Final Chance to see "250 Years of the Edmund Fowle House" exhibits

The Historical Society of Watertown celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Edmund Fowle House (built in 1772) and the 100th anniversary of the Historical Society’s purchase of the house (from Charles Brigham in 1922) with these exhibits. The Edmund Fowle House was the seat of government for the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the first year-and-a-half of the Revolutionary War. Read about the Fowle family, alterations that were made to this historic structure over the centuries, and the many accomplishments of the Historical Society of Watertown since it was established in 1888.

The exhibit features artifacts from the collection that have never been viewed by thepublic or have not been on exhibit for many years including silverware owned by Rebecca Fowle Bradlee, a pre-1772 shoe found under the attic floorboards, and John Fowle family mourning brooches made from human hair.

Light refreshments offered