Hopkinton – Albin/Hart
Kast Hill Road
27.5 acres
No public access
September 2018
In September, 2018, Five Rivers completed conservation of 27.5 acres of prime agricultural land on Kast Hill Road in Hopkinton, thanks to the generosity of Francis M. Hart and the Town of Hopkinton.
The property includes fields that are ranked among the best wildlife habitat in the biological region. Mrs. Hart has conserved the field she cherishes — it will never be developed and will always remain available for hay production or other agricultural uses. She will continue to own the property, and manage it for conservation purposes, including agriculture.
Mrs. Hart is only the third owner of this field in over 100 years. Massachusetts Governor Frank Allen raised Guernsey cows here from 1915 until 1950. Fran’s parents, Harold and Christine Albin, bought the farm, attracted to the magnificent field and its acres of prime agricultural soils. Harold was retiring from the U.S. Department of Agricultural and he knew good farmland. Fran (Albin) Hart has owned the farm since 1975, and her conservation ethic will keep this field undeveloped in the future.
