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Nichols House Museum

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A grand 1804 Beacon Hill residence turned museum, replete with antique furnishings, heirlooms & art. People often mention tour, guide, house, history, time, home, knowledgeable, family, Beacon, Hill,


Address

55 Mt Vernon St, Boston, MA 02108

Website

www.nicholshousemuseum.org

Contact

(617) 227-6993

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (62 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 10 AM to 1 PM
  • Saturday: 10 AM to 1 PM
  • Sunday: (Easter), 10 AM to 1 PM, Hours might differ
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: 10 AM to 1 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: tour (32) guide (18) house (15) history (14) time (12) home (11) knowledgeable (11) family (11) Beacon (10) Hill (10)
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  • 5/5 Afranur M. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It's a good museum to spend your time in a weekday in a sophisticated way and learn about the lives of the rich people in the past in Beacon Hill. The guide knew a lot of stuff about Nichols sisters and how they contributed to the society. $ 10 for adults and $ 5 for students. No wheelchair accessible entrance. Tours start at the beginning of every hour and lasts between 45 min - 1 hour. A nice museum to spend a day filled with knowledge and learn about the lives of the rich people who lived in Beacon Hill in the past. Guide Nichols knew a lot about the brothers and how they contributed to society. $ 10 for adults, $ 5 for students. No wheelchair access. Tours start every hour and take between 45 minutes and 1 hour. (Original) It's a good museum to spend your time in a weekday in a sophisticated way and learn about the lives of the rich people in the past in Beacon Hill. The guide knew a lot of stuff about Nichols sisters and how they contributed to the society. $10 for adults and $5 for students. No wheelchair accessible entrance. Tours start at the beginning of every hour and lasts between 45 min - 1 hour. Hafta içinde bir gününüzü bilgiyle doldurarak geçirmek ve geçmişte, Beacon Hill'de yaşamış zengin insanların hayatını öğrenmek için güzel bir müze. Rehber Nichols kardeşler ve onların topluma nasıl katkı yaptığı hakkında bayağı bir şey biliyordu. 10$ yetişkinler, 5$ öğrenciler için olan fiyatı. Tekerlekli sandalye girişi yok. Her saat başı turlar başlıyor ve 45 dk - 1 saat arası sürüyor.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lindsay H. 1 year ago on Google • 144 reviews
    Fabulous home and history. The guide was VERY knowledgeable and very nice. The decor was beautiful. It was nice to see the insides of a historic Beacon Hill home.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Wendy G. 5 months ago on Google • 237 reviews
    Great tour by knowledgeable docents. Fascinating history presented about the house and 1800s - 1900s.

  • 5/5 Emir Avilés P. 5 years ago on Google
    Great little museum to explore the local Boston history! The tour is very well organized and explained, and the house is filled with unique items and character from the previous inhabitants.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Natalie D. 11 months ago on Google • 91 reviews
    The house itself is beautiful and the rooms that you will visit are very well presented with a lot of items owned by the family. We had a small group of three and our tour lasted around 25 minutes excluding time in the shop! The guide was very friendly and allowed lots of opportunities for questions. It was quite a brief tour that gave you an overview of the family who owned the property and also the area and architecture but if you're looking for an in-depth house tour this one may not be quite what you're after. I'd recommend checking opening and tour times as they are quite limited. There's also a small shop downstairs too with postcards and souvenirs!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sara R. 4 years ago on Google • 107 reviews
    Informative guide & very progressive family who helped their community & preserved their lovely home. Hand-carved woodwork & old worldly art & intricate embroidery. Lots of amazing things to admire & learn about!

  • 4/5 Jennifer M. 8 years ago on Google
    This house was bequeathed in the will of the daughter, it has original furniture for her as well as her parents so it's a bit more authentic than some of the other houses around. Interesting tour and energetic tour guide. It's a nice house to visit if you're in Boston looking for something to do.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Paul K. 6 years ago on Google
    A Beacon Hill gem that gives visitors an untouched view back in time.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Adi S. 6 months ago on Google • 32 reviews
    Very interesting. We had an almost private tour. The guide was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and eager to enlighten us with details of life at the end of the 19th century.

  • 5/5 Brynn C. 4 months ago on Google • 16 reviews
    Tour was given by Liz this past Saturday. It was so personal and incredibly informative. The home and history are stunning and Liz’s enthusiasm really shines through. This experience was booked for me by a family member and I could have been more pleasantly impressed.

  • 5/5 Fran M. 5 months ago on Google • 5 reviews
    My first visit to the Nichols House was for the Craftswoman and Collector tour. The staff was welcoming, the tour guide very knowledgeable and answered many questions. The home is beautiful and I was left with a good sense of the Nichols family and history of the home. Well worth a visit.

  • 5/5 George Ware IV (. 1 year ago on Google
    Fun little piece of history. Photo of little mouse door in the first floor bathroom.

  • 5/5 Susan M. 4 years ago on Google
    For a taste of Boston's history this lovely house will not disappoint you. Tours are limited to small groups so you can really enjoy the house and it's furnishings. The family history is a fascinating story of how well- to-do Bostonians lived.

  • 3/5 Wayne G. 3 years ago on Google
    It's a beautiful building with a very knowledgeable staff. We visited on Free Fun Friday and took their (abbreviated?) tour. We didn't hear much about Rose and her family during the tour. A perfect time to chat about them would have been while we waited outside for the next tour to begin.

  • 5/5 Karen N. 5 years ago on Google
    I lucked out and had a private tour. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and as someone born and raised in the area it was so interesting to connect the dots on families, artists, and other contributors to Boston's history that I hear about today. The rooms in the home were beautifully preserved and really gave me an appreciation for life back in the day!

  • 5/5 Bruce 1 year ago on Google
    I had such a great time visiting this place where I could imagine myself living in this house. Liz was extremely knowledgeable and welcoming. She also tailors the tour base off of your interests. The interior and decor were really interesting especially I got to learn about some history and how people at the time use their furniture differently in this Bostonian federal house. It was a really rewarding visit. Highly recommended!

  • 5/5 Qi W. 5 years ago on Google
    Very nice guided tour. Staff was very friendly and knowledgable about the house. It was interesting to see how people lived back in early 20th century

  • 5/5 Mingdi W. 1 year ago on Google
    Impressive tour for history fans

  • 4/5 Dweckk 1 year ago on Google
    Solid place to visit. The tour guide was great. This museum has a lot of cool art pieces with a little family history sprinkled in.

  • 5/5 Guy N. 4 years ago on Google
    Wow! Awesome little museum in the heart of Beacon Hill which provides fascinating insight into the upper echelons of turn-of-the-century New England. Our tour guide, Evan, was brilliant and so generous in sharing his deep knowledge and admiration of the Nichols sisters with us. Thank you, Evan!

  • 5/5 Dave M. 1 year ago on Google
    Interesting guided tour of a home occupied by the same family for many decades. I love the curved door.

  • 4/5 April D. 1 year ago on Google
    Lovely house museum in the heart of Beacon Hill. Reserve a tour head of time; you can only visit as part of a guided tour.

  • 5/5 Jordan W. 5 years ago on Google
    This was a really interesting stop on our trip to Boston! Highly recommend for an intimate and historical tour.

  • 4/5 Hilary F. 4 years ago on Google
    Interesting but tour guide could have embellished more on culture of Beacon Hill families at the time in relation to Rose Standish Nichols which would have been more of a learning experience for visitors.

  • 5/5 Janice A. 6 years ago on Google
    Our guide was knowledgeable, articulate, and pleasant. What an enjoyable and educational Saturday morning!

  • 4/5 Brian R. 5 years ago on Google
    Not the usual big slick museum. Gave a great insight into a professional middle-class family home late 19th century early 20th century.

  • 5/5 Ann Del V. 8 years ago on Google
    I thoroughly enjoyed the tour --raining outside and the new Director was very kind and helpful. I would go again and only wish the kitchen had been restored --more info about cooking, meals, and gardening during that period would be nice.

  • 5/5 Ami B. 4 years ago on Google
    Gorgeous restored home with GREAT history. Stephanie have is an excellent tour. Highly recommend!!

  • 5/5 Arthur B. 4 years ago on Google
    So much history.

  • 5/5 MrCactus J. 4 years ago on Google
    Great place to go.

  • 3/5 Mark G. 5 years ago on Google
    If house tours are your thing this one will transport you.

  • 4/5 Sue G. 4 years ago on Google
    Interesting to learn about industrious women of the 19th century.

  • 5/5 Fred 6 years ago on Google
    Had a wonderful time. I enjoy observing the past life of how people lived in the late 18th century.

  • 5/5 PJ C. 6 years ago on Google
    See how the upper crust lived on beacon Hill in the early twentieth century.

  • 5/5 Matt S. 7 years ago on Google
    Excellent look into life in Boston in the early 1900's

  • 5/5 Alissa M. 9 years ago on Google
    While the building is gorgeous and takes you back in time, the best part about the Nichols House is the story of the woman who lived there! My favorite historical home tour in Boston.

  • 5/5 Billie 2 years ago on Google
    I’ve walked about Beacon Hill many times. I always wanted to see the inside of one of these beautiful houses and wondered who lived here. Excellent tour! The items are all original. The family was involved in the art world as well as activities going on in that time period. The tour guide was so interesting! I will surely go again!

  • 4/5 Mark M. 8 years ago on Google
    Great little historic house museum dating to the 1800s. Due to its limited ownership (only 2) it's managed to retain the vast majority of its original look. The guides are very knowledgeable and clearly enjoy telling the story of the house.

  • 4/5 Edward c. 4 years ago on Google
    Very interesting place especially in regards to the former owner and her accomplish ments pretty buliding and an knowledgeable guide

  • 5/5 Morris Y. 6 years ago on Google
    Our guide, Laura, gave a very informative guide. I enjoyed it so much!

  • 5/5 deborah f. 7 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
    We had a tour that ended up being just the two of us. Our guide was knowledgeable and helped with questions about the area. Made a stop to get out of the rain, but it was worth it.


Call (617) 227-6993 Open on Google Maps

Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • From the business
    • ✓️ Identifies as women-owned

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