Historic Houses — Longyear Museum

In addition to the Museum exhibits and galleries, Longyear also maintains eight houses in which Mary Baker Eddy once lived. Each house marks a stage of her life, from the struggles of her earlier New Hampshire years, to her discovery of Christian Science, to the years of accomplishment represented by her home in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Mrs. Eddy’s story is rekindled as you cross each threshold to stand in the very rooms where she lived and worked. Longyear Museum invites you to experience these historic sites for yourself.

All of the Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses will be closed to the general public on the following dates:

Friday, May 9

Friday, May 24 through Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day weekend)

Friday, July 4 through Sunday, July 6 (Fourth of July weekend)

In addition, individual houses will be closed to the general public on the following dates:

Amesbury:

Saturday, June 7

Chestnut Hill:

Friday, May 30 and Saturday, May 31 (Special tours for attendees of the Annual Meeting of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston are available on Friday.)

Sunday, June 1 through Tuesday, June 3 (Special tours for attendees of the Annual Meeting of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston are available on Monday and Tuesday.)

Sunday, June 8

Lynn and Swampscott:

Saturday, June 7

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

400 Beacon St.

May 1 through Oct. 31, 2025:

Friday and Saturday, 10–5 P.M., Sunday, 1–5 P.M.

On Friday and Saturday, tours begin at 10 A.M., 12, and 2 P.M. On Sunday, tours start at 1 and 3 P.M.

Concord, New Hampshire

62 North State St.

May 1 through Oct. 31, 2025:

Guided tours only by prior appointment.

Please call 617.278.9000 to schedule a tour. Minimum 72-hour (three-day) notice required.

Lynn, Massachusetts

8 Broad St.

May 1 through Oct. 31, 2025:

Thursday through Saturday, 10–4 P.M., Sunday, 1–4 P.M.

On Thursday through Saturday, tours begin at 10 A.M. and 1 P.M. On Sunday, tours start at 1 and 3 P.M.

Stoughton, Massachusetts

133 Central St.

May 1 through Oct. 31, 2025:

Guided tours only by prior appointment.

Please call 617.278.9000 to schedule a tour. Minimum 72-hour (three-day) notice required.

Amesbury, Massachusetts

277 Main St.

May 1 through Oct. 31, 2025:

Friday and Saturday from 12 to 3 P.M.

Tours start at 12, 1, and 2 P.M.

Swampscott, Massachusetts

23 Paradise Rd.

May 1 through Oct. 31, 2025:

Thursday through Saturday, 10–4 P.M., Sunday, 1–4 P.M.

On Thursday through Saturday, tours begin at 10 A.M. and 1 P.M. On Sunday, tours start at 1 and 3 P.M.

Rumney, New Hampshire

58 Stinson Lake Rd.

May 1 through Oct. 31, 2025:

Guided tours only by prior appointment.

Please call 617.278.9000 to schedule a tour. Minimum 72-hour (three-day) notice required.

North Groton, New Hampshire

29 Halls Brook Rd.

May 1 through Oct. 31, 2025:

Guided tours only by prior appointment.

Please call 617.278.9000 to schedule a tour. Minimum 72-hour (three-day) notice required.

The Mary Baker Eddy Historic House in Concord, N.H.

The shoe shop at the Stoughton house in Massachusetts

Period writing desk at the house in Concord, N.H.

The first home that Mary Baker Eddy owned, in Lynn, Mass.

Visitors head inside to tour the Mary Baker Eddy HIstoric House in Rumney, N.H.

Family room in the Stoughton house

The Pink Room at 400 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill

Parlor and dining room in Concord, N.H.

Late afternoon light illuminates a corner in the Stoughton house

Fully-restored kitchen in Chestnut Hill

A student contemplates the Lynn exhibit

Mrs. Eddy's bedroom in Swampscott, Mass.

Learning about the sawmill that stood near the North Groton house

The skylight room in Lynn where Mrs. Eddy completed the first edition of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures"

The front entrance to the Swampscott historic house

Visitors learn about Mary Baker Eddy in the exhibit at 400 Beacon Street.

The bedroom in the little house overlooking the creek in North Groton, N.H.

A guide speaks to visitors at the Mary Baker Eddy Historic House in Concord, N.H.

The Garden Room in Amesbury, Mass., where Mrs. Eddy taught some of her first students

The restored house at 400 Beacon Street, Mrs. Eddy's final residence

The kitchen of Mrs. Eddy's home in North Groton, N.H.

Exploring the exhibit at the Mary Baker Eddy Historic House in Concord, N.H.

The bedroom where Mrs. Eddy often wrote, in Amesbury, Mass.

Look closely—and you’ll see one of Mrs. Eddy’s carriages in the carriage house at 400 Beacon Street.

Virtual Tours

Explore virtual tours of select galleries at the Museum and the Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses.

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