Hingham Historical Society - Historical Society of Hingham Massachusetts


	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 “House Tour Tickets on-line, click here." For up to date information >> READ CURRENT NEWS AND NOTICES PAGE and check the The Events Page for programs, dinners, speakers, workshops.

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”