Episode 149: Castle Hill On The Crane Estate

In 1637, the town of Ipswich granted the land known as Castle Hill and Castle Neck to John Winthdrop,Jr,,son of the Massachusetts Bay Colony's first governor. For the next two centuries, the land was farmed by a succession of owners
Castle Hill on the Crane estate located in Ipswich, MA. The Cranes made their home on the hilltop. They first built an Italian villa, completed in 1912, but replaced it with 59 -room English -style mansions, completed in 1928.