Chesterwood

Chesterwood is the historic home, studio, and gardens of America’s foremost public monuments sculptor, Daniel Chester French, best known for his Minute Man, in Concord, MA, and the Abraham Lincoln for the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, DC. Informative guided tours as well as open touring hours take visitors through the buildings and grounds to learn about French’s life and work. On view are hundreds of French’s preliminary plaster maquettes and working models, along with finished works in bronze and marble; the final plaster model for the seated Abraham Lincoln is the focal point in the Studio. Visitors will also see antique furniture, paintings, and decorative objects in the elegant, Gilded-age family Residence, and are encouraged to explore the formal gardens, woodland trails, and Studio piazza with its stunning mountain view.  Chesterwood provides family friendly activities, accessibility ramps, gift shop, and a picnic area.