CPA Success Stories News & Announcements

Eliakim's Way, West Tisbury

Eliakim's Way, West Tisbury

West Tisbury, a small community on Martha’s Vineyard, has used its CPA funds to develop a number of affordable housing options for... more ››

Northampton Community Farm & Florence Recreation Fields

Northampton Community Farm & Florence Recreation Fields

In the 19th century, former slave, abolitionist, and preacher Sojourner Truth farmed a 181-acre parcel in the city of Northampton... more ››

Declaration of Independence, Mendon

Declaration of Independence, Mendon

In March 2009, Mendon Town Meeting approved the appropriation of $80,000 of CPA funds to resolve humidity and drainage problems in the... more ››

Windrush Farm, Boxford and North Andover

Windrush Farm, Boxford and North Andover

In January 2010, the Trust for Public Land, Windrush Farm Therapeutic Equitation, Inc. (WFTE) and the towns of North Andover and Boxford... more ››

89 Oxbow, Wayland

89 Oxbow, Wayland

In a great example of beating swords into plowshares, land that once housed lethal missiles is now the location of an impressive green... more ››

Angino Farm Acquisition, Newton

Angino Farm Acquisition, Newton

Originally settled in the late 1600s, the Angino farm property was bought in 1917 by the Italian immigrant Angino family. In 2005, after... more ››

Historic Library Preservation, Lenox

Historic Library Preservation, Lenox

The historic Lenox library (on the National Register of Historic Places) was owned by a private library association which began to... more ››

Thacher Island Preservation Project, Rockport

Thacher Island Preservation Project, Rockport

Thacher Island, with its twin 19th century granite lighthouses, is a National Historic Landmark – one of fewer than 2,400 in the nation.... more ››

Sheep Hill Farm, Williamstown

Sheep Hill Farm, Williamstown

This project included the restoration of dairy and horse barns dating to the 1810-1830 period, and the relocation of a historic barrel-... more ››

Horizons For Youth Camp Acquisition, Sharon

Horizons For Youth Camp Acquisition, Sharon

CPA funds were used to acquire a 46.7 acre parcel of land formerly owned and operated by the Horizons for Youth organization, located on... more ››

Lake Terrace Apartments, Chatham

Lake Terrace Apartments, Chatham

This community housing project in Chatham was a joint project of the Chatham Community Preservation Committee, the Chatham Housing... more ››

Center Hill Preserve, Plymouth

Center Hill Preserve, Plymouth

This 78-acre property fronting on Cape Cod Bay was Massachusetts’ top preservation priority and ranked second on the National Oceanic and... more ››

Cole Property, Carver

Cole Property, Carver

The CPA was adopted in Carver in April 2006 in large part to protect this property - 242-acres of agricultural land that was enrolled in... more ››

Common Pasture Purchase, Newburyport

Common Pasture Purchase, Newburyport

In a three-part project, 293 acres of the 700-acre Common Pasture – a scenic and historic swath of agricultural land located on the border... more ››

Bradstreet Property in Rowley

Bradstreet Property Acquisition, Rowley

The Bradstreet Farm on Route 1A had been in the Bradstreet family since 1635, when the land was granted to Humphrey Bradstreet by King... more ››

Pilot Grove Apartments in Stow

Pilot Grove Apartments, Stow

In the Pilot Grove Apartments project, Stow used $350,000 in CPA funds to provide funding to preserve the affordability restrictions on 37... more ››

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