Woodlawn Museum, Gardens & Park

Woodlawn is a 180-acre historic estate located a quarter mile from downtown Ellsworth, Maine. Once home to three generations of the Black family, it is now treasured for the Black House, its historic house museum, community and formal gardens, and its public park with walking trails. Visitors can explore a superb historic house, stroll through beautiful gardens, play croquet, hike on pristine trails, and much more.

Woodlawn, including the land, building, furniture, and pictures therein shall be kept as a public park.
– George Nixon Black, Jr.

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Woodlawn’s New President Sees Busy Months Ahead

by Anne Berleant, Courtesy of The Ellsworth American  ELLSWORTH — At their annual meeting on Jan. [...]

Woodlawn Announces Black House to Open July 6th and the 2021 Ellsworth Antiques Show is postponed until 2022

Ellsworth: The Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations (Trustees), Woodlawn’s governing board, decided this week [...]

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Meet Woodlawn’s new caretaker

Richard Tupper

Richard joined the staff in April 2021.

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