Pierce/Hichborn House Museum
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Pierce/Hichborn House Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 9 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rachel Revere Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
The Pierce–Hichborn House is an early Georgian house located at 29 North Square in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Built c. 1711, it is adjacent to the Paul Revere House and is operated as a nonprofit museum by the Paul Revere Memorial Association. The house is a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Pierce–Hichborn House is three stories tall, faced in brick with decorative belt courses, large sash windows, and a shallow hip roof. Its narrow street-facing elevation faces east, with its main facade opening to the south. Inside it is laid out on each floor as a narrow central hallway and stairway with a single heated room to either side. Framing is oak and the trim is pine, including fireplace mantels. Each room originally had two front-facing windows and two side windows. The house has an irregular lot line facing North Square, creating rooms with oblique angles. The house was built by glazier Moses Pierce, the grandson of John Jeffs, who had owned the site. William Shippard purchased the house in 1747. Nathaniel Hichborn, a boatbuilder and cousin of Paul Revere, acquired the house from Shippard in 1781. The Hichborn family lived in the house until 1864, and it became a tenement and store until the early 1940s. The house was acquired for museum use in 1950. The Paul Revere Memorial Association took over ownership in 1970 and continues to operate the house as a museum.
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Dates from 1711.
Wikidata Q7191769, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 9 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 2 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 25 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rachel Revere Park: 0.0 mi
- Richmond & North Streets Park: 0.0 mi
- North Street Park: 0.1 mi
- Polcari Park: 0.1 mi
- Cutillo Park: 0.1 mi
- Paul Revere House: 0.0 mi
- Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company Museum: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Illusions Boston: 0.3 mi
- Maritime Museum at Battery Wharf: 0.3 mi
- Old State House: 0.4 mi
- Saint Leonard's Peace Garden: 0.1 mi
- Saint Leonard's Peace Garden: 0.1 mi
- Rose Kennedy Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
- Mary Ellen Welch Memorial Garden: 0.8 mi
- Joseph Ciampa Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Central Artery Tunnel: 0.1 mi
- John F. Fitzgerald: 0.1 mi
- William F. Callahan Jr.: 0.1 mi
- Paul Revere Statue: 0.1 mi
- Massachusetts Beirut Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Tony DeMarco: 0.1 mi
- Labyrinth: 0.2 mi
- Armenian Genocide Sculture: 0.2 mi
- Color Commons: 0.3 mi
- Bill Russell: 0.3 mi
- Capt. Jackson’s Historic Chocolate Shop: 0.2 mi
- Boston Stone: 0.2 mi
- All Saints Way: 0.2 mi
- Greenway Carousel: 0.2 mi
- Quincy Market: 0.2 mi
- Copps Hill: 0.3 mi
- Beacon Hill: 0.7 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.8 mi
- Breeds Hill: 1.0 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.0 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.7 mi
- Corinha Beach: 3.7 mi
- Short Beach: 4.2 mi
- Yirrel Beach: 4.3 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.7 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 3.1 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 3.2 mi
- Amory Woods: 3.2 mi
- Mystic River Reservation: 3.3 mi
- 140 Highland St: 3.3 mi
- Pererea Point: 4.1 mi
- Winthrop Head: 4.4 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Moon Head: 5.2 mi
- Crag 1: 5.4 mi
- Pine Knoll: 4.4 mi
- Oak Lea: 4.5 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.5 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.7 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Boathouse: 8.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.7 mi
- Rainshed: 8.7 mi
- Boston Light: 8.7 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 1.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.9 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 5.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 5.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.1 mi
- Haywardville: 7.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Pierce/Hichborn House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 241° | 100 m | 5.8 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NNW 344° | 92 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 228° | 91 m | 5.7 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 224° | 89 m | 5.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 248° | 86 m | 6.0 mi |
| Boojum Rock | NNW 344° | 83 m | 5.5 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 242° | 81 m | 5.0 mi |
| Corey Hill | WSW 250° | 80 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367781123
Day trips start here
- Boston · 0 mi
- Boston/North End · 0 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 1 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 1 mi
- Boston/East Boston · 1 mi
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