Our Legacy

The Mission of the Festival of Trees

Since 1994, the Methuen Festival of Trees has contributed to historic preservation projects with nearly 60 Preservation Partners in 25 communities. These projects demonstrate the significant impact the Festival has achieved to preserve unique treasures throughout the region.

The Projects of the Festival of Trees

Amesbury, MA

  • Lowell’s Boat Shop
  • Union Congregational Church, UCC

Andover, MA

  • Amos Blanchard House, Andover Historical Society
  • Andover Unitarian Universalist Congregation Church
  • Free Christian Church
  • St. Augustine Parish

Billerica, MA

  • Bennett Public Library Association

Derry, NH

  • First Parish Congregational Church

East Derry, NH

  • East Derry Village Improvement Society

Hampstead, NH

  • Hampstead Congregational Church
  • Hampstead Meeting House

Haverhill, MA

  • Buttonwoods Museum, Haverhill Historical Society
  • East Parish Meeting House
  • Rocks Village Hand Tub House
  • Tattersall Farm
  • Winnekenni Castle

Lawrence, MA

  • Grace Episcopal Church
  • Holy Rosary Shrine
  • Lawrence History Center
  • St. Mary’s Church

Lowell, MA

  • First United Baptist Church
  • Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust, Inc.
  • St. John’s Episcopal Church
  • Whistler House Museum of Art

Newbury, MA

  • First Parish Church

Newburyport, MA

  • First Parish Church
  • First Religious Society, Unitarian Universalist
  • St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

North Andover, MA

  • Ridgewood Cemetery Association
  • Rolling Ridge Retreat and Conference Center
  • St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
  • Stevens Memorial Library

North Reading, MA

  • First Meeting House of North Reading

    Portsmouth, NH

    • The Gov. John Langdon House

    Raymond, NH

    • Train Depot, Raymond Historical Society

    Salem, MA

    • House of Seven Gables Settlement Association

    Salem, NH

    • Salem Train Depot

    Salisbury, MA

    • East Parish Parsonage, Salisbury Historical Society
    • Town of Salisbury

    Sandown, NH

    • Sandown Old Meetinghouse

    So. Berwick, ME

    • The Hamilton House

    Stoneham, MA

    • Stoneham Historical Society

    Westford, MA

    • Westford Museum & Historical Society

    Wilmington, MA

    • Harnden Tavern – Wilmington Historical Society

    Windham, NH

    • The Searles School and Chapel

    Methuen, MA

    • Edward F. Searles Estate, Presentation of Mary
    • First Baptist Church
    • First Church Congregational, UCC
    • Forest Street Church
    • Greycourt State Park
    • Holy Family Hospital Walls
    • Mary Hopkins Searles Tomb, Village Burial Ground
    • Masonic Lodge
    • Meeting House Hill Cemetery
    • Methuen Memorial Music Hall
    • Methuen Museum of History
    • Methuen Railroad Depot, Rail Trail Alliance
    • Nevins Memorial Library
    • Park Street Walls
    • Searles Chime Tower
    • Searles/Tenney Granite Walls
    • St. Andrews Episcopal Church
    • Tenney Gate House
    • Tenney School Wall
    • The Searles Building, Methuen City Hall
    • Turrett on Broadway
    • Turrett on East Street
    • William M. Jewell House