The NSCDA-MA stewards three museum properties. Each house is registered as a National Historic Landmark. We invite you to come visit one of our museums and engage with our nation’s history.
Our properties are part of Great American Treasures which include more than 75 historical sites—big and small—that tell the story of how America became America. By visiting these houses, you’ll step back in time and feel the drama, the humanity, the rhythms of everyday life, and the thrill of our greatest triumphs. You’ll never see history the same way again.
William Hickling Prescott House
Prescott House tells the story of Boston in the nineteenth century through the lens of three wealthy Boston families, from the post-Revolution Federal era to the expansion of the city into the Back Bay and beyond.
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Dorothy Quincy Homestead
The Dorothy Quincy Homestead was the country seat of Edmund Quincy IV in the mid-18th century and home to three earlier generations of the influential and well-connected Quincy family, including Dorothy Quincy who married famous patriot and founding father, John Hancock.
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Martin House Farm
Martin House Farm was built c.1728 and lived in for over 200 years by members of the Martin family. The property now consists of the original farmhouse, two barns, and cultivated fields surrounded by dry stone walls and woodlands.
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