Gibson House Museum
The Gibson House Museum is a historic house museum located at 137 Beacon Street in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Its history begins in 1860. Top of the list nearby is Fenway Park, 1.3 mi away.
A museum inside Boston
You can stay in Boston
Gibson House Museum is inside Boston, which has 199 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Established in 1860
Gibson House Museum dates from 1860. About ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 62–82°. When to go ↓
An airport 3 miles away
Boston Logan (BOS) has airline service, about 3 miles from Gibson House Museum.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
The year’s weather
Each month’s highs and lows around Gibson House Museum are below.
Gibson House Museum
The Gibson House Museum is a historic house museum located at 137 Beacon Street in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It preserves the 1860 Victorian rowhouse occupied by three generations of the Gibson family. The house was one of the first to be built in Back Bay, and has an unparalleled state of preservation that includes wallpaper, textiles, furnishings, and family artifacts and collections. Both the public and service areas of the house exhibit a high degree of preservation, and are viewable on tours. The property was designated a Boston Landmark in 1992 by the Boston Landmarks Commission and a National Historic Landmark in 2001.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1860
- Listed
- National Historic Landmark · National Register of Historic Places (2001)
- Wikipedia readers
- 2.2K a year
Staying near Gibson House Museum
The closest lodging is in Boston (199) and Cambridge (30).
- 1Fenway Park
- 2Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- 3Gillette Stadium
- 4Freedom Trail
- 5Boston Common
- 6Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- 7Bunker Hill Monument
- 8Harvard Stadium
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Gibson House Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | in town | — | 199 158 hotels · 29 inns & B&Bs · 4 lodges & cabins · 5 hostels · 3 campgrounds | 672,973 | $732K | D |
| Cambridge | 3 mi northwest | 5 min | 30 20 hotels · 7 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 campgrounds | 122,588 | $1,092K | D |
| Brookline | 4 mi southwest | 5 min | 19 10 hotels · 9 inns & B&Bs | 63,414 | $1,247K | B+ |
| Newton | 7 mi west | 10 min | 16 9 hotels · 4 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 90,741 | $1,265K | A− |
| Revere | 6 mi northeast | 10 min | 12 10 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 60,141 | $597K | C |
| Somerville | 3 mi northwest | 5 min | 9 7 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs | 84,211 | $911K | C+ |
| Waltham | 9 mi west | 15 min | 14 13 hotels · 1 campground | 65,037 | $749K | B− |
| Woburn | 10 mi northwest | 15 min | 16 16 hotels | 43,962 | $674K | B |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Around Gibson House Museum
Also within 21 miles are these.
Big draw1in town Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw22 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Big draw321 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
4in town AttractionFreedom Trail
5in town City parkBoston Common
6in town MuseumMuseum of Fine Arts Boston477K visitors a year
72 mi MuseumBunker Hill Monument
83 mi Stadium & arenaHarvard StadiumPhoto credits
Fenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Freedom Trail: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boston Common: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston: Martin~jawiki at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bunker Hill Monument: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harvard Stadium: Nick Allen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Questions about Gibson House Museum
Is Gibson House Museum in Boston?
Yes. It’s inside Boston, MA.
When is the best time to visit Gibson House Museum?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 62–82°.
What is the closest airport to Gibson House Museum?
Boston Logan (BOS), about 3 miles away.
Where should I stay near Gibson House Museum?
Boston (in town, 199 places to stay), Cambridge (3 mi, 30 places to stay) and Brookline (4 mi, 19 places to stay).
Advice from Boston
People in Boston have not posted tips yet; their Town Square is open.
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