Stonehurst, the Robert Treat Paine Estate — Attraction in Waltham

The place is gorgeous but I really wish fellow dog owners would respect the leash rule on the trails. I picked this spot instead of many other parks in the area because it said dogs need to be leashed. There are so many off leash areas anyways just respect the rules! I don’t care if your dog is friendly— my senior dog can’t see and when your dog runs up to sniff mine he may bite yours. I told one owner this and she said she would understand if mine bit hers but that isn’t the point. Mine might bite and hers might bite or attack mine back. I don’t want my dog to get really hurt since he’s small. If we all followed the rules then all dogs could be on the...

Terrible treatment from an extremely rude elderly lady (short white hair). We rang the doorbell and she opened the door closed her arms with rude face asking what we wanted. I felt uncomfortable trying to check it out the museum and know how it worked to visit, she treated us very bad, then acted like she didn’t understand me lol. I left the place saying I didn’t want to go inside because how rude she treated my parents and I. If you work with the public, be nice. Don’t open the door and close your arms looking at us like we are trying to invade the place aka museum lol Otherwise stay at home alone with your rudeness...

This beautiful estate holds an architectural treasure that stands out from other guilded age extravagance by being the product of prosperity, artistic and thoughtful design, and craftsmanship instead of the opulent but shallow temples to materialism found in other historic mansions. Rather than simply being a product of its time, it sets conventions of value for then next century. The museum is small, but well worth the low price of admission for any history or architecture buff, and the grounds form an expansive natural park that is pleasant to explore. Dogs are...