By travelguylife.com
Oct 17, 2022
The estate of Oakes Ames (1874-1950) and Blanche Ames Ames (1878-1969) to the west of Easton is now a state park with over 1,800 acres. This estate represents the couple's numerous interests.
There are numerous reasons to take a guided tour of the three-story, twenty-room Ames Mansion at Borderlands State Park.
The museum of the society is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and on rare Saturdays if you see the "open" flag.
The Ames Free Library was a bequest from Oliver Ames Jr. and has twice been voted the Best Small Library in America, most recently in 2016. (1807-1877).
The Oakes Ames Memorial Hall was built in 1881 as a gift to the town from the family of Congressman Oakes Ames.
In 2012, the Trustees of Reservations purchased this 36-acre tract from the Ames family in the midst of the North Easton Historic District.
A Gothic Revival home commissioned by Oakes Angier Ames and erected in 1854 is hidden behind the Ames Free Library.
Simpson Spring was founded in 1875 on top of a natural spring, and it still has a great old edifice from that time.
The Wheaton Farm Conservation Area in Easton's southwestern section is the town's largest contiguous block of conservation land.