Visit the Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses
In addition to the Museum exhibits and galleries, Longyear also maintains eight houses in which Mrs. Eddy once lived. Each house marks a stage of Mrs. Eddy’s 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.
Her story is rekindled as you cross each threshold to stand in the very rooms where she lived and worked. For all our visitors, these landmarks help bring the 19th and early 20th centuries to life and illuminate the history of one of the most noted women of her day in America. Longyear Museum invites you to experience these historic sites for yourself.
Mary Baker Eddy Historic House in Rumney, New Hampshire
Rocking chair, Bible, and shawl in Amesbury house
Open Bible graces a table in Rumney
Mantel detail and hand-stitched motto in Swampscott house
Mrs. Eddy's bedroom in Swampscott
Visitors enjoy Lynn exhibit
Amesbury house contains original Bagley family furnishings
Dining room table in Concord house
Period writing desk in Concord
Parlor and dining room in Concord
Visitors head inside to tour Rumney house
Family room in Stoughton
Late afternoon light illuminates a corner in Stoughton house
Bedroom where Mrs. Eddy stayed while boarding in Stoughton
Visitors in fully-restored staff bedroom at 400 Beacon Street
Front entrance to Chestnut Hill house
Fully-restored kitchen in Chestnut Hill
Replica of first issue of The Christian Science Monitor
North Groton house in autumn
Student contemplates Lynn exhibit
North Groton parlor
Bedroom in North Groton house
Sunshine warms the North Groton kitchen
