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Simes house 2 1870 view Simes house 1 concept plan Simes 7 13 2017 %282%29 Simes 7 13 2017 %2821%29
joseph simes housemanomet, massachusetts
Located in the Village of Manomet, Town of Plymouth, the Joseph Simes House was part of a gentleman's farm, established in the 1850s by a Boston tea merchant. The original property consisted of over seventy acres extending from the Village to the Atlantic coastline, and held several outbuildings and a large barn, in addition to a Second Empire style farmhouse. Over its 160-year history, the property shrunk in size and passed through many owners. In 2012, the Joseph Simes Foundation, Inc. took control of the house and one acre of land, with the goal of telling the story of this 19th century Manomet farmer and his family.

In 2012, the Foundation hired Martha Lyon Landscape Architecture, LLC to prepare a preservation plan for the landscape, in conjunction with the completion of an Historic Structure Report. MLLA researched the history of the property, established a period of significance for the landscape, and prepared several alternative concepts for preserving the landscape. The final plan, shown below, re-created the Simes-era circulation patterns and perimeter plantings while, at the same time, providing needed parking and handicapped access to the building. A barn-like structure was included to serve as both a caretaker's residence and venue for public events. MLLA's partners on the project, Agricola Corporation and Red Hawk Studio Architects, Inc., completed the Historic Structure Report. Implementation of the plan, including construction of the landscape, commenced in 2016.

  • profile
    • introduction
    • awards
    • publications
    • partners
    • contact
  • portfolio
    • gather
      • provincetown public library
      • saratoga race course
      • lopes square
      • town green
      • stevens estate at osgood hill
      • northampton state hospital memorial park
      • spencer trask memorial & spirit of life
      • joseph simes house
      • Justice Edward Gourdin Veterans' Memorial Park
    • stroll
      • fort allen park
      • elizabeth park
      • stark park
      • roseland park
      • greenwich parks
      • north park
      • smith academy park
      • binney park
    • learn
      • emily dickinson museum
      • bellamy-ferriday house
      • oren sanborn house
      • faulkner homestead
      • wellfleet historical society & museum
      • hull family farm & homestead
      • roxbury heritage state park
    • remember
      • chapel cemetery
      • sleepy hollow cemetery
      • winthrop street cemetery
      • valley cemetery
      • grace church cemetery
      • wilbraham cemeteries
      • church on the hill burying ground
      • bridge street cemetery
      • charter street cemetery
      • ipswich old north burying ground
      • longmeadow cemetery
      • Proctor's Ledge Memorial
      • Mount Hope Cemetery
      • Jacob Cousins Memorial
      • Riverside Cemetery
    • imagine
      • town of holden, MA
      • town of amherst, NH
      • downtown medfield, MA
      • town of amherst, MA
      • city of fall river, MA
      • town of kittery, ME
      • town of milton, MA
      • town of northfield, MA

martha lyon landscape architecture, llc