Home Destinations USA Massachusetts Boston Sights Hooper-Lee-Nichols House

Hooper-Lee-Nichols House Review

Read our Boston sights reviews. Or post your own.

Hooper-Lee-Nichols House

  • Address: 159 Brattle St., Cambridge, MA, 02138 | Map It
  • Phone: 617/547-4252

Fodor's Review:

Now headquarters of the Cambridge Historical Society, this is one of two Tory-era homes on Brattle Street fully open to the public. (The Emerson family gave it to the society in 1957.) Built between 1685 and 1690, the house has been remodeled at least six times but has maintained much of the original structure. The downstairs is elegantly, although sparsely, appointed with period books, portraits, and wallpaper. An upstairs bedroom has been furnished with period antiques, some belonging to the original residents. Visits are by tour only; tours run about one hour.

  • Cost: $5
  • Open: Call for tour schedule
  • Metro: Harvard
Find more sights in Boston »

Member Reviews and Ratings

Be the first to review this property

Get Advice From Other Travelers

Visit the Travel Talk forums for help on planning your trip



Get the Fodor's Newsletter

For more travel ideas, tips, and deals, sign up for the Fodor's newsletter here. Read the current issue. Browse previous issues.




Copyright © 2009 Fodor's Travel, a division of Random House, Inc.