Shirley-Eustis House summer tours

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Built in 1747 for Royal Governor William Shirley, and later the home of Governor William Eustis, the Shirley-Eustis House has stood witness to the tumultuous issues of the French and Indian Wars, the American Revolution and Manifest Destiny in the 1820s. Once a sprawling estate of 33 acres, it now sits majestically in Roxbury with its beautiful gardens and historic fruit orchards.  It remains the most imposing and best preserved of the four standing colonial governors' homes in the United States.

The Shirley-Eustis House will be open for tours Thursdays through Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will be special public programming, spotlight tours, demonstrations and living history events through October.  Regular Admission for tours is $7.00 per adult, $5.00 for students and seniors, and group rates are always available.

Our new permanent Lafayette Chamber Gallery exhibit is also open. You will not want to miss this terrific exhibit which highlights the Marquis de Lafayette’s 1824 historic American tour to Boston while visiting Governor William Eustis here at Shirley Place.