The Weston Estate project is an incredible story about a man who grew up loving the property, buying it with his wife, then waiting 25 years until they could afford to fully rebuild. Fred Albert tells the story (with photography by Tamara Flanagan) in New England Home’s Enduring Charm issue. It begins:

“The suburban Boston estate had seen better days. An Italianate mansion that once dominated the site was long gone, replaced by a 1950s ranch house. The formal gardens designed by the Olmsted Brothers nearly a century earlier were in a state of ruin. But for the man who grew up next door, the place still held a magical allure...”