Historic New England's Boardman House

Historic New England's Boardman House Boardman House is open for the season with guided tours available on the second Saturday and Third Thursday of the month from June through October.

Visit HistoricNewEngland.org for more information. Built in 1692 for the family of William Boardman, a joiner, the Boardman House survives remarkably intact from its original construction. With the exception of minor structural stabilization and repairs, the house remains unaltered since the early eighteenth century, providing an exceptional opportunity to view seventeenth- and eighteenth-century

construction techniques and finishes. Historic New England founder William Sumner Appleton purchased Boardman House in 1914 because he recognized its remarkable state of preservation and the extraordinary amount of surviving seventeenth-century building fabric. Original oak clapboards, roof boards and skirt boards, massive timber framing with decorative chamfers, shadow-molded sheathing, and wooden ceilings that were never plastered are among the important features still on view. Boardman House is one of thirty-eight properties owned by Historic New England, the oldest and largest regional heritage organization in the nation. We save and share historic homes, open space, collections, and stories from the past to today. Learn more at HistoricNewEngland.org.

From Salem’s city streets to the history of Boardman House in Saugus, every historic site has its own stories, quirks, a...
05/14/2026

From Salem’s city streets to the history of Boardman House in Saugus, every historic site has its own stories, quirks, and rhythms—and the people who know them best.

Meet Abby Stewart, North Shore Regional Site Administrator overseeing Phillips House, Gedney House, and Boardman House, in our Meet Your Site Managers series leading up to Historic New England Open House on June 6.

Learn more → https://www.historicnewengland.org/meet-your-site-manager-abby-stewart/

As we prepare to welcome visitors to for the open season, we invite you to get to know the people who make our tours and events so special.

05/06/2026

Architectural conservationist Amy Cole Ives is uncovering the history of some of the region's oldest buildings, one layer at a time.

Looking forward to welcoming you back for another season at Boardman House on Saturday, June 6 at Historic New England's...
04/16/2026

Looking forward to welcoming you back for another season at Boardman House on Saturday, June 6 at Historic New England's region-wide Open House!

On Saturday, June 6, 2026, our historic sites across the region are open and FREE to the public. Join us for a fun day of fantastic storytelling! Love architecture, history, fantastic stories, great landscapes, fine art, folk art, or interior design? Then join Historic New England on June 6, 2026, f...

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Saugus, MA
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