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Jabez Howland House
33 Sandwich Street
The Jabez Howland House is the only existing house in Plymouth where Pilgrims actually lived. Jabez Howland, son of Mayflower passenger’s John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley, lived here with his family until 1680. It was a private residence until 1912 when it was purchased for a museum by the Pilgrim John Howland Society. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Spooner House
27 North Street
Built circa 1749 for the widow Hannah Jackson, the Spooner House is one of the oldest structures on Plymouth’s picturesque North Street. Deacon Ephraim Spooner, a successful local merchant and American Revolution patriot, followed by his descendants, lived here into the 1950s. Five generations of family heirlooms are on display in the Spooner House, featuring authentic furnishings from the colonial era to the 20th century. (Plus there is a “secret garden!”)
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Mayflower Society
18 Winslow Street
The General Society of Mayflower Descendants, also known as the Mayflower Society, is an organization whose membership can prove that they descend from at least one of the passengers onboard the Mayflower’s 1620 voyage. The campus consists of a magnificent 18th century mansion originally owned by the great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Edward Winslow, spectacular gardens, a research library, and a magnificent view of Plymouth Harbor.
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Hedge House
126 Water Street
The 1809 Hedge House is a premier example of Federal architecture, with elegant and rare octagonal rooms. Built by shipowner William Hammatt and expanded by merchant Thomas Hedge, it reflects 19th century Plymouth industry and domestic life. Saved from demolition in 1919 by the Plymouth Antiquarian Society, the house now stands on Water Street, featuring period rooms, historic artifacts, and a lovely garden overlooking Plymouth Harbor.
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The Pilgrim Progress
The Pilgrim Progress, instituted by the Town of Plymouth in 1921 in honor of its Pilgrim founders, is a historical reenactment of the Pilgrims going to church after that first winter when half their number died. Costumed volunteers, led by a drummer, walk past Plymouth Rock to the top of Burial Hill where a short Pilgrim church service is reenacted. In 2025, Pilgrim Progress will be held on August 1, 8, 15 & 22, as well as on Thanksgiving Day, November 27.
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Pilgrim Hall Museum
75 Court Street
Encounter authentic histories of early Plymouth at Pilgrim Hall Museum, one of the nation’s oldest museums and a centerpiece of historic downtown Plymouth since 1824. The Museum’s extraordinary collection of 17th century artifacts, some of which actually came on the Mayflower, illuminates the complex story of English colonists and Indigenous peoples during a remarkable episode of America’s beginnings.
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See Plymouth
4 North Street
See Plymouth hosts Just 2 Guys on First Fridays Plymouth. These musicians are well-known around town for making you want to get up and dance. Check them out, in front of the See Plymouth headquarters at 4 North Street.