Theodore Lyman (1755-1839) was born the son of a minister in York, Maine. He founded a successful shipping firm in the 1790s in York, Maine, later relocating the business to Boston, Massachusetts. He expanded his business interests from the Northwest fur trade into the China Trade, acquiring sufficient wealth by the time he was forty years old to support a country estate and gentleman's farm.
Captain Lyman, as he was known, relocated to the Boston suburb of Waltham and sought out noted Salem architect, Samuel McIntire, to design and build the Lyman Estate known as the Vale, which is today a park and house museum.
The country estate was established in 1793 on 400 acres (1.6 km²) of grounds, and was the Lyman family's summer residence for over 150 years. It consisted originally of the mansion and its lawns, gardens, greenhouses, woodlands, a deer park, and a working farm.
The estate's first greenhouse was constructed before 1800 and is thought to be the oldest in the United States. The Grape House, built in 1804 to raise exotic fruits such as oranges, pineapples, and bananas.
Captain Lyman, as he was known, relocated to the Boston suburb of Waltham and sought out noted Salem architect, Samuel McIntire, to design and build the Lyman Estate known as the Vale, which is today a park and house museum.
The country estate was established in 1793 on 400 acres (1.6 km²) of grounds, and was the Lyman family's summer residence for over 150 years. It consisted originally of the mansion and its lawns, gardens, greenhouses, woodlands, a deer park, and a working farm.
The estate's first greenhouse was constructed before 1800 and is thought to be the oldest in the United States. The Grape House, built in 1804 to raise exotic fruits such as oranges, pineapples, and bananas.
Theodore Lyman (1755-1839) was born the son of a minister in York, Maine. He founded a successful shipping firm in the 1790s in York, Maine, later relocating the business to Boston, Massachusetts. He expanded his business interests from the Northwest fur trade into the China Trade, acquiring sufficient wealth by the time he was forty years old to support a country estate and gentleman's farm.
Captain Lyman, as he was known, relocated to the Boston suburb of Waltham and sought out noted Salem architect, Samuel McIntire, to design and build the Lyman Estate known as the Vale, which is today a park and house museum.
The country estate was established in 1793 on 400 acres (1.6 km²) of grounds, and was the Lyman family's summer residence for over 150 years. It consisted originally of the mansion and its lawns, gardens, greenhouses, woodlands, a deer park, and a working farm.
The estate's first greenhouse was constructed before 1800 and is thought to be the oldest in the United States. The Grape House, built in 1804 to raise exotic fruits such as oranges, pineapples, and bananas.
Captain Lyman, as he was known, relocated to the Boston suburb of Waltham and sought out noted Salem architect, Samuel McIntire, to design and build the Lyman Estate known as the Vale, which is today a park and house museum.
The country estate was established in 1793 on 400 acres (1.6 km²) of grounds, and was the Lyman family's summer residence for over 150 years. It consisted originally of the mansion and its lawns, gardens, greenhouses, woodlands, a deer park, and a working farm.
The estate's first greenhouse was constructed before 1800 and is thought to be the oldest in the United States. The Grape House, built in 1804 to raise exotic fruits such as oranges, pineapples, and bananas.
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