GOVERNOR BELLINGHAM - CARY HOUSE
A LIVING MONUMENT TO THE HISTORY OF CHELSEA

Sketch from 1850

LOCATION:

 34 Parker Street
Chelsea, Massachusetts 02150

Tours by special arrangement and at announced times

Situated on a knoll at 34 Parker Street, on the southeastern slope of Powderhorn Hill, sits a museum of early Americana dating back over 300 years. The house was built in 1659 by one of the founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and tells of the courage and fortitude of our young nation, to exist and create a way of life.

 

Selected articles from the CHELSEA HISTORICAL SOCIETY WEBSITE
 

Governor Bellingham - Cary House

History of the Cary Family

From Townsend to Cary Farm

THE BELLINGHAM - CARY HOUSE

Approx: 1890

THE BELLINGHAM - CARY HOUSE

TODAY

CARY HOUSE

Built: 1659

Remodeled: 1791