Milton Massachusetts Gilded Age - Eustis Estate

House Museum

Sep 16

The stately Eustis mansion is a historic family home designed by Milton architect William Ralph Emerson and built in 1878 for William Ellery Channing Eustis and his family. W.E.C. Eustis came from an affluent family and went on to own three copper mines and smelting foundries in Canada, California and Virginia and was an inventor and amateur photographer.

Today the Eustis mansion sits high on a hill on 110 Milton, Massachusetts acres with a beautiful 1892 stone gatehouse at the entrance and a stone barn. The highly-decorative three-story mansion is built out of local stone and has a red tile roof. There is a porte-cochere with arches and six chimneys. The house is full of intact architectural and design details. The estate remained in the family until it was sold in 2012 to the architectural preservation organization, Historic New England and is open for tours. Visitors have two options to see the house, guided and self-guided tours. Each room has interactive digital kiosk(s) to offer more information about the room, furnishings, restoration or the family.

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The front facade of the mansion with decorative stone work, showing the porte cohere and wrap-around porch

Another angle of the front facade

The stained glass in the door as you enter the remarkably well-preserve house

The call bell system with voice tubes in the kitchen

The 1879 Walker and Pratt cast iron stove and water heater

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The grand entrance hall or the “living hall” filled with carved wood. the “living hall” was the first impression a visitor got of a home.

A view of the stairs and ceiling beams

The parlor with fireplace

The parlor

A stuffed peacock on the mantle in the parlor

The small parlor

The dining room

Looking up a the vaulted ceiling and stained glass window from the second floor hall

The library with fireplace and bay window also has a hidden staircase that goes to his laboratory

The grand stairway

The Master Bedroom

The beautiful hand-carved fireplace with a closet on either side in the Master Bedroom

The Dressing Room adjoining the Master Bedroom

All of the fireplaces in the home are unique but the tiles decorating the fireplaces in the nursery area are more whimsical.

Another bathroom

The balcony alcove on the second floor

Looking down into the “living hall” from the second floor stair landing. The living hall was a relatively new concept and was more than a space that connected rooms; it was a vital part of the house and central part of living.

The grand fireplace in the “living hall” is made of both wood and terra cotta and reads “In Sun and Rain God’s Blessings Come”

The grand stairway

Looking out from the wrap-around porch

Another shot of the porch

An exterior side shot of the mansion

More of the decorative exterior

What you should know:

Tickets can be bought on-line or in person.
There are walking trails.
Restrooms are available.
There are guided and self-guided tours; check the website for tour times.
The house is not open every day; check the website for days and hours of operation.
Yearly memberships for Historic New England can be purchased here. This membership entitles the bearer to admission to any of the 30+ properties the organization runs in Massachusetts, Rhone Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Maine.

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For more information: The Eustis Estate