Matthew Whittall and his second wife, Gertrude, built a summer home and established gardens on 100 acres of land in Shrewsbury, MA in 1911. The site had spectacular views of Lake Quinsigamond and beyond to Mt. Wachusett and Mt. Monadnock.
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1843 Matthew John Whittall born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, ENG
1848 Helen Paget born in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, ENG
1867 Gertrude Littlefield Clarke born in Bellevue, Sarpy, NE
1868 married Helen Paget in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, ENG
1871 Amy Constance Jane Whittall born
1874 Matthew Percival Whittal born
1876 Edgeworth J. Paget Whittall born
1895 Helen (Paget) Whittall died in Worcester, Worcester, MA – buried at Hope cemetery
1906 Married Gertrude Littlefield Clark in Omaha, NE
1911-12 Juniper Hall built by Norcross Brothers
1922 Matthew John Whittall died in Shrewsbury, Worcester, MA – buried at Hope cemetery
1927 Juniper Hall deeded to the Massachusetts Grand Lodge of Masons for a Masonic Hospital
1934 Gertrude Whittall leaves New England for Washington, D.C. and becomes a major musical and fine arts philanthropist for the Library of Congress
1965 Gertrude Whittall dies in Washington, DC (buried at Hope Cemetery)
1976 Town of Shrewsbury purchased the property
1979 Juniper Hall buildings demolished
2005 Friends of Prospect Park incorporated
https://books.google.com/books?id=a5ofk-pvTXoC&pg=PA11&dq=matthew+whittall&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEsQ6AEwCGoVChMIs9am5J__yAIVSjMmCh1QAQfF#v=onepage&q=matthew%20whittall&f=false
Shrewsbury Michael P. Perna Arcadia Publishing, 2001 - History - 128 pages
