The Crane Estate

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Limited services venue

The venue will provide the space, plus a few extras.

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

  • 300

Venue type

  • Ballrooms, Banquet Halls
  • Historic Estates, Mansions

Venue setting

  • Covered Outdoor
  • Indoor
  • Outdoor
290 Argilla Rd, Ipswich, MA 01938

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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.

Guest capacity

Up to 250 Seated

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Elopement, Wedding reception, Farewell brunch, Other, Cocktail hour

Guests often feel this space is

“Stunning”

Available services that can be provided by The Crane Estate

Services & amenities

  • Bar services
  • Catering services
  • Dressing room / Bridal Suite
  • Event coordinator
  • Event rentals
  • Event staff
  • Liability insurance
  • On-site accommodations
  • Service staff

Rentals

  • Lighting

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