HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS / HISTORIC SITES

Adams National Historic Site
135 Adams Street
Quincy 617-770-1175
https://www.nps.gov/adam

Battleship Massachusetts
Battleship Cove
5 Water Street
Fall River 508-678-1100
https://www.battleshipcove.org

Beauport Sleeper-McCann House
75 Eastern Point Boulevard
Gloucester 978-283-0800
https://www.historicnewengland.org

Blackstone River & Canal Heritage State Park
287 Oak Street
Uxbridge 508-278-7604
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/department-of-conservation-recreation

Buckman Tavern
One Bedford Street
Lexington 781-862-1703
https://www.lexingtonhistory.org

Bunker Hill Monument
Charlestown 617-242-5642
https://www.nps.gov/bost

Captain Robert Bennett Forbes House
215 Adams Street
Milton 617-696-1815
https://www.forbeshousemuseum.org

Charlestown Navy Yard
Charlestown 617-242-5601
https://www.nps.gov/bost

Colonel Josiah Quincy House
20 Muirhead Street
Quincy 617-994-5930
https://www.historicnewengland.org

Fairbanks House
511 East Street
Dedham 781-326-1170
https://fairbankshouse.org/

Faneuil Hall & Marketplace
Boston 617-523-1300
https://faneuilhallmarketplace.com/

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
99 Warren Street
Brookline 617-566-1689
https://www.nps.gov/frla

Hancock-Clarke House
13 Depot Square
Lexington 781-861-0928
https://www.lexingtonhistory.org

Hancock Shaker Village
1843 West Housatonic Street
Pittsfield 413-443-0188
https://hancockshakervillage.org/

Harrison Gray Otis House
141 Cambridge Street
Boston 617-994-5920
https://www.historicnewengland.org

Hooper-Lee-Nichols House
159 Brattle Street
Cambridge 617-547-4252
https://historycambridge.org/

House of the Seven Gables
115 Derby Street
Salem 978-744-0991
https://7gables.org/

John F. Kennedy National Historic Site
83 Beals Street
Brookline 617-566-7937
https://www.nps.gov/jofi

King’s Chapel
58 Tremont Street
Boston 617-523-1749
http://www.kings-chapel.org/

Lawrence Heritage State Park
One Jackson Street
Lawrence 978-794-1655
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/department-of-conservation-recreation

Longfellow National Historic Site
105 Brattle Street
Cambridge 617-876-4491
https://www.nps.gov/long

Lowell National Historical Park
67 Kirk Street
Lowell 978-970-5000
https://www.nps.gov/lowe

Lyman Estate “The Vale”
185 Lyman Street
Waltham 617-994-5912
https://www.historicnewengland.org

Lynn Heritage State Park
590 Washington Street
Lynn 617-626-1250
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/department-of-conservation-recreation

Minute Man National Historic Park
174 Liberty Street
Concord 978-369-6993
https://www.nps.gov/mima

National Historical Park
Charlestown Navy Yard
Boston 617-242-5642
https://www.nps.gov/bost/index.htm

Old North Church
193 Salem Street
Boston 617-858-8231
https://www.oldnorth.com

Old South Meeting House
310 Washington Street
Boston 617-482-6439
http://www.oldsouthmeetinghouse.org/

Old Sturbridge Village
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road
Sturbridge 800-733-1830
https://www.osv.org

Orchard House, Home of the Alcotts
399 Lexington Road
Concord 978-369-4118
https://louisamayalcott.org/

Park Street Church
One Park Street
Boston 617-523-3383
https://www.parkstreet.org

Paul Revere House
19 North Square
Boston 617-523-2338
https://www.paulreverehouse.org

Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Avenue
Plymouth 508-746-1622
https://plimoth.org/

Quincy Homestead
34 Butler Road
Quincy 617-742-3190
https://nscda.org/

Roxbury Heritage State Park
John Eliot Square
Roxbury 617-445-3399
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/department-of-conservation-recreation

Royall House
15 George Street
Medford 781-396-9032
https://royallhouse.org/

Salem Maritime National Historic Site
193 Derby Street
Salem 978-740-1650
https://www.nps.gov/sama

Saugus Ironworks National Historic Site
244 Central Street
Saugus 781-233-0050
https://www.nps.gov/sair

U.S.S. Cassin Young
Charlestown Navy Yard
Charlestown 617-242-5601
https://www.nps.gov/bost

The Wayside
174 Liberty Street
Concord 978-369-6993
https://www.nps.gov/mima

Preservation Organizations

American Antiquarian Society
Worcester 508-755-5221
https://www.americanantiquarian.org

Cambridge Historical Society
Cambridge 617-547-4252
https://historycambridge.org/

New England Historic Genealogy Society
Boston 888-296-3447
https://www.americanancestors.org/

Massachusetts Historical Commission
Boston 617-727-8470
https://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc

Massachusetts Historical Society
Boston 617-536-1608
https://www.masshist.org

Mayflower Society
Plymouth 508-746-3188
https://www.themayflowersociety.com

Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Boston 617-227-3956
https://www.historicnewengland.org

Titanic Historical Society
Indian Orchard 413-543 4770
https://titanichistoricalsociety.org/

Research Libraries

The Arthur & Elizabeth Schlesinger Library
3 James Street
Cambridge 617-495-8647
https://www.radcliffe.edu/schles
Radcliffe’s unique research library preserves one of the most extensive collections of books, manuscripts and periodicals on women’s history.

The Boston Athenaeum
10 Beacon Street
Boston 617-227-0270
https://www.bostonathenaeum.org
Founded in 1807, this private research library offers distinguished collections of literature, art and early American books and documents.

The Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston 617-536-5400
https://www.bpl.org
The historic McKim, Mead and White Building houses extensive research facilities, manuscripts, special collections and outstanding works of art.

Massachusetts Horticultural Society Library
900 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston 617-933-4900
https://www.masshort.org
This world-renowned, extensive horticultural library includes more than 80,000 books, periodicals, seed catalogues, videos and prints.

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