Page 27 - Greens Farms Road Flipbook

HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT 342 GREENS FARMS ROAD

Beyond the majestic outward beauty of this estate is a very unique historical story. Built
in 1861, this home is named after Jarvis Jennings, a famous land holder in the 1700’s.
The location is historically significant because it was once known as “The Bankside area”,
it was renamed Green's Farms in 1732, in honor of its largest landholder, John Green.
The American Revolution came to Green's Farms, but George Washington never slept
here. He did ride through in 1775, along the Country Road (Green's Farms Road today),
on his way to Cambridge, Mass., to take command of the Continental Armies. Four years
later, moving westward along the same road, British troops under General Tyron burned
about 15 Green's Farms homes, a number of barns and stores, and the Jennings Tavern
on July 8, 1779. The colonial meeting house was also destroyed, but it's deacon saved
the silver communion service by dropping it in a bag down the water well. This home
once was a very important stop on the Underground railroad. There is a cistern in the
basement where runaway slaves once hid on their trip up to Boston to become freemen.
There is so much important history here!

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