkshire	1972	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Bartholomew's Cobble	Sheffield 42°03′27″N 73°21′03″W / 42.0575°N 73.3508°W / 42.0575; -73.3508 (Bartholomew's Cobble)	Berkshire	1946	329 acres (133 ha)
Bear Swamp	Ashfield 42°32′57″N 72°49′31″W / 42.5491°N 72.8253°W / 42.5491; -72.8253 (Bear Swamp)	Franklin	1968	285 acres (115 ha)
Bear's Den	New Salem 42°32′29″N 72°19′30″W / 42.5415°N 72.3251°W / 42.5415; -72.3251 (Bear's Den)	Franklin	1968	6 acres (2.4 ha)
Francis William Bird Park	Walpole 42°09′35″N 71°12′54″W / 42.1597°N 71.2150°W / 42.1597; -71.2150 (Francis William Bird Park)	Norfolk	2003	89 acres (36 ha)
Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate	Canton 42°12′42″N 71°07′11″W / 42.2116°N 71.1198°W / 42.2116; -71.1198 (Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate)	Norfolk	1991	90 acres (36 ha)
Bridge Island Meadows	Millis 42°11′31″N 71°20′46″W / 42.192°N 71.346°W / 42.192; -71.346 (Bridge Island Meadows)	Norfolk	1974	80 acres (32 ha)
Brooks Woodland Preserve	Petersham 42°28′26″N 72°09′32″W / 42.4738°N 72.1589°W / 42.4738; -72.1589 (Brooks Woodland Preserve)	Worcester	1975	558 acres (226 ha)
William Cullen Bryant Homestead	Cummington 42°28′17″N 72°56′26″W / 42.4713°N 72.9406°W / 42.4713; -72.9406 (William Cullen Bryant Homestead)	Hampshire	1927	195 acres (79 ha)
Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge	Edgartown 41°25′08″N 70°27′06″W / 41.4188°N 70.4518°W / 41.4188; -70.4518 (Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge)	Dukes	1959	516 acres (209 ha)
Castle Hill	Ipswich 42°41′06″N 70°46′45″W / 42.6851°N 70.7792°W / 42.6851; -70.7792 (Castle Hill)	Essex	1949	165 acres (67 ha)
Cedariver	Millis 42°09′27″N 71°20′06″W / 42.1576°N 71.3351°W / 42.1576; -71.3351 (Cedariver)	Norfolk	2004	55 acres (22 ha)
Chapel Brook	Ashfield 42°28′57″N 72°45′36″W / 42.4825°N 72.76°W / 42.4825; -72.76 (Chapel Brook)	Franklin	1964	173 acres (70 ha)
Charles River Peninsula	Needham 42°15′23″N 71°16′00″W / 42.2564°N 71.2667°W / 42.2564; -71.2667 (Charles River Peninsula)	Norfolk	1960	30 acres (12 ha)
Chase Woodlands	Dover 42°14′02″N 71°19′22″W / 42.2339°N 71.3228°W / 42.2339; -71.3228 (Chase Woodlands)	Norfolk	1993	85 acres (34 ha)
Chesterfield Gorge	Chesterfield 42°23′35″N 72°52′48″W / 42.3931°N 72.88°W / 42.3931; -72.88 (Chesterfield Gorge)	Hampshire	1929	166 acres (67 ha)
Coolidge Reservation	Manchester-by-the-Sea 42°34′27″N 70°43′43″W / 42.5742°N 70.7286°W / 42.5742; -70.7286 (Coolidge Reservation)	Essex	1990	64 acres (26 ha)
Copicut Woods	Fall River 41°42′18″N 71°03′16″W / 41.705°N 71.0544°W / 41.705; -71.0544 (Copicut Woods)	Bristol	2002	516 acres (209 ha)
Cormier Woods	Uxbridge 42°04′08″N 71°35′38″W / 42.069°N 71.594°W / 42.069; -71.594 (Cormier Woods)	Worcester	2008	175 acres (71 ha)
Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge	Nantucket 41°21′33″N 70°01′08″W / 41.3592°N 70.0189°W / 41.3592; -70.0189 (Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge)	Nantucket	1974	1,117 acres (452 ha)
Crane Beach	Ipswich 42°41′15″N 70°46′11″W / 42.6874°N 70.7696°W / 42.6874; -70.7696 (Crane Beach)	Essex	1945	1,234 acres (499 ha)
Crane Wildlife Refuge	Essex 42°40′27″N 70°45′35″W / 42.6742°N 70.7597°W / 42.6742; -70.7597 (Crane Wildlife Refuge)	Essex	1974	697 acres (282 ha)
Crowninshield Island	Marblehead 42°30′51″N 70°50′33″W / 42.5142°N 70.8426°W / 42.5142; -70.8426 (Crowninshield Island)	Essex	1955	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Dexter Drumlin	Lancaster 42°26′56″N 71°41′14″W / 42.4489°N 71.6872°W / 42.4489; -71.6872 (Dexter Drumlin)	Worcester	1999	38 acres (15 ha)
Dinosaur Footprints	Holyoke 42°14′30″N 72°37′24″W / 42.2417°N 72.6233°W / 42.2417; -72.6233 (Dinosaur Footprints)	Hampden	1935	8 acres (3.2 ha)
Doane's Falls	Royalston 42°38′56″N 72°12′00″W / 42.649°N 72.200°W / 42.649; -72.200 (Doane's Falls)	Worcester	1959	173 acres (70 ha)
Doyle Reservation	Leominster 42°32′53″N 71°46′27″W / 42.5481°N 71.7742°W / 42.5481; -71.7742 (Doyle Reservation)	Worcester	1981	50 acres (20 ha)
Dry Hill	New Marlborough 42°08′05″N 73°13′36″W / 42.1347°N 73.2267°W / 42.1347; -73.2267 (Dry Hill)	Berkshire	2000	206 acres (83 ha)
Dunes’ Edge Campground	Provincetown 42°03′45″N 70°11′10″W / 42.062431°N 70.186234°W / 42.062431; -70.186234 (Dunes’ Edge Campground)	Barnstable	2013	17 acres (6.9 ha)
East Over Reservation	Rochester 41°44′48″N 70°48′30″W / 41.7467°N 70.8083°W / 41.7467; -70.8083 (East Over Reservation)	Plymouth	2005	75 acres (30 ha)
Elliott Laurel	Phillipston 42°29′40″N 72°10′31″W / 42.4944°N 72.1753°W / 42.4944; -72.1753 (Elliott Laurel)	Worcester	1941	33 acres (13 ha)
Field Farm	Williamstown 42°39′58″N 73°15′40″W / 42.6661°N 73.2611°W / 42.6661; -73.2611 (Field Farm)	Berkshire	1984	316 acres (128 ha)
Fork Factory Brook	Medfield 42°12′35″N 71°16′28″W / 42.2097°N 71.2745°W / 42.2097; -71.2745 (Fork Factory Brook)	Norfolk	1966	135 acres (55 ha)
Fruitlands Museum	Harvard 42°29′37″N 71°36′47″W / 42.49361°N 71.61306°W / 42.49361; -71.61306 (Fruitlands Museum)	Worcester	2016	210 acres (85 ha)
Glendale Falls	Middlefield 42°21′03″N 72°57′58″W / 42.3508°N 72.9661°W / 42.3508; -72.9661 (Glendale Falls)	Hampshire	1964	60 acres (24 ha)
Goose Pond Reservation	Lee 42°16′53″N 73°11′39″W / 42.2815°N 73.1941°W / 42.2815; -73.1941 (Goose Pond Reservation)	Berkshire	1986	112 acres (45 ha)
Greenwood Farm	Ipswich 42°41′36″N 70°49′00″W / 42.6933°N 70.8167°W / 42.6933; -70.8167 (Greenwood Farm)	Essex	1975	216 acres (87 ha)
Halibut Point Reservation	Rockport 42°41′28″N 70°37′44″W / 42.6911°N 70.6289°W / 42.6911; -70.6289 (Halibut Point Reservation)	Essex	1934	12 acres (4.9 ha)
Hamlin Reservation	Ipswich 42°40′10″N 70°48′36″W / 42.6694°N 70.81°W / 42.6694; -70.81 (Hamlin Reservation)	Essex	1993	135 acres (55 ha)
Holmes Reservation	Plymouth 41°58′09″N 70°40′43″W / 41.9692°N 70.6786°W / 41.9692; -70.6786 (Holmes Reservation)	Plymouth	1944	26 acres (11 ha)
Governor Hutchinson's Field	Milton 42°15′56″N 71°03′55″W / 42.2655°N 71.0652°W / 42.2655; -71.0652 (Governor Hutchinson's Field)	Norfolk	1898	10 acres (4.0 ha)
Jacobs Hill	Royalston 42°40′31″N 72°12′10″W / 42.6752°N 72.2028°W / 42.6752; -72.2028 (Jacobs Hill)	Worcester	1975	173 acres (70 ha)
Little Tom Mountain	Holyoke 42°14′57″N 72°38′00″W / 42.2491°N 72.6332°W / 42.2491; -72.6332 (Little Tom Mountain)	Hampden	2002	72 acres (29 ha)
Long Hill	Beverly 42°35′07″N 70°50′37″W / 42.5852°N 70.8437°W / 42.5852; -70.8437 (Long Hill)	Essex	1979	114 acres (46 ha)
Long Point Wildlife Refuge	West Tisbury 41°21′38″N 70°38′00″W / 41.3606°N 70.6333°W / 41.3606; -70.6333 (Long Point Wildlife Refuge)	Dukes	1979	632 acres (256 ha)
Lowell Holly	Mashpee / Sandwich 41°40′04″N 70°28′35″W / 41.6677°N 70.4764°W / 41.6677; -70.4764 (Lowell Holly)	Barnstable	1942	135 acres (55 ha)
Lucy Stone Home Site	West Brookfield 42°15′27″N 72°11′18″W / 42.2576°N 72.1884°W / 42.2576; -72.1884 (Lucy Stone Home Site)	Worcester	*2002	61 acres (25 ha)
Lyman Reserve	Bourne / Plymouth / Wareham 41°45′50″N 70°37′53″W / 41.7639°N 70.6315°W / 41.7639; -70.6315 (Lyman Reserve)	Plymouth/ Barnstable	2001	210 acres (85 ha)
Malcolm Preserve	Carlisle 42°30′55″N 71°20′36″W / 42.5153°N 71.3433°W / 42.5153; -71.3433 (Malcolm Preserve)	Middlesex	1998	11 acres (4.5 ha)
Mashpee River Reservation	Mashpee 41°37′22″N 70°28′51″W / 41.6228°N 70.4808°W / 41.6228; -70.4808 (Mashpee River Reservation)	Barnstable	1959	248 acres (100 ha)
McLennan Reservation	Otis / Tyringham 42°13′17″N 73°10′29″W / 42.2214°N 73.1747°W / 42.2214; -73.1747 (McLennan Reservation)	Berkshire	1976	594 acres (240 ha)
Medfield Meadow Lots	Medfield 42°12′11″N 71°20′36″W / 42.2031°N 71.3433°W / 42.2031; -71.3433 (Medfield Meadow Lots)	Norfolk	1968	16 acres (6.5 ha)
Medfield Rhododendrons	Medfield 42°10′35″N 71°18′20″W / 42.1764°N 71.3055°W / 42.1764; -71.3055 (Medfield Rhododendrons)	Norfolk	1934	196 acres (79 ha)
Menemsha Hills	Chilmark 41°22′14″N 70°45′05″W / 41.3706°N 70.7514°W / 41.3706; -70.7514 (Menemsha Hills)	Dukes	1966	211 acres (85 ha)
Misery Islands	Salem 42°32′50″N 70°47′53″W / 42.5473°N 70.798°W / 42.5473; -70.798 (Misery Islands)	Essex	1935	87 acres (35 ha)
Mission House	Stockbridge 42°17′00″N 73°18′57″W / 42.2832°N 73.3159°W / 42.2832; -73.3159 (Mission House)	Berkshire	1948	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Monument Mountain	Great Barrington 42°14′50″N 73°20′27″W / 42.2473°N 73.3407°W / 42.2473; -73.3407 (Monument Mountain)	Berkshire	1899	503 acres (204 ha)
Moose Hill Farm	Sharon 42°07′39″N 71°12′37″W / 42.1275°N 71.2104°W / 42.1275; -71.2104 (Moose Hill Farm)	Norfolk	2005	347 acres (140 ha)
Mount Ann Park	Gloucester 42°36′48″N 70°43′13″W / 42.6134°N 70.7203°W / 42.6134; -70.7203 (Mount Ann Park)	Essex	1897	87 acres (35 ha)	This property has had no public access since the construction of Route 128.
Mountain Meadow Preserve	Williamstown / Pownal, VT 42°44′17″N 73°12′25″W / 42.738°N 73.207°W / 42.738; -73.207 (Mountain Meadow Preserve)	Berkshire/ Bennington	1998	176 acres (71 ha)
Mytoi	Edgartown 41°22′33″N 70°27′31″W / 41.3758°N 70.4586°W / 41.3758; -70.4586 (Mytoi)	Dukes	1976	14 acres (5.7 ha)
Naumkeag	Stockbridge 42°17′23″N 73°18′57″W / 42.2897°N 73.3159°W / 42.2897; -73.3159 (Naumkeag)	Berkshire	1959	48 acres (19 ha)
Noanet Woodlands	Dover 42°14′49″N 71°16′08″W / 42.247°N 71.269°W / 42.247; -71.269 (Noanet Woodlands)	Norfolk	1984	695 acres (281 ha)
Noon Hill	Medfield 42°09′29″N 71°18′22″W / 42.158°N 71.306°W / 42.158; -71.306 (Noon Hill)	Norfolk	1959	204 acres (83 ha)
Norris Reservation	Norwell 42°09′35″N 70°47′27″W / 42.1596°N 70.7909°W / 42.1596; -70.7909 (Norris Reservation)	Plymouth	1970	129 acres (52 ha)
North Common Meadow	Petersham 42°29′40″N 72°10′31″W / 42.4944°N 72.1753°W / 42.4944; -72.1753 (North Common Meadow)	Worcester	1975	25 acres (10 ha)
Norton Point Beach	Edgartown 41°20′56″N 70°30′24″W / 41.349°N 70.5066°W / 41.349; -70.5066 (Norton Point Beach)	Dukes	*	254 acres (103 ha)
Notchview	Windsor 42°30′19″N 73°02′12″W / 42.5053°N 73.0367°W / 42.5053; -73.0367 (Notchview)	Berkshire	1965	3,108 acres (1,258 ha)
Old Manse	Concord 42°28′06″N 71°20′58″W / 42.4683°N 71.3494°W / 42.4683; -71.3494 (Old Manse)	Middlesex	1939	9 acres (3.6 ha)
Old Town Hill	Newbury 42°46′08″N 70°51′25″W / 42.769°N 70.857°W / 42.769; -70.857 (Old Town Hill)	Essex	1952	531 acres (215 ha)
Peaked Mountain	Monson 42°02′48″N 72°20′23″W / 42.0467°N 72.3397°W / 42.0467; -72.3397 (Peaked Mountain)	Hampden	1999	296 acres (120 ha)
Pegan Hill	Dover / Natick 42°14′53″N 71°18′14″W / 42.2480°N 71.3038°W / 42.2480; -71.3038 (Pegan Hill)	Norfolk / Middlesex	1956	32 acres (13 ha)
Peters Reservation	Dover 42°14′16″N 71°19′36″W / 42.2378°N 71.3267°W / 42.2378; -71.3267 (Peters Reservation)	Norfolk	1988	97 acres (39 ha)
Petticoat Hill	Williamsburg 42°22′54″N 72°44′41″W / 42.3817°N 72.7447°W / 42.3817; -72.7447 (Petticoat Hill)	Hampshire	1905	60 acres (24 ha)
Pierce Reservation	Milton 42°15′58″N 71°03′46″W / 42.2660°N 71.0628°W / 42.2660; -71.0628 (Pierce Reservation)	Norfolk	1957	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Pine and Hemlock Knoll	Wenham 42°36′58″N 70°54′04″W / 42.616°N 70.901°W / 42.616; -70.901 (Pine and Hemlock Knoll)	Essex	1936	14 acres (5.7 ha)
Powisset Farm	Dover 42°13′30″N 71°15′36″W / 42.225°N 71.260°W / 42.225; -71.260 (Powisset Farm)	Norfolk	1985	124 acres (50 ha)
Questing	New Marlborough 42°07′19″N 73°15′06″W / 42.1219°N 73.2518°W / 42.1219; -73.2518 (Questing)	Berkshire	1996	438 acres (177 ha)
Quinebaug Woods	Holland 42°04′11″N 72°09′22″W / 42.0696°N 72.156°W / 42.0696; -72.156 (Quinebaug Woods)	Hampden	2001	36 acres (15 ha)
Ravenswood Park	Gloucester 42°35′40″N 70°41′43″W / 42.5944°N 70.6953°W / 42.5944; -70.6953 (Ravenswood Park)	Essex	1993	600 acres (240 ha)
Redemption Rock	Princeton 42°30′24″N 71°52′11″W / 42.5067°N 71.8697°W / 42.5067; -71.8697 (Redemption Rock)	Worcester	1953	0.25 acres (0.10 ha)
Rock House Reservation	West Brookfield 42°16′11″N 72°11′50″W / 42.2697°N 72.1972°W / 42.2697; -72.1972 (Rock House Reservation)	Worcester	1993	135 acres (55 ha)
Rocky Narrows	Sherborn 42°13′33″N 71°21′15″W / 42.2259°N 71.3542°W / 42.2259; -71.3542 (Rocky Narrows)	Middlesex	1897	227 acres (92 ha)
Rocky Woods	Medfield 42°12′34″N 71°16′34″W / 42.2095°N 71.2762°W / 42.2095; -71.2762 (Rocky Woods)	Norfolk	1942	491 acres (199 ha)
Royalston Falls	Royalston 42°42′52″N 72°14′43″W / 42.7144°N 72.2453°W / 42.7144; -72.2453 (Royalston Falls)	Worcester	1951	217 acres (88 ha)
Shattuck Reservation	Medfield 42°09′53″N 71°19′07″W / 42.1648°N 71.3185°W / 42.1648; -71.3185 (Shattuck Reservation)	Norfolk	1970	245 acres (99 ha)
Signal Hill	Canton 42°11′06″N 71°09′32″W / 42.185°N 71.159°W / 42.185; -71.159 (Signal Hill)	Norfolk	2005	150 acres (61 ha)
Slocum's River Reserve	Dartmouth 41°33′07″N 71°00′33″W / 41.5519°N 71.0092°W / 41.5519; -71.0092 (Slocum's River Reserve)	Bristol	2000	47 acres (19 ha)
Stavros Reservation	Essex 42°39′03″N 70°47′12″W / 42.6508°N 70.7868°W / 42.6508; -70.7868 (Stavros Reservation)	Essex	1982	74 acres (30 ha)
The Stevens-Coolidge Place	North Andover 42°40′53″N 71°07′05″W / 42.6814°N 71.1181°W / 42.6814; -71.1181 (The Stevens-Coolidge Place)	Essex	1962	91 acres (37 ha)
Swift River Reservation	Petersham 42°26′48″N 72°10′51″W / 42.4467°N 72.1808°W / 42.4467; -72.1808 (Swift River Reservation)	Worcester	1983	439 acres (178 ha)
Tantiusques	Sturbridge 42°03′26″N 72°07′52″W / 42.0572°N 72.1311°W / 42.0572; -72.1311 (Tantiusques)	Worcester	1962	57 acres (23 ha)
Tully Lake Campground	Royalston 42°38′41″N 72°12′57″W / 42.6446°N 72.2157°W / 42.6446; -72.2157 (Tully Lake Campground)	Worcester	*	200 acres (81 ha)
Two Mile Farm	Marshfield 42°07′12″N 70°46′00″W / 42.1199°N 70.7666°W / 42.1199; -70.7666 (Two Mile Farm)	Plymouth	1993	68 acres (28 ha)
Tyringham Cobble	Tyringham 42°14′42″N 73°12′33″W / 42.245°N 73.2092°W / 42.245; -73.2092 (Tyringham Cobble)	Berkshire	1963	206 acres (83 ha)
Ward Reservation	Andover / North Andover 42°38′28″N 71°06′21″W / 42.6411°N 71.1058°W / 42.6411; -71.1058 (Ward Reservation)	Essex	1940	695 acres (281 ha)
Wasque	Edgartown 41°21′05″N 70°27′28″W / 41.3514°N 70.4578°W / 41.3514; -70.4578 (Wasque)	Dukes	1967	200 acres (81 ha)
Weir Hill	North Andover 42°41′37″N 71°06′15″W / 42.6936°N 71.1042°W / 42.6936; -71.1042 (Weir Hill)	Essex	1968	194 acres (79 ha)
Weir River Farm	Hingham 42°14′24″N 70°51′13″W / 42.24°N 70.8536°W / 42.24; -70.8536 (Weir River Farm)	Plymouth	1999	75 acres (30 ha)
Westport Town Farm	Westport 41°34′49″N 71°04′47″W / 41.5804°N 71.0798°W / 41.5804; -71.0798 (Westport Town Farm)	Bristol	2007*	40 acres (16 ha)
Whitney and Thayer Woods	Cohasset / Hingham 42°13′54″N 70°50′23″W / 42.2317°N 70.8397°W / 42.2317; -70.8397 (Whitney and Thayer Woods)	Norfolk/ Plymouth	1933	824 acres (333 ha)
World's End	Hingham 42°16′N 70°53′W / 42.27°N 70.88°W / 42.27; -70.88 (World's End)	Plymouth	1967	251 acres (102 ha)

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