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Northshore October 2025
Anyone driving along Southern Avenue in Essex can’t help but admire the bucolic splendor of Bothways Farm. At a particular turn in the road, you look out over 110 acres of quintessential New England farmland with split-rail fences and rustic stone walls. Look closer and you’ll see horses, cows, donkeys, goats, chickens, and even a few alpacas. When the farm’s original owner, art patron Evelyn Fortune Bartlett, died in 1997 at the age of 109, she left the property in the care of The Trustees of Reservations. A conservation easement limited the size of the new construction to 3,500 feet, and the new high-performing building i
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