The Jabez Howland House - 1667
Pilgrim Home
33 Sandwich Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
On-site free parking
Open daily Memorial to Columbus
Day
Guided tours starting at 10 am to 4:30 pm
The Jabez Howland House is the only house in Plymouth where Pilgrims actually lived. The original 17th-century two-story timber-framed house consisted of the porch, hall and hall chamber on the eastern side of the present building. John Howland and his wife, Elizabeth Tilley Howland, spent their winters here with their son Jabez and his family. After John's death at age 80 and the fire that destroyed their Rocky Nook farm, Elizabeth lived here until Jabez sold the house. It was a private residence until 1912 when it was purchased for a museum.
In the 1940's, extensive work was done to bring the house back to its original appearance. Today the museum houses fine period furniture as well as artifacts from archaeological digs at the Rocky Nook home of John and Elizabeth, and their son Joseph's farm. See authentic 17th century fine furniture as well as artifacts, letters and documents from famous descendants Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, plus many other exciting things.
The Pilgrim John Howland Society also owns and maintains the historic sites of John and Joseph's farms on Howland Lane at Rocky Nook in Kingston, Massachusetts.
Owned by the Pilgrim John Howland
Society, Inc.
A National Register of Historic Places site
Descendants of John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley Howland are invited to join the Society.
Group Rate available by appointment - call (508) 746-9590 or (508) 866-4981