Free Historic House Tours on June 7: Explore Eustis Estate & Quincy House

Two Local House Museums are Free for Everyone on June 7

More than three dozen Historic New England sites will be open and free to the public on Saturday, June 7. Two of these sites are located on the South Shore: the Eustis Estate at 1424 Canton Avenue in Milton, and Quincy House at 20 Muirhead Street in Quincy.

The Gilded Age Eustis Estate mansion will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for self-guided tours. Designed by renowned Boston architect William Ralph Emerson and built in 1878, the Eustis Estate sits on eighty acres of picturesque landscape at the base of the Blue Hills. The grounds are open from dawn to dusk every day. The Eustis Estate offers events year-round, including the first of its outdoor summer concerts on June 12 and a Juneteenth Community Celebration on June 21. For more information and tickets to these and other events, visit: https://www.historicnewengland.org/visit/events/?event_location=eustis-estate

Quincy House will be open on June 7 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for self-guided tours. This country estate overlooking Quincy Bay transports visitors to the Revolutionary War era and tells the story of a woman’s work to preserve her family’s history more than 100 years later. Revolutionary leader Josiah Quincy built the house in 1770. On June 15, visitors are invited to step back in time for a garden party in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette’s return to the U.S. in 1825. For information and tickets: https://my.historicnewengland.org/23865/evening-lafayette

The two properties are located only 6.5 miles from one another, so guests are encouraged to visit both.

For a complete listing of Historic New England Open House sites and hours, visit: https://www.historicnewengland.org/openhouse2025/