Nichols
HouseMuseum 55 Mount Vernon Street
Boston, MA 02108
rom
the end of the 1800's to 1960, the Nichols House was the
home of Rose Standish Nichols (1872-1960), one of the first
women to become a professional landscape designer in the
United States. She collaborated with a number of well-known
architects on landscape projects that are now recorded in
the American garden archives of the Smithsonian Institution.
In addition to designing gardens, Rose Nichols wrote three
books and approximately 50 articles on European landscape
design. In her later life, she devoted herself to the suffragist
movement and to causes that advanced international peace.
She was one of the founding members of the International
Women's League for Peace and Freedom.
Directions:
The Nichols House is located at 55 Mt. Vernon Street on Boston's
Beacon Hill, not far from the gold-domed State House. Best
T stops are Park Street and Charles Street.
Please call (617) 227-6993 for more specific directions.
Hours:
May through October:
Tuesday through Saturday,
12 to 4.
November through April:
Thursday through Saturday,
12 to 4.
CLOSED January.
Admission:
$5.00
he Nichols House, a Mount Vernon Street row house attributed
to architect Charles Bulfinch, and all its contents became
a museum in 1961 under the terms of Rose Standish Nichols'
will. She hoped the house would become a place where visitors
could experience a typical Beacon Hill residence, and enjoy
a glimpse of the domestic life of another period.
The museum sponsors a popular lecture series focusing on
Rose Nichols, her family and times, and on the architecture
and history of Beacon Hill. In March 2004 we will inaugurate
a program of exhibits to enhance the understanding of the
Nichols family, the social history of Beacon Hill, and the
history of Boston.
Funding for this website is
provided by
Community Crossroads Foundation, The Massachusetts Foundation
for the Humanities,
and the museums and historic sites of the Greater Boston
History Project.
rom
the end of the 1800's to 1960, the Nichols House was the
home of Rose Standish Nichols (1872-1960), one of the first
women to become a professional landscape designer in the
United States. She collaborated with a number of well-known
architects on landscape projects that are now recorded in
the American garden archives of the Smithsonian Institution.
In addition to designing gardens, Rose Nichols wrote three
books and approximately 50 articles on European landscape
design. In her later life, she devoted herself to the suffragist
movement and to causes that advanced international peace.
She was one of the founding members of the International
Women's League for Peace and Freedom.
he Nichols House, a Mount Vernon Street row house attributed
to architect Charles Bulfinch, and all its contents became
a museum in 1961 under the terms of Rose Standish Nichols'
will. She hoped the house would become a place where visitors
could experience a typical Beacon Hill residence, and enjoy
a glimpse of the domestic life of another period.