'20 acres of pleasaunce': A look at Hingham's Melville Garden
Aug 22, 2022 · HINGHAM – Known as one of Boston Harbor's most well-known picnic resorts, Melville Garden attracted tens of thousands of visitors each year who flocked to Hingham for dances, games and...
Melville Garden | Out of the Archives
From the naturalistic scenery of World’s End surrounding the Old Colony House to the dancing and boating at the Rose Standish House and Melville Garden, the escapist nature of Hingham’s seaside resorts provided urbanites a sojourn away from the city.
Melville Garden exhibit - Wicked Local
Sep 14, 2011 · Irene Kane, with assistance from the Hingham Public Library, will present an exhibition on Hingham’s Melville Garden, a Victorian era 20-acre amusement park once located on Crow Point.
Melville Gardens - YouTube
Apr 19, 2013 · In this episode of Hidden Pleasures, host Cathy Corcoran talks with historian Irene Kane about Melville Gardens, a resort that hosted 70,000 people per year in the Crow Point area of Hingham...
VIDEO: An Inside Look At Melville Garden | Hingham, MA Patch
Sep 26, 2011 · Residents can come to the to view an exhibition on Hingham’s Melville Garden, a Victorian era 20 acre amusement park located on Crow Point. The Clemens Gallery exhibit will run until...
Crow Point Stereographs | Flickr
Francis Wylie of Hingham amassed an archive of documents, photos, and artifacts, all memorializing the history of Crow Point. This group of stereographs show Melville Garden, the tourist attraction developed by Samuel Downer, Jr., in its heyday.
Postcard of Melville Garden at Downer Landing · Hingham Public …
This postcard depicts Melville Garden, an amusement park located at Downer Landing in Hingham, Mass. during the second half of the 19th century. The postcard shows many colorful buildings and attractions as well as recreational boats sailing in and around the harbor.
Tickets available for Hingham Historic House Tour - Wicked Local
Sep 25, 2016 · Melville Garden, a late 19-century Pleasure Garden on Crow Point, is an exciting highlight of this year’s Hingham Historic House Tour on Sunday Oct. 2 from 12 to 5 p.m. Tickets may be bought in...
Trade card for Melville Garden clambake, Crow Point, Mass., 1880
Melville Garden was a summer resort in Crow Point (also known as Downer Landing), Massachusetts on the headland at the mouth of the Hingham River. A waiter serves a plate of clams to a woman and man seated at a table inside a clamshell.
Foley Hall at Melville Gardens | Stereograph. Black and whit
View of Melville Garden, focusing on a barn-like structure called "Foley Hall," which was the main entrance into Melville Garden. It was named after Cornelius Foley, who managed Samuel Downer's farm. There is a large open air pavilion on the right, and an unsettled Crow Point can be seen in the background.
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