Take a Tour of the Putnam House This Summer

Head down to Bow Street this summer and take a tour of one of the jewels of North Reading.

The North Reading Historical and Antiquarian Society will open the Putnam House for two days each week during the summer.

The Putnam House, which is at 27 Bow St., will be open on Wednesdays from noon to 3 p.m. starting on July 9 and on Saturdays from 1 to 3 p.m. starting on July 12.

The home, built in 1720, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Putnam House was at the very foundation of North Reading. In 1717, inhabitants of the North Reading Parish voted to build a new home for a minister. Rev. Daniel Putnam became the first minister of the parish and the first inhabitant of the home.

Though North Reading has grown and changed over the years, the Putnam House and its grounds have remained a reminder of North Reading’s past. 

The tours will take on Wednesdays and Saturdays throughout the summer. There will also be North Reading-related gifts for sale, including shirts, maps and key chains.