The Perkins Homestead occupies 57 acres (23 ha) of land on the east side of River Road, about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the center of Newcastle, Maine.

The central portion of the property is forested, with paths lined by stone walls leading to agricultural fields in the plain adjacent to the river.

Perkins, born in 1880, was educated at Mount Holyoke College and was working as a social worker in New York City when the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire occurred in 1911.

In 2020, the property was purchased by the Frances Perkins Center, a nonprofit dedicated to inspiring current and future generations to understand and uphold the government’s role in providing social justice and economic security for all.

[5] Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited the Homestead in August 2024 while advocates and the Perkins Center called for the site to be designated a national monument.