Gilman Garrison House

Admission : $4 , Historic New England Members free. Tours on the hour. Private Heritage Tours available with advanced reservations. Please call 617-227-3956, June 1 through October 15. From the first English settlements of the 1630s to the Treaty of Paris in 1763, the frontier towns of New England lived with the threat of Indian attack. The Gilman Garrison House, described in 1719 as "the old logg house," was built as a fortified house, strategically sited to protect the valuable sawmills and waterpower sites owned by John Gilman. The interior of this unusual building reveals walls constructed of massive sawn logs and a pulley above the main entrance that was used to operate a portcullis, or reinforced door. In the mid 18th century, Peter Gilman substantially remodeled the house, adding a wing with elegantly paneled rooms.

Gilman Garrison House Web Site

Driving Direction GPS Coordinates:
42.347344 -71.085688


Museum Address:
141 Cambrigde St
Boston, MA

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