Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion, just inside the entrance to Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park at 54 Elm St., is the childhood home of pioneering environmentalist George Perkins Marsh. Conservationist/Businessman Frederick Billings purchased the property in 1869 and built the Queen Anne-style residence that his granddaughter, Mary French Rockefeller, modernized in the 1950s. The house features Tiffany glass windows and beautifully detailed woodwork as well as the dining room complete with table settings.

Ranger-guided tours of the mansion and gardens explore the history of conservation, the stewardship ethic of the Marsh, Billings and Rockefeller families, and community-based conservation in a more modern context. In addition to original furnishings and personal items, the mansion displays works of art that include some of America’s finest landscape paintings, highlighting the influence painting and photography had on the conservation movement. The Carriage Barn Visitor Center, built on the foundation of an earlier stable in 1895, is the park headquarters and contains the exhibit "Conservation Stewardship: A Place in the Land."

Some 20 miles of carriage roads and trails are available for exploration throughout the park. The Appalachian Trail crosses Woodstock to the north. Ranger-led hikes are available. The site also is part of the traditional and unsurrendered homeland of the Indigenous Abenaki people.

Guided tours are available. Pet friendly (call for restrictions/fees.). Recreational activities are permitted.