Sprague Barn & Land

circa 1760

The Sprague Barn & Land connect today’s visitors to some of the area’s earliest settled farmsteads—where agriculture, family holdings, and the maritime economy converged.

  • Date | c. 1760
  • Family context  | Part of extensive Sprague lands that once stretched from Snug Harbor along Duxbury Bay to the Bluefish River.
  • Significance |  Agricultural base that fed and supported a maritime village.
  • Address | 71 Fairway Lane, Duxbury

History & Significance

Sprague Holdings

The farm consolidated over the 18th century through inheritance and marriage; by the late 1700s, parcels like the Winsor property at 489 Washington stood within these bounds—illustrating how farms, roads, and wharves knit together the village.

Shaping Duxbury

The barn and landscape help tell a complete story—how land use, foodways, and working waterfronts shaped Duxbury’s identity.

Preservation Priorities

Barn structure and envelope, landscape stewardship, visitor safety/access, and interpretive signage tying agriculture to maritime life.

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