Historic New England: Pierce House
Location
24 Oakton Avenue
Dorchester, MA, 02122United States
42° 17' 12.84" N, 71° 3' 11.88" W
Phone:
(617) 288-6041
Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates):
Open May 16, 2-4pm and October 24, 1-4pm. Tours on the hour, last tour at 3pm
Mission:
The 1683 Pierce House is a rare known surviving example in the Boston area of a seventeenth century or First Period house. It documents period building practices, and the tastes and housing needs of one family, the Pierces, over more than three centuries. At different times, family members expanded and adapted their dwelling to meet new demands for space, function, comfort, privacy, and cleanliness.
