Owned & operated by the Danvers Historical Society
The North Shore’s Most Beautiful Historic Garden
Eleven acres of award-winning gardens and a Colonial Revival mansion — the perfect venue for weddings & corporate events.
Owned & operated by the Danvers Historical Society
Eleven acres of award-winning gardens and a Colonial Revival mansion — the perfect venue for weddings & corporate events.
Weddings
“As near to heaven as one can be in this world.”
The mansion at Glen Magna Farms sits on an estate of eleven acres, less than one mile from Routes 1 and 95. The Old Fashioned Garden is anchored by a reproduction of the original gazebo designed by Francis Peabody in 1840. Hold your ceremony in the garden or under the tent, then celebrate in the gardens under a sailcloth tent with clear side walls and bistro lighting.
Rental includes exclusive access to the grounds and, in the mansion, the first-floor foyer, drawing room, dining room, veranda and accessible restroom, plus three changing rooms and two restrooms upstairs.
2027 & 2028 Rental Rates
Rental pricing includes the seasonal tent. Based on a 9-hour rental: 3 hours of set-up, a 5-hour event and 1 hour of breakdown. Sunday–Thursday events end by 10pm; Friday & Saturday by 11pm. Saturday dates carry a 100-person minimum. A Danvers Historical Society “Family Level” membership is required to book. Prices subject to change without notice.
A non-refundable deposit of one-half of the rental fee accompanies the signed contract; the balance is due 90 days before your event. Ceremony fee includes one hour of rehearsal time on a day prior, and a back-up ceremony tent can be reserved in case of weather.
Included With Your Rental
Exclusive Caterer & Bar
Vinwood and Glen Magna Farms have partnered since 2004. Menus are custom — buffet, plated dinners, stations or passed hors d’oeuvres — with premium linen and china, silver-plated flatware and stemware, cake cutting, complete set-up and breakdown, and all food cooked on site. A tasting is available for a fee set by the caterer. Vinwood also provides all alcoholic beverages.
Vinwood Caterers · Three Union Street, Ipswich, MA
978-356-3273 · [email protected] · vinwood.com
You are welcome to hire your own photographer, music, florist and baker.
The pergola is the perfect location for that whimsical ceremony, the tent for a moody candle lit evening, and the mansion as your rich focal point.Katrina G. · reviewed 9/17/21
What Couples Say
“If you are looking for a gorgeous outside venue and a charming inside space both packed with amazing photo opportunities then this is your spot… If you are between two venues, don’t think about it anymore.”
Emily J · 8/7/2022“The ceremony in the garden, cocktail hour on the lawn behind the house, and then the reception under the included sailcloth tent… Getting married at Glen Magna Farms felt like we had found a hidden gem.”
Natalie P. · 6/4/2022“It has a historic feel while also being full of whimsy and secret garden vibes. The staff was amazing and the caterer they work with did a great job.”
Alyssa F. · 9/3/2022The Knot Best of Weddings 2022–2024 · WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards
Garden Tours
The wisteria-covered pergola leads toward the Derby Summer House, a National Historic Landmark, and into the Rose Garden. Classical statuary, fountains, sweeping lawns and winding pathways complete the restored grounds. Tours of the mansion and gardens take less than 1½ hours — an easy addition to a North Shore group itinerary.
$30 per person
A guided tour of the gardens and mansion with our grounds and restoration manager, followed by a boxed lunch — sandwich, chips, cookie and a drink. Take it with you or enjoy it here. 10-person minimum.
$10 per person + $50 guide fee
A guided tour of the gardens and mansion with our grounds and restoration manager.
To book a group, call 978-774-9165 or email us.
Public Access
The gardens are open to the public generally, unless otherwise posted:
The house and gardens are often rented for private events, so please inquire before visiting. A donation of $2 per person is appreciated for self-guided tours.
Corporate & Special Events
A magnificent Colonial Revival mansion nestled on eleven lush acres on Ingersoll Street in Danvers. Corporate gatherings, celebrations and special events share the same tent, gardens and exclusive caterer as our weddings. For event rates & guidelines, call 978-774-9165 or email [email protected].
Photo Shoots
The gardens make an excellent backdrop for engagement sessions, family portraits, prom and senior pictures and other professional photography. The fee is $150 for up to 2 hours (mansion access not included). Sessions are arranged in advance through the event office. This helps maintain the property — Glen Magna Farms receives no town funding.
Be part of the holiday magic at the Parade of Trees.
Photo Gallery
History
Glen Magna Farms survives unrivaled as an estate exemplifying historic North Shore summer living. During the War of 1812, Salem shipping merchant Joseph Peabody bought a twenty-acre Danvers property that grew to over three hundred and thirty acres, a family summer retreat for 144 years.
By 1892 it belonged to Ellen Peabody Endicott, who in 1893 hired Little, Browne and Moore to expand the mansion to its classic Colonial Revival form. In 1926 she received the Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Hunnewell Gold Medal. Her son William Crowninshield Endicott, Jr. brought the Derby Summer House (built 1794, a National Historic Landmark since 1968) to the property in 1901.
In 1963 the Danvers Historical Society — founded in 1889 — purchased the central eleven acres and has worked to restore the gardens to their early 20th-century appearance.
Society office: 978-777-1666 · [email protected] · danvershistory.org
Wedding FAQ
Directions & Contact
Getting Here
Enter 29 Ingersoll St. in your GPS. Ingersoll Street is off Centre Street — there is no access from Forest Street or Endicott Park. Follow Ingersoll to the end, where it turns from paved to dirt; the parking lot is at the very end.
Route 1 South: Centre Street exit, first right onto Armory Road, next right onto Centre St; Ingersoll is on the left in about ½ mile. Route 1 North: Centre Street exit, left at the end of the ramp; Ingersoll is less than ½ mile on the left. 95 South: Exit 68. 95 North: Route 114 West, then Route 1 North one exit to Centre Street.