Presented by the Friends of the Peabody Institute Library

Join us for a talk by Matthew Martin, Building & Grounds Restoration Manager at the gardens at Glen Magna Farms.  And stay awhile for a stroll around the grounds.

Glen Magna Farms survives unrivaled as an estate exemplifying historic North Shore summer living. It typifies the golden age of American Gardens when eclecticism and historicism dominated landscape as well as architecture. The award-winning landscape includes formal gardens massed with colorful perennials, annuals and shrubbery. The Old Fashioned Garden is anchored by a reproduction of the original Gazebo designed by Francis Peabody in 1840. The Wisteria-covered Pergola transports guests toward the Derby Summer House, a National Historic Landmark, and into the Rose Garden which blooms in early summer with hundreds of heirloom roses. Classical Statuary, fountains, sweeping lawns and winding pathways further enhance the exquisitely restored and manicured grounds.

This magnificent National Historic Register of Historic Places Mansion, ensconced amid its 11 acres of formal grounds including the National Historic Landmark 1792 Derby Summer House designed by Samuel McIntire, was the summer home of the William Crowninshield Endicotts (father and son) at the height of their national and international prominence.

This program is supported, in part by a grant from the Danvers Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

NOTE: Face masks and social distancing will be required.  If inclement weather, event will be held in the tent.