Hingham Historical Society

The Hingham Historical Society offers historical buildings, some available for weddings and parties - see Old Derby Academy -  and an archive of documents and artifacts. Old Ordinary, a historical tavern, can be visited. See Old Ordinary

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Celebrate your weddings, receptions, and other happy events in the elegant 19th-century, Federal style structure on Main Street in Hingham.  Old Derby Academy is where you can feel history while you take a step into the future.

Enjoy being surrounded with the ambience of a historical place where boys and girls were learning Latin, mathematics, and geography more than 200 years ago.  Co-education prospered here.    For rental information click here

 

 

     

 

The Tap Room in the Old Ordinary, a one-time way station, where weary travelers or residents of Hingham could get a meal, a drink and conversation with such as Daniel Webster and Benjamin Lincoln, a Revolutionary War general who fought with George Washington. Today, the 17th-century structure is a house museum owned and operated by the Hingham Historical Society.

Opens for season June 16.  Tours Tuesday-Saturday - adults $5. children $3.
 

 

  Contact Director 781-749-7721    Contact Out of the Ordinary Gift Shop   781-749-1288”

 


 

 

 

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