Fowler Clark Epstein Farm

History and Redevelopment Plans for the Historic Fowler Clark Epstein Farm in Mattapan

The 1786 Fowler Clark Epstein Farm, originally part of a 330 acre estate, is a rare surviving farmstead from time when Mattapan was an agrarian part of the Town of Dorchester. Historic Boston purchased the property in June for preservation and re-use. Along with its partners, the Urban Farming Institute, The Trust for Public Land, and North Bennet Street School, HBI is planning a $3.1 million restoration of the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm as an urban farm and education center for the Urban Farming Institute that will include classrooms, demonstration kitchen, planting beds, and a farm stand. This vision supports the burgeoning urban farming movement in Boston, creates jobs, and provides access to locally grown produce for neighbors.

12/16/2016

Historic Boston Inc (HBI) | Construction Begins at Fowler Clark 16 Dec Construction Begins at Fowler Clark Posted at 11:53h in Blog by Historic Boston Inc 0 Likes Share After more than two years of planning, we’re pleased to announce that we have started the first phase of construction of the rehabilitation of the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm in Mattapan. Our gene...

09/13/2016

Historic Boston Inc (HBI) | Exploring Oddities at the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm 09 Sep Exploring Oddities at the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm Posted at 15:36h in Blog by Historic Boston Inc 0 Likes Share Last week Jeff Brussel’s blog post, “The Epstein Legacy at Fowler Clark Farm” captured the eccentricities of the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm and the preservation challenges they pre...

09/13/2016

Historic Boston Inc (HBI) | The Epstein Legacy at Fowler Clark Farm 31 Aug The Epstein Legacy at Fowler Clark Farm Posted at 15:45h in Blog by Historic Boston Inc 0 Likes Share Jeff Brussel is a Senior Project Architect at Perkins + Will and one of the team of architects at the firm working to transform the historic Fowler Clark Epstein Farm to a 21st century urban…

06/21/2016

Historic Boston Inc (HBI) | HBI’s Council of Advisors Dig In at the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm 17 Jun HBI’s Council of Advisors Dig In at the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm Posted at 11:22h in Blog by Historic Boston Inc 0 Likes Share HBI’s Council of Advisors gathered for its annual meeting on June 15th, this year at Mattapan’s Fowler Clark Epstein Farm. Thirty-eight Advisors and Board members t...