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Nichols House Museum

This 1804 Beacon Hill home is decorated with beautiful antique furnishings collected by several generations of the Nichols family. Its most prominent occupant, Rose Standish Nichols, was a suffragist and a pioneering landscape designer. Check ahead for events celebrating the house's 2004 bicentennial. Open days may vary, so call ahead.

55 Mount Vernon St.Phone: 617/227-6993.Open: May-Oct, tours Tues-Sat; Nov-Apr, tours Thurs-Sat. Tours every 30 min. noon-4pm.Admission $5.Closed Jan.T: Red or Green Line to Park St.


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