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Welcome to the
Historical Society of Watertown
founded in 1888,
incorporated in 1891

 
Museum Hours  -  Spring /Summer  2009
the Third Sunday of the month...........1 to 4 PM
 
 
June 21st
July 19th
August 16th
September 20th
 
 
Adults: $5.00 ..... under 12 & over 65: $3.00

Mission Statement

The Historical Society of Watertown, believing that a sense of history is fundamental to understanding human experience, collects, preserves, and shares materials from Watertown’s past, so that present and future generations can comprehend more fully their predecessors, their community, and themselves. Pursuing the highest standards of collection, preservation,

presentation, and management, the Society encourages and assists people of all backgrounds and interests to learn more about Watertown’s varied history.

To this day the Society is committed to fulfilling its mission of preserving the history of Watertown

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Edmund Fowle House & Museum
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Winter of 2008

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photographed October 2005

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September 2006

Project Sign and the Edmund Fowle House and Museum
The Historical Society of Watertown is in the process of restoring and preserving the Edmund Fowle House and to maintain it as a living archive for future generations. The goals of the Society are education, preservation and restoration with the House as headquarters for its functions and activities.

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photographed August 22, 2007

Exterior restoration on the House has begun 9/2006
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west side of building exterior , surface prep to bare wood

For more photographs of the restoration process, go to the Edmund Fowle House tab on the Website menu on the left of this page.

Please consider becoming a member or if you are,  consider getting a gift membership for a friend. They really do make a Great Gift!

Edmund Fowle House and Museum
28 Marshall Street
Watertown, Massachusetts 02472
617-923-6067