Loring Greenough House

Tour a residential area that includes a National Historic District. View architecture that spans three centuries; the oldest community theater company in the United States; and an elegant 18th-century mansion that once served as the country’s first military hospital. Learn about the monument that commemorates fallen Civil War soldiers from West Roxbury and about Pauline Agassiz Shaw who established the class that became the model for free, public kindergarten education. We will visit a house dating to 1716 that once served as a tavern, the Eliot School dating back to 1689, the home of the first woman to graduate from MIT and the First Church Burial Ground.

All JPHS tours are free to the public. Our tours are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide at the location listed.

Cannot attend on Saturdays at 11:00? You can also find our tours available in an online app! <a target="_blank" href="https://www.jphs.org/onlinetours?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3cnCTVK71jtsjM9V_aa3qbRwBXeBZNrwxgp1Eo0LXHZev77-1iyI4EaCc_aem_AaCVYc_RlHCUkmOr4QARtnMUDXKUNu_dGDnqwVcsfmBaU03ZouP896w2LpBp4YEjUX9Xl13nif65l8fsdLc965Hx" rel="nofollow">https://www.jphs.org/onlinetours</a>

Local Event: Walking Tour of Monument Square

Jamaica Plain

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Walking Tour of Monument Square

Saturday May 11, 2024: Tour a residential area that includes a National Historic District. View architecture that spans three centuries; the...

This National Historic District includes one of the finest collections of Victorian houses in the area. The district includes the ancestral home of the Dole Pineapple Company founder and the homes of progressives who were active as abolitionists and women suffragists.
All tours are free to the public and are offered on dates shown. Tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide at the starting location.
Cannot attend on Saturdays at 11:00? All our tours are always&nbsp;available in an online app!&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jphs.org/onlinetours" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.jphs.org/onlinetou...</a>

Local Event: Walking Tour of Sumner Hill

Walking Tour of Sumner Hill

Saturday May 18, 2024: This National Historic District includes one of the finest collections of Victorian houses in the area. The district...

Stony Brook

Join the JP Historical Society to explore a fascinating industrial area at the geographic heart of Boston that includes 19th-century tannery and brewery buildings, the homes of early German settlers, and today’s Boston Beer Company, the brewers of Samuel Adams. In the 1970s, a coalition of community groups joined together to block the construction of the Southwest Expressway through Jamaica Plain and other Boston neighborhoods. Today, the Southwest Corridor Park that runs through the Stony Brook neighborhood stands as a testament to the power of community activism.

All tours are free to the public and are offered on dates shown. Tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide outside the T Stop.

Cannot make this time or date? Our tours are available online via an app as well: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.jphs.org/onlinetours" rel="nofollow">https://www.jphs.org/onlinetours</a>

Local Event: Walking Tour of Stony Brook

Walking Tour of Stony Brook

Saturday May 25, 2024: Join the JP Historical Society to explore a fascinating industrial area at the geographic heart of Boston that...

Saturday June 29, 2024: Tour a residential area that includes a National Historic District. View architecture that spans three centuries; the...

This National Historic District includes one of the finest collections of Victorian houses in the area. The district includes the ancestral home of the Dole Pineapple Company founder and the homes of progressives who were active as abolitionists and women suffragists.
All tours are free to the public and are offered on dates shown. Tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide at the starting location.
Cannot attend on Saturdays at 11:00? All our tours are always available in an online app! <a href="https://www.jphs.org/onlinetours" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.jphs.org/onlinetou...</a>

Saturday July 6, 2024: This National Historic District includes one of the finest collections of Victorian houses in the area. The district...

Join the JP Historical Society to explore a fascinating industrial area at the geographic heart of Boston that includes 19th-century tannery and brewery buildings, the homes of early German settlers, and today’s Boston Beer Company, the brewers of Samuel Adams. In the 1970s, a coalition of community groups joined together to block the construction of the Southwest Expressway through Jamaica Plain and other Boston neighborhoods. Today, the Southwest Corridor Park that runs through the Stony Brook neighborhood stands as a testament to the power of community activism.
All tours are free to the public and are offered on dates shown. Tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide outside the T Stop.
Cannot make this time or date? Our tours are available online via an app as well: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.jphs.org/onlinetours" rel="nofollow">https://www.jphs.org/onlinetours</a>

Saturday July 13, 2024: Join the JP Historical Society to explore a fascinating industrial area at the geographic heart of Boston that...

Saturday August 17, 2024: Tour a residential area that includes a National Historic District. View architecture that spans three centuries; the...

This National Historic District includes one of the finest collections of Victorian houses in the area. The district includes the ancestral home of the Dole Pineapple Company founder and the homes of progressives who were active as abolitionists and women suffragists.
All tours are free to the public and are offered on dates shown. Tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide at the starting location.
Cannot attend on Saturdays at 11:00? All our tours are always available in an online app! <a href="https://www.jphs.org/onlinetours" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.jphs.org/onlinetou...</a>

Saturday August 24, 2024: This National Historic District includes one of the finest collections of Victorian houses in the area. The district...

Local Event: Wallking Tour of Stony Brook

Wallking Tour of Stony Brook

Saturday August 31, 2024: Join the JP Historical Society to explore a fascinating industrial area at the geographic heart of Boston that...

Join the JP Historical Society on this special tour for JP Open Studios&nbsp;to explore a fascinating industrial area at the geographic heart of Boston that includes 19th-century tannery and brewery buildings, the homes of early German settlers, and today’s Boston Beer Company, the brewers of Samuel Adams. In the 1970s, a coalition of community groups joined together to block the construction of the Southwest Expressway through Jamaica Plain and other Boston neighborhoods. Today, the Southwest Corridor Park that runs through the Stony Brook neighborhood stands as a testament to the power of community activism.
All tours are free to the public and are offered on dates shown. Tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide outside the T Stop.
Cannot make this time or date? Our tours are available online via an app as well: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.jphs.org/onlinetours" rel="nofollow">https://www.jphs.org/onlinetours</a>

Sunday September 29, 2024: Join the JP Historical Society on this special tour for JP Open Studios&nbsp;to explore a fascinating industrial area...

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