Hawthorne Open Space

Hawthorne Open Space is a recreation area in Town of Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Hawthorne Open Space is situated nearby to the nature reserve Hawthorne Village Conservation Area, as well as near Coleman Property.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Peak House and Dwight–Derby House.

Peak House

Museum

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Peak House Heritage Center is a historic site located in Medfield, Massachusetts. According to tradition, the original house was built in 1651 by Benjamin Clark, was burned during the King Philip's War on February 21, 1676, and was rebuilt ca. Peak House is situated 1 mile south of Hawthorne Open Space.

Dwight–Derby House

Museum

Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.

The Dwight–Derby House is at 7 Frairy Street in Medfield, Massachusetts. The Oxford Dendrochronology Laboratory took samples of the house frame in 2007 and determined that the earliest, southwest portion of the house was built in 1697, and an addition was built to the east in 1713. Dwight–Derby House is situated 1¼ miles south of Hawthorne Open Space.

First Parish Unitarian Church

Place of worship

Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.

The First Parish Unitarian Church, now the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church of Medfield, is a historic church on North Street in Medfield, Massachusetts. First Parish Unitarian Church is situated 1¼ miles south of Hawthorne Open Space.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Medfield and Dover.

Medfield

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Medfield is a town of 13,000 people in Massachusetts. Medfield was first settled by Anglo-Americans in 1649 after the land was taken from the Neponset Native Americans.

Dover

Town

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Dover is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,923 at the time of the 2020 United States Census. Located about 15 miles southwest of downtown Boston, Dover is a residential town nestled on the south banks of the Charles River. Dover is situated 3 miles north of Hawthorne Open Space.

Millis

Town

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Franklin is a city of 37,000 in Massachusetts. Bellingham is a town with a population of 17,000. Birthplace of noted author William Taylor Adams, also known as Oliver Optic. Millis is situated 4 miles southwest of Hawthorne Open Space.

Hawthorne Open Space

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Town of Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.20369° or 42° 12′ 13″ north

Longitude

-71.30027° or 71° 18′ 1″ west

Open location code

87JC6M3X+FV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29859314

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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Highlights include Hawthorne Village Conservation Area and Coleman Property.

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