On a hilltop surrounded by the ocean in Ipswich, Crane oversaw the construction of a fabulous English-style summer house, ... CRANE ESTATE 290 Argilla Road, Ipswich, 978-356-4351, www.thetrustees.org.

The Castle Hill Picnic Concerts in Ipswich are back in full swing for the summer months. Each Thursday through Aug. 28 ...

Chicago industrialist Richard T. Crane Jr., head of a very successful plumbing business, among other things, purchased the land in 1910. (Originally, the estate had 3,500 acres; now it’s 2,100 ...

IPSWICH (CBS) - It Happens Here, in Ipswich. Known for its famous clams, beautiful beach, and more first period historic homes than anywhere in the country, in the video above Chris McKinnon ...

Located in Ipswich, Castle Hill on the Crane Estate is a sprawling seaside mansion and gardens open year-round to the public. There's tours six days a week and concerts are also hosted in the ...

Dr. Sook-Bin Woo of Ipswich. BY THE NUMBERS. 59. Number of rooms in the Stuart-style mansion on the Crane Estate. The wealthy Chicago industrialist Richard T. Crane purchased 2,100 acres along the ...

It also happens to be home to the Crane Estate, an official historical site sitting on 2,100 acres of land that's one of more than 100 reservations in Massachusetts preserved by the Trustees of ...

Dancing was relegated to areas away from the front of the stage during a Castle Hill Picnic Concert on the Crane Estate in Ipswich on Aug. 31. Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe.