Gilded-age home, sculpture studio and gardens of one of America's most important public monument sculptors, Daniel Chester French, creator of the iconic seated Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial. Open for touring June - October. #artistshomesandstudios #historicstudios #americansculpture #lincolnmemorial

Located on 122 idyllic acres, Chesterwood is the Gilded-age summer home, sculpture studio and gardens of one of America's foremost public monument sculptors, Daniel Chester French (1850-1931). In addition to guided tours of the residence and studio, the woodland walks and sweeping lawns at Chesterwood display emerging and established contemporary sculptors every summer. Chesterwood is open to the public from late May through mid October and visitors may enjoy performances, artist talks, woodland walks, family activites and other special events throughout the season. Chesterwood is also a beautiful, all-outdoor backdrop for a wedding. 

Chesterwood, a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation since 1969, is also a National Historic Landmark and a Massachusetts Historic Landmark.