The Crane Estate

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Guest capacity

Up to 300 seated guests

About this venue

Celebrate your special day amidst some of the most spectacular scenery in the Northeast. The 2,100-acre Crane Estate is an unforgettable destination for your special event with its winding salt marshes, miles of barrier beach, and beautiful hilltop mansion. Chicago industrialist Richard T. Crane, Jr. first purchased the land that would become The Crane Estate in 1910. Crane was captivated by the beautiful landscape, and over the next two decades worked with some of America's leading architects and landscape architects to shape his summer retreat, sited with hilltop vistas of the Atlantic in an area of the property known as Castle Hill. In 1928, Castle Hill was crowned with a 59-room Stuart-style mansion designed by world-renowned architect David Adler. Today, the Crane family mansion is known as The Great House on The Crane Estate and is protected, along with the rest of Castle Hill, as a 165-acre National Historic Landmark.

Seated guest capacity

Venue type

Ballrooms, Banquet Halls
Historic Estates, Mansions

Venue setting

Covered Outdoor
Indoor
Outdoor

290 Argilla Rd, Ipswich, MA 01938

Our event spaces

The Great House
Steep Hill Beach
The Barn On The Crane Estate

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The Great House

When you choose The Great House as the location of your celebration you have three unique spaces for each phase of your event.

Perched high above beautiful Crane Beach and the Atlantic Ocean, The Great House on the Crane Estate offers a dramatic setting for weddings, celebrations, and corporate functions, with extraordinary atmosphere and breathtaking views along the half-mile-long manicured lawn: The Grand Allée. Sited on the crest of Crane Estate’s Castle Hill, wedding ceremonies at The Great House take place on the lawn overlooking the half-mile-long Grand Allée with sweeping views to the ocean. For the cocktail hour, you have exclusive use of the Allée Terrace in addition to the first floor of The Great House where guests can mingle throughout the historic mansion. Finally, for dinner, a beautiful high-peaked tent is positioned just off the ballroom East Terrace where guests can experience the landscape and beauty of Castle Hill throughout the evening.