Tag: Lakemans Lane

Lakemans Lane and Fellows Road

By Historic Ipswich on May 24, 2017 • ( 5 Comments )

by Charlotte Lindgren One hundred years ago, Lakemans Lane was a narrow dirt road lined by stone walls. About a mile beyond Parting Paths, then called Whittier’s Corner (for the now demolished homestead of the large Whittier family), the lane connected County and Essex Roads. It was bisected […]

The John Manning barn on Lakemans Lane in Ipswich

The Lakemans Lane Barn

By Gordon Harris on May 14, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

The house at 21 Lakemans Lane was constructed by John Manning 3rd by the early 19th Century. The barn on the property features hand-hewn post and beam framing with gunstock corner posts, and may predate the house.