Annual Hingham Historic House Tour Begins Friday

Tickets are still available for one of the country’s oldest historic home tours, which will be held right in Hingham.

Guests who attend can explore inside seven of Hingham’s oldest houses and four public buildings.

The featured homes are:

Dudley Baker House - 1923
Watters Howard Wheelwright Shop 1837 and 1926
Bessie C. Farr House - 1925
Samuel Hobart House - 1687
Ebenezer Lincoln House - 1733
The Ripley Homestead - 1692
Sparrow Nickerson House - 1810

"In this year’s Tour, we trace the comparatively slow transformation of Hingham from rural outpost in the 17th century, through the growth of its marine trades and small cottage industries in the 18th and 19th centuries, to its more rapid development into a fashionable streetcar suburb in the late 19th and early 20th centuries," the Hingham Historical website stated.

The tours will be offered September 21 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 pm for $25 per person at the Hingham Historical Society/Old Derby Academy Building.  Tickets the day of the tour will cost $30. Tickets can be purchased on the HHS website.

Susan Harris of the Hingham Historic Society  said this weekend's event is the largest fundraiser of the year for the HHS and the weather is expected to be perfect for the tour.