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Kathleen Fahey

Kathleen Fahey

Kathleen Fahey is the Executive Director of the Friends of Minute Man National Park.

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Historic Ironwork and Hidden Paths: The Buttrick Gardens Restoration

August 29, 2024
Kathleen Fahey
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The Buttrick Gardens at Minute Man National Historical Park look better than ever after several years of hardscape preservation projects that enhance the natural beauty of the historic gardens. Owned by the Buttrick family from the colonial period until the 1960s, the gardens were installed and expanded by three generations of the Buttrick family from 1911 to 1962, when they conveyed the property to the National Park Service. 


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Blooms at the Edge of the Battlefield

May 13, 2022
Kathleen Fahey
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The Buttrick Gardens welcome visitors to enjoy stunning flowers, preserved walkways, and new interpretive signage.


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Historic Buttrick Gardens

May 15, 2021
Kathleen Fahey
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The stunning blooms of the Buttrick Gardens offer a colorful respite to visitors of Minute Man National Historical Park. Developed during the early 20th century, the gardens were tended by several generations of the Buttrick family until 1963 when the National Park Service acquired the property. The Buttrick house now serves as the North Bridge Visitor Center and the gardens overlook the North Bridge, the location of one of the first battles of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775. The gardens attract 500,000 visitors annually from near and far and are regularly enjoyed by the local community.


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