W.C. Loring Estate

W.C. Loring Estate, Job #01071, Prides Crossing, MA

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Location:

Prides Crossing, MA

Significance:

Olmsted Designed Estate

MANAGED BY:

Privately Owned

Beginning in 1888, Frederick Law Olmsted planned the Massachusetts estate of William C. Loring. Due to the rugged landscape of the chosen site, intensive grading and planting work was required, with Olmsted calling for grounds to be manipulated to create steep slopes. Before Olmsted could design, he required the grounds to be cleared, damaged trees removed, and soil to be stripped. Olmsted designed a 1500-foot driveway to lead up to the house from the main road.

Source: "W.C. Loring," Olmsted Online

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