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Harvard Forest - Farm Cape House [Demolished]
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Harvard Forest - Farm Cape House [Demolished]

Address242, North Main Street, Petersham, MA, United States of America, 01331
Site Number04156
Alternate Names Petersham Country Club - Cape House
Building Root Number 04156
Architect (Original) Unknown
Building Acquired 2013
Demolished 2019
StatusInactive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after its function.Historical NotesThe Petersham Country Club opened in 1922 and acquired by Harvard in 2013. The Harvard Forest is comprised of approximately 4,000 acres of land in Petersham, Massachusetts. The Forest houses research facilities and other educational facilities like the Fisher Museum, which is open to the public. The Farm Cape House was demolished in 2019.Additional Information
Doyle, Bill. “Golf: Last-Minute Efforts Can’ts Save Petersham CC From Extinction.” Worcester Telegram, 14 Apr. 2013, www.telegram.com/article/20130414/COLUMN34/104149800.
"A Gift of Woodland." Cambridge Tribune, 26 Oct. 1907, p.10.