Sharon Historical Society House Tour

The Sharon Historical Society's annual House Tour will be May 19th 12-4, rain or shine. The Society is a volunteer, non-profit organization that collects, preserves, shares and interprets the unique history of the Town of Sharon. To that end, it needs public support to continue its work and to keep its Museum on High Street open.

The widely popular house tour is one way for the Society to raise money and also share some of the history of the Town. This year six properties are on the tour.

The historically signifiant Zebulon Waters house, built circa 1730 is undergoing an extensive renovation project and being restored to 18th century standards. Deborah Sampson, the Commonwealth's State Heroine, lived here for a time.

The beautiful and colorful Victorian painte lady on Belcher Street exhibits paint and reproduction wallpaper and furnishings to fully reflect the Victorian sense of taste.

The Jacobe Shepherd House on Billings is a side hall Greek REvival building from 1856. Recent renovations have not dulled the sense of history and charm of the building.

The eco-friendly "earth house" built by Tom Romanske on Pine Street off South Walpole represents a design and ethos of Earth Day and the beginnings of the environmental movement,

Yankee Kennels barn on North Main will be open. Recently restored after a recent tragic fire that killed 9 horses and 2 donkeys will be open to the public representing the earlier days of Sharon's agricultural past.

The newly formed Sharon Police and Fire Museum at One School Street will be open for touring including the recently returned 1923 Maxim hook and ladder, known as "Ladder 1," Sharon's first hook and ladder.

Tickets are available at Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Office and the Sharon Historical Society Museum. They are $20 each. The tour is self-guided. Car pooling is encouraged.

Please support local history and the Sharon Historical Society.