1905William Cardinal O’Connell bought the Ames Estate mansion.Arts and Culture, Location and Setting, Buildings & Architecture

Cardinal O’Connell used it as a summer residence. He sold it a few years later. It is sometimes referred to as the General Benjamin F. Butler House.
Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Historic Building Detail: GLO.635, Butler, Gen. Benjamin F. House. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=glo.635