William Hickling Prescott House

5 reviews

+1 (617) 742-3190

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55 Beacon St

Boston, MA 02108

+1 (617) 742-3190

http://nscdama.org

Referred to as a “neighborhood hidden gem” by the Beacon Hill Times, don’t miss this opportunity to tour this beautiful mansion across from the Boston Common and experience what life was like for an affluent Beacon Hill family in the 1800’s. Voted in 2018, one of the top 8 examples of Federal architecture by Boston Curbed and one of the Seven Boston house museums to visit by Boston Magazine, the William Hickling Prescott House, at 55 Beacon Street, and the adjoining home at 54 Beacon Street, were built in 1808 for the Boston merchant, James Smith Colburn.

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Reviews

3.55 reviews

Gretchen G.

8/30/2014

How is it I'm given tours in Boston for nearly 20 years and missed out on this Federal beauty? Our guide, Cynthia, clearly loves the house and its story. She was wonderful! The architecture is...

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R V.

5/5/2010

If you've been dying for an excuse to check out one of those lavish historic homes on Beacon Hill, give this one a try. The tour is inexpensive ($5) and the house is gorgeous, with period...

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Brian B.

5/27/2018

BORING! Half of the decor/furniture in the house is fake (reproductions). There is nothing remotely interesting about the history of the house or anything within it. The admission is pretty cheap...

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Renuka V.

6/23/2014

Walked 5 mins after having a pint at the "Cheers" bar to the Prescott House for the last tour of the day at around 3pm ( they are flexible w the times so just drop by anytime before 3pm and you'll...

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Geraldine O.

8/25/2012

Even if I'm not familiar with Prescott, the house owner, or with the history of Boston itself, I enjoyed the tour. For $7, I was able to go all through the house, take pictures, learn about the...

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