Taylor-Bray Farm
Taylor-Bray Farm Preservation Association
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Please help support the Taylor Bray Farm Preservation Association.
The farm is open daily, dawn to dusk
There are no fees at the farm but your donations would be greatly appreciated.
2023 Events
Spring Sheep Festival
Saturday June 17
Fall Festival
Saturday October 7
Annual Meeting
November
Holiday Festival
Saturday & Sunday
December 2 & 3
Board Meetings
Second Tuesday of each month
Watch the website for
times and updates.
Farmhouse Tours
Next open house:
Spring Sheep Festival
Sunday June 17 – 9 to 4
Spring Sheep Festival
Sunday June 17 – 9 to 4
Plan a Farm Event
The farm is a wonderful and unique place for a birthday party or other occasion. There have been several memorable wedding celebrations over the years.
Email us or call the farm at 774-251-1869
to get details and make arrangements.
Plan a Farm Event
The farm is a wonderful and unique place for a birthday party or other occasion. There have been several memorable wedding celebrations over the years.
Student Opportunities
Earn Community Credit at Taylor-Bray Farm. Opportunities abound to work with the animals, help with farm maintenance or farm festivals and assist with school or camp visits.
For more information email Maureen Clark, the Farm Coordinator.
Student Opportunities
Earn Community Credit at Taylor-Bray Farm. Opportunities abound to work with the animals, help with farm maintenance or farm festivals and assist with school or camp visits.
For more information email Maureen Clark, the Farm Coordinator.
Barn Renovation
The first phases of the Taylor-Bray Farm barn renovation are complete. The final phases are being planned and the financing will be requested at the May town meeting.
Learn about the project on our
Barn Renovation page
Barn Renovation
The first phases of the Taylor-Bray Farm barn renovation are complete. The final phases are being planned and the financing will be requested at the May town meeting.
Learn about the project on our Barn Renovation pa
Read the latest edition of the farm newsletter.
Seasons at the Farm. (PDF document)
"I've lived here my whole life and had never been to the farm. I am kicking myself for it now!"
Whether you are a Cape Cod native, a wash-ashore or are vacationing on the Cape, a visit to Taylor-Bray Farm is well worthwhile. The Farm has been here since the days of the Plymouth Colony so needless to say, there is history here. But that's not all, take a look around; there's a lot to see and do
Tour the Farm
Samuel Taylor Farmhouse c1783
The house was built by Samuel Taylor shortly after he returned from service in the Revolutionary War. The house has been renovated and is furnished with period pieces. The summer kitchen has a rotating display of farm related items including a portion of the Bray Brothers Collection.
Black Flats Marsh & Boardwalk
Walk out the boardwalk at the farm. The view you will see is largely what Richard and Ruth Taylor saw when they came to this then isolated place in 1639. The Chapin Beach dunes are to the west and beyond them, Cape Cod Bay. The Town of Dennis, once part of Yarmouth, is on the far side of Chase Garden Creek running through the marsh.
The Animals
From its earliest days, the Farm has been home to a variety of animals and livestock. We don’t know what livestock the early Taylors or George and Willie Bray kept when they lived on the Farm. We do know Robert Williams raised prize winning sheep and, at one point, pigs were raised. We have our own livestock now.
So come say hello to them.
c1640 House Site
The original Taylor house was an “earthfast” (post in ground) hall and parlor house about 27′ by 18′ with a later 18th century addition. The hall, the larger room with the hearth, was the heart of home activity and the only heated space, while the smaller parlor was a reserved for adults. Children would have slept in the unfinished second floor.
Taylor-Bray Barn
The barn at Taylor-Bray Farm dates from the early 19th century with an extension added in the early 20th century. The barn served the Taylors, the Bray Brothers and the Williams and Karas families well. It has been a focal point of the farm’s festivals for more than 20 years. But it has clearly suffered the ravages of 200 years of New England winters. Now, with grants from the Community Preservation Fund, the barn is being restored.
Community Garden
For information about the garden and reserving a plot, contact the Town of Yarmouth Senior Center, (508) 394-7606.
Blueberry Patch
Taylor-Bray Rock & Plaque
This large glacial erratic was probably a landmark to Native peoples long before Richard “Of the Rock” Taylor settled here. The “rock” moniker was used by Yarmouth residents to distinguish him form another Richard Taylor in town in the 17th century. At some point, the Bray Brothers attached a commemorative plaque to the rock.
Native American Presence
Native peoples were familiar with this area they called Hockanom, a name still in use today. Archaeological evidence collected over several seasons of fieldwork at the farm document a rich pre-colonial past ranging from 10,000 years ago to just before the Taylors settled on the land about 1639.
The Caretaker House
For may years, the caretakers for the farm have lived there. The house is currently being used by the Taylor-Bray Farm Preservation Association while the barn and office space there is being renovated.
Taylor-Bray Farm Preservation Association
P.O. Box 66
108 Bray Farm Road North
Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
