Edmund Fowle House, Watertown

Name: Edmund Fowle House
Address: Watertown, United States

#7 among attractions in Watertown

Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture

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The Edmund Fowle House is a historic house and local history museum at 28 Marshall Street in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA. Built in 1772, it is the second-oldest surviving house in Watertown, and served as the meeting place for the Massachusetts Provincial Congress in the first year of the American Revolutionary War. Now owned by the local historic society, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. ()

Built: 1772 (252 years ago)Coordinates: 42°22'6"N, 71°10'51"W

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Watertown Town (Watertown West End)Watertown United States

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Edmund Fowle House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Armenian Library and Museum of America, Arsenal Yards, Oakley Country Club, Jackson Homestead.

~1530 ftW
Specialty museum, Museum, Art museum
Armenian Library and Museum of America, Watertown
8 min walk • Armenian Museum of America, located in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States, is an institution that has the largest collection of Armenian artifacts in North America.
1.3 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Arsenal Yards, Watertown
34 min walk • Arsenal Yards is a mixed-use, smart growth development in Watertown, Massachusetts. The area is home to the original Arsenal Mall site, which is currently being redeveloped for Arsenal Yards.
0.7 miNE
Golf
Oakley Country Club, Watertown
19 min walk • The Oakley Country Club is a private 18 hole golf club located in Watertown, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1898 and has served Bobby Jones and Donald Ross.
1.2 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Jackson Homestead, Newton
30 min walk • The Jackson Homestead, located at 527 Washington Street, in the village of Newton Corner, in Newton, Massachusetts, is an historic house that served as a station on the Underground Railroad before the Civil War.
1.2 miSE
Bridge
North Beacon Street Bridge, Boston
30 min walk • The North Beacon Street Bridge is a bridge carrying North Beacon Street over the Charles River between Watertown, MA and Brighton, Boston, MA. It was built in 1917.
1 miW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Evangelical Baptist Church, Newton
27 min walk • The Evangelical Baptist Church is an historic church located at 23 Chapel Street, in the village of Nonantum in Newton, Massachusetts.
0.9 miSE
Performing arts
Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown
24 min walk • The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts is a community arts center located in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States, on the former property of the Watertown Arsenal.
0.9 miW
42°22'8"N • 71°11'56"W
The Plumbing Museum, Watertown
24 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
1 miW
Museum, History museum
Browne House, Watertown
27 min walk • The Abraham Browne House is a colonial house located at 562 Main Street, Watertown, Massachusetts, US. It is now a nonprofit museum operated by Historic New England and open to the public two afternoons per year.
~1840 ftSW
Bridge
Watertown Bridge, Watertown
9 min walk • The Watertown Bridge is a five-lane traffic bridge over the Charles River, carrying Rt. 16 and Galen Street. It connects Watertown Square on the north side and Watertown Yard on the south side of Watertown, Massachusetts.
0.5 miSW
Dam
Watertown Dam, Watertown
13 min walk • The Watertown Dam spans the Charles River 980 feet upstream from the Watertown Bridge near Watertown Square in Watertown, Massachusetts. The dam is located where the Charles River tidal estuary historically ended. Watertown Dam is of Concrete construction, a gravity dam. Its length is 220 feet. Its capacity is 30 acre feet.

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Which popular attractions are close to Edmund Fowle House?

Nearby attractions include Armenian Library and Museum of America, Watertown (8 min walk), Watertown Bridge, Watertown (9 min walk), Watertown Dam, Watertown (13 min walk), House at 60 William Street, Newton (17 min walk).

How to get to Edmund Fowle House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Edmund Fowle House:

Bus

Watertown Yard • Lines: 502, 504, 57 (10 min walk)
Galen St @ Boyd St • Lines: 502, 504, 57 (16 min walk)