Wheeler Farm

Wheeler Farm is a historic farm in Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States. Settled in 1717, it was farmed for almost 250 years. Covering 54 acres (22 ha), it is now owned by the Rural Land Foundation (RLF), which was formed in 1965, after the property was placed on the market.^[1]

Wheeler Farm
Location in Massachusetts
Town/City	Lincoln
State	Massachusetts
Country	United States
Coordinates	42.42739°N 71.30144°W / 42.42739; -71.30144 (Wheeler Farm)
Owner	Rural Land Foundation (since 1965)
Area	54 acres (220,000 m2)

History

The 1965 sale of the property is believed to have been the first limited-development strategy of conversation planning in the country,^[2] in that the eleven private-home lots are clustered to ensure the maximum amount of land can be protected.^[1]

Abner, Benjamin and Eliphalet lived at the firm in the 18th century.^[3] Stephen Buttrick (1772–1828), son of John,^[4] lived at the farm in the 19th century.^[5]