Sherborn, Massachusetts

The Whitney Farm in the town of Sherborn Massachusetts has retained the integrity of the 19th century farmstead.

The Whitney Farm in the town of Sherborn, Massachusetts, is a 35-acre agricultural landscape with buildings constructed in the early 20th century. The complex, consisting of a house, two large barns, outbuildings and a silo, is located on a flat piece of land on the western edge of town and, until recently, was planted with corn.

A recent historic assets report concluded that the landscape and farm buildings were judged individually eligible as a landscape for the National Register of Historic Places under Criteria A and C at the local level. The buildings, belonging to the Whitney family who were early settlers in Sherborn, retain the significant architectural features of their 19th century design, and contribute to the historical character of the farm landscape. The construction was a result of a 19th century trend in the settlement of large farmsteads; its continual use into the 20th century has preserved the integrity of design, materials and workmanship of the buildings and landscape, along with an uninterrupted view-shed from Whitney Street to the west.

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