Loring-Greenough House (1760)
12 South Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

Joshua Loring
As “Commodore of the Lakes of North America”, Joshua Loring raised vessels that had been deliberately sunk for winter storage. Working in 40 feet of water, his free divers retrieved ships’ cannons, a row galley, and the 100-ton sloop Earl of Halifax. It took 10 days to bring the sloop to the surface so it could be drained, repaired, and refitted with new masts.

Loring’s commission, and a generous loan from his friend Isaac Winslow, enabled him to build an elegant mansion surrounded by gardens, orchards and choice livestock. But his nomination to the Mandamus Council made him “obnoxious to the people”. Repeatedly threatened by mobs, he fled to the protection of the King’s troops in Boston. He never saw his estate again.

Hours: September to May, Sat.and Tues. 10– 12 pm.; June to August, Sat. and Sun. 12–3 pm, Tues. 10–12 pm. Also open by appointment, call 617-524-3158.

Driving Directions: Take the Jamaica Way south past Jamaica Pond on your right to the circle. Follow around the circle to the sign for Jamaica Plain Business District (Centre Street). The house is about two blocks straight ahead, just beyond the Civil War monument.

Public Transit: Take #39 bus from either Back Bay/Copley station or Forest Hills station to the Monument stop in Jamaica Plain, directly in front of the house.

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7 Isaac Winslow House (c.1699)
644 Careswell Street
Marshfield, MA 02050
John Winslow
Under orders from Governor Shirley, General John Winslow rounded up more than 2,000 Acadians—French settlers—in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia in September 1755. He then evicted them, confiscating their livestock and their land, allowing them to take only money and household goods. He wrote, “...it hurts me to hear their weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth. I am in hopes our affairs will soon put on another face, and we get transports, and I rid of the worst piece of service that ever I was in.”
As resentment against these and other British policies grew, Winslow feared his own Marshfield estate might be confiscated, so he deeded the last 700 acres to his two sons. One, Dr. Isaac Winslow, was allowed to remain in Marshfield as the town’s doctor, possibly because he had successfully innoculated people against smallpox.
Hours: July through September, Wed. through Fri. 10–2:30 pm. Sat. and Sun. 12–4 pm. Admission is free to members. Non-members: $5 for adults,$3 for senior, $1 for children. Group tours by appointment. Call 781-837-5753.
Driving Directions: From Route 3 North or South, take Exit 11 onto Route 14 East. After the Police Station, bear left at the fork onto Route 139 East. Continue through the intersection of Route 3A. The House is 1.4 miles on the left at the intersection of Webster and Careswell Streets.
Photo above: Portrait of General John Winslow
www.winslowhouse.org