Boston Historic Mansion Admission and Tour

Step inside a rare survivor of Massachusetts history at the Shirley-Eustis House, the only Royal Governor’s residence still standing in the state and one of the few in New England. This 60-minute guided visit takes you through the mansion, where each chapter reveals a different side of the region’s past.

Follow the house’s story from its time as a governor’s residence to its use as a Revolutionary War hospital during the Siege of Boston. Learn about the people who lived and worked there, including the Africans enslaved in the Shirley household, and discover how the mansion was later divided into tenement apartments for Irish immigrants during the Victorian era. The tour also explores its role as a Federal Era governor’s residence, bringing centuries of change into view through the rooms themselves.

Your guide will meet you at the base of the front stone staircase. Visit the Shirley-Eustis House for a thoughtful, close-up look at Boston’s layered history and the lives connected to this remarkable mansion.