How long do people spend at Old Sturbridge Village?

How long do people spend at Old Sturbridge Village?

We typically recommend allowing at least 2 to 3 hours for exploring Old Sturbridge Village. Some choose to stay the whole day.

Is Sturbridge Village open all year?

Old Sturbridge Village is open year-round and each season offers its own unique reasons to visit.

Who started Old Sturbridge Village?

Founder A.B. Wells Industrialist Albert B. Wells
Founder A.B. Wells Industrialist Albert B. Wells of Southbridge, Massachusetts, became interested in the beauty of hand-wrought utilitarian objects in the early 1900s on annual tours of Europe with his father-in-law, the noted Chicago architect Daniel Hudson Burnham.

Who created Old Sturbridge Village?

George Burnham Wells
As A.B.’s son George Burnham Wells observed, the collection was “too big and too numerous to be simply one man’s hobby.” Eventually, A.B. Wells and his brothers purchased the Quinebaug Farm, setting in motion the creation of Old Sturbridge Village as we know it today.

Do people live in Sturbridge Village?

Sturbridge is a with a population of 9,559. Sturbridge is in Worcester County and is one of the best places to live in Massachusetts.

Where can I run in Sturbridge MA?

Sturbridge running Trails

• Elm run. 4.97 mi255 ftELEV GAIN.
• Pine Acre 1.7. 3.08 mi42 ftELEV GAIN.
• Oakland St. Run.
• Apple run. 6.64 mi320 ftELEV GAIN.
• Kevin’s Home 3.44. 3.44 mi183 ftELEV GAIN.
• Hardwick Road Race. 5.63 mi369 ftELEV GAIN.
• Holden – Mill St. 18.91 mi1,065 ftELEV GAIN.
• The Circle. 4.81 mi75 ftELEV GAIN.

Who settled Sturbridge Village?

Winthrop II bought the land from Tantasqua (local area sachem) and mined graphite, lead, and iron. The mine stayed in the Winthrop family as late as 1784 and was in operation until 1910. Sturbridge was first settled by the English in 1729 by settlers from Medfield, and was officially incorporated in 1738.

What is Sturbridge known for?

Old Sturbridge Village
History runs deep in the central Massachusetts town of Sturbridge. Settled in 1729 and officially incorporated nine years later, Sturbridge is best known today for Old Sturbridge Village, a living history destination that re-creates what New England life was like in the 18th and 19th centuries.