Special Public Program
Tour the Two Oldest Houses in Watertown on the Same Day!
Sunday, June 15, 2025
10:00 AM, 11:00 AM and 12:00 PM
Browne House
562 Main Street
Watertown, MA 02472
1:00 PM, 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM
Edmund Fowle House
28 Marshall Street
Watertown, MA 02472
The Historical Society of Watertown joins forces with Historic New England to offer three tours each of the two oldest houses in Watertown, the Browne House (c. 1698) and the Edmund Fowle House (1772).
Tours are open to the public and will be free on this day for Watertown residents. For more information, please contact Joyce at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Special Event
American Legion Post 99 Artifacts
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Edmund Fowle House
28 Marshall Street
Watertown, MA 02472
When American Legion Post 99 closed three decades ago, the Historical Society of Watertown acquired a quantify of the post's documents and artifacts. It is a sad fact that small museums have limited space for proper storage. Now that the HSW is slowly cataloging its accumulated collection, it has become clear that, while it is appropriate for the HSW to retain representative American Legion items, it lacks the room to store them all.
The collection includes:
- trophies, plaques and certificates
- portrait photos of post commanders, group photos from various events, candid photos and negatives
- scrapbooks, pamphlets, etc.
The HSW is holding this public event to display the Post 99 collection and offer items to the public. Other local veteran's organizations, their members, and the families of the veterans pictured in the photos and scrapbooks are welcome to take some of these items home.
A list of people pictured in the portraits and scrapbooks can be viewed by surname.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Joyce at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Special Public Program
Watertown During the Revolution
A Walking Tour led by Lynne O'Connell and Beth Houston
Sunday, June 1, 2025
10:00 AM
tour departs from Zussman Memorial Park adjacent to the 66 Galen Street building
66 Galen Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Join HSW tour leaders Lynne O'Connell and Beth Houston for a 90-minute walking tour to learn about the important role that Watertown played during the American Revolution. After the battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775, the Provincial Congress assembled in the town's Meeting House, making Watertown the seat of the Massachusetts government for 18 months. As a result, many prominent Revolutionary War figures boarded in town, including Paul Revere and Joseph Warren.
Sites visited will include important dwellings (many of which are no longer standing), public spaces, monuments and plaques as the tour moves toward a final destination of the 1772 Edmund Fowle House, where the Executive Council of the Provincial Congress met. Participants will be invited to enter the Fowle House and view the current exhibit that celebrates the 250th anniversary of both the Fowle House and the flight for American independence.
There will be a $10 fee (cash or check only) for the tour. This program is open to the public, but registration is requested. For more information or to register, please contact Joyce at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Note that this tour will be canceled in case of inclement weather.