Forbes House Museum is located in Boston (City in Massachusetts), United States. It's address is 215 Adams St, Milton, MA 02186.
215 Adams St, Milton, MA 02186
7W7P+R2 Milton, Massachusetts
(617) 696-1815
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Forbes House Museum is located at: 215 Adams St, Milton, MA 02186.
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Forbes House Museum Reviews
2022-11-11 19:34:04 GMT
Went for the opium trade tour. It was fabulous.
2019-06-28 10:27:02 GMT
There are so many reasons to love Milton The Forbes House,a gem here is one of the reasons why.Come visit to learn more about the history of the house.
2023-09-02 22:37:18 GMT
Very informative! Many historical artifacts! A must for people who are interested in the history of trade between China & the US.
2019-08-03 22:34:01 GMT
Tours are at 11am and 2pm on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. $10 and get a guided tour of the house and access to the premises. Lots of history inside. Those interested in Victorian homes, Chinese porcelain and artifacts, the Civil War and the Irish famine will appreciate the house and its context. Gwen is a knowledgeable host and guide.
2021-08-10 05:01:14 GMT
The Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House, also known as the R. B. Forbes House and Forbes House Museum (and formerly as the American China Trade Museum), is a house museum located at 215 Adams Street, Milton, Massachusetts. It is now a National Historic Landmark.
This house museum displays the history of an American entrepreneurial family involved in the China Trade, primarily in opium, in the mid to late 19th century. The house was built in 1833 for Margaret Perkins, by her sons Captain Robert Bennet Forbes and John Murray Forbes, and their sisters. It was designed in an unusual Greek Revival style by Boston architect Isaiah Rogers. It is now one of two surviving examples of Rogers' early domestic work.
The house was used by four Forbes family generations, until 1962. It was opened as a museum by descendant H. A. Crosby Forbes in 1964. Today it is furnished with the family's furniture, art, and American, European, and Old China Trade heirlooms. The museum also contains a large collection of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia collected by Captain Forbes's granddaughter, Mary Bowditch Forbes. A replica of Lincoln's birthplace cabin was constructed on the grounds.
2020-02-18 10:01:00 GMT
Home of Captain Robert Forbes, who made his living as a sea captain and China trade. Forbes piloted the only ship of relief aid from the U.S. to Ireland during the Irish Famine. Neat replica of Abe Lincoln's cabin on the property - one of the females in the family was all about Lincoln, hence the cabin. Governor Hutchinson's field is across the street - great view of Boston and historic field - Governor H. was a Tory sympathizer and ran from angry colonists back to England. He left from this field where his summer home once stood.
2019-05-04 03:36:05 GMT
Excellent tour for $10 from a very knowledgeable tour guide. Discover artifacts from years abroad working in the China trade, Ireland and Lincoln memorabilia.
2021-07-31 19:13:38 GMT
Great museum of local history. We took a very informative tour.
2018-12-30 21:52:02 GMT
This is a wonderful museum. Lots of history here and the tour is really great!
2022-09-12 00:37:39 GMT
Remarkable and relevant. Add this to your itinerary.
2019-07-19 18:48:02 GMT
Beautiful Museum
2018-08-07 12:47:55 GMT
A must see & Joanne is so informative!
2022-02-21 15:43:40 GMT
I just toured the exterior grounds
2023-03-05 22:32:56 GMT
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