Envisioning History: Legacy of Prescott – Specialty Guided Tour

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Etching of William Hickling Prescott, using his noctograph which is superimposed on top of an etching of his library.

 

 

Envisioning History: The Legacy of William Hickling Prescott is a guided tour through a Federalist style townhouse at the base of Beacon Hill. The tour focuses on the man the house was named for, William Hickling Prescott and explores the life and legacy of William Prescott through the lens of his disability while he lived and worked in the house. This tour features the first three floors of the house and is partnered by a new exhibit in Prescott’s antechamber.