A 75-acre former farm left to the town by Myra Keep Lovell Moulton, combining an indoor museum of her button collection with a nature trail, a sculpture garden, a community garden, a pond, and a small granite quarry that is now a certified vernal pool. The museum building itself keeps limited hours, but the grounds are the more map-relevant part of the property.
What to expect
Trails
The Keep Homestead Nature Trail runs through the property; length and difficulty not rated, natural surface
Dogs
A dog off its owner's or keeper's premises must be restrained by a chain or leash no more than six feet long, unless it is on someone else's land with that person's knowledge and permission. Letting a dog roam at large on another's land…
Hours
The museum building is open the first Sunday of each month, 1-3:30 PM, plus by appointment from April through December; grounds-only hours (trail, gardens) separate from the museum are not posted
Birdwatching
Allowed year-round
Managed by
Monson Conservation Commission / Keep Homestead Museum
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No picnic area
Grounds include a sculpture garden and community garden rather than picnic infrastructure.
Common questions
Is this actually a museum or an outdoor place?
Both. It's a working museum of a 8,000-piece button collection housed on a 75-acre former farm, and the grounds add a nature trail, sculpture garden, community garden, and pond that visitors can walk even outside museum hours, though grounds-only hours are not separately posted.
Can I bring my dog to Keep Homestead Museum?
A dog off its owner's or keeper's premises must be restrained by a chain or leash no more than six feet long, unless it is on someone else's land with that person's knowledge and permission. Letting a dog roam at large on another's land is a violation, and running at large is one of the nuisances…