Lyman Estate

Join us on Friday, September 12 from 10:30 to 12:00 for a tour of the Lyman Estate, a National Historic Landmark in Waltham (only 2 1/2 miles from Brandeis).  Lunch will follow at a nearby restaurant.  The tour includes the house, beautifully preserved gardens, and historic greenhouses (one of the oldest in the country).

The cost for our private guided tour is $15, to be paid to Susan Theran no later than September 9. Contact Susan susan@susantheran.com to register and arrange payment.  

There is ample on-site parking for cars in the large lot past the mansion.  Please enter through the front door of the mansion to begin your visit. 

The Lyman Estate, also known as “the Vale,” is a National Historic Landmark and one of the finest U.S. examples of a country estate following eighteenth-century English naturalistic design. In 1793 shipping merchant Theodore Lyman commissioned famed architect Samuel McIntire to design and build a Federal-style house for his family.

The family enlarged the house in 1882 in the Victorian style and then remodeled it in the Colonial Revival style in 1917. The thirty-seven acres include beautifully preserved gardens and historic greenhouses. Hear the story of the Lyman family during a tour of the mansion, which is used today as a venue for weddings and corporate events. Its architectural features include a graceful oval parlor and elegant ballroom, which can be seen in the 2019 film adaptation of Little Women.