Old Ship Parish House in 1944 April 29, 2026 By Geri Duff Trying to inspire faith during WWII, “Our Example is Worth a Thousand Arguments” read the sign in 1944 on the Old Ship First Parish House that was built in 1690. In 1977 it was bought by the Hingham Co-operative Bank (now defunct) and …
April 22, 2026 by Geri Duff When the second of the three new fire stations was opened in 1942, the public was invited inside the building for tours. Hanging over the fireplace was a bronze plaque donated by Ira G. Hersey listing all the names of the foremen of the Torrent hand tub fire company …
Mrs. Sibley’s Tea Room April 15, 2025 by Geri Duff This is the Joshua Tower House at 78 High Street, built in 1830. About 1916, when the Sibley family lived here, Mrs. Sibley (Louise) ran a tea room out of her home while her husband, Frank, earned a living as a Boston Globe Reporter. In …
Willard Hall April 8, 2026 By Geri Duff This is quite possibly the earliest photo of Hingham Square which must have been taken some time before 1847. You can see the lawn of the Old Ship Church has not been pushed back. The building to the left (north side) of the church was Willard Hall …
March 25, 2026 by Geri Duff In 1941 Francis Cooke Macgregor had submitted some of her photographs to the publisher G.P. Putnam and Sons in hopes of having them published but nothing happened until Eleanor Roosevelt also went to G.P. Putnam and Sons looking into the possibility of a patriotic book being published. The project came together with …
March 18, 2026 by Geri Duff This cozy home at 17 Leavitt Street was once the home of James Arthur Ray. Over the roof line you can see the hose drying tower of Central Fire on Short Street. Jay Ray as he was called put in many years as a Hingham firefighter at Central Fire while earning …
March 11, 2026 by Geri Duff These are the Hudson brothers’ homes, William’s on the left and Augustus’ on the right, at the end of North Street near Beal. Both brothers held patents for photographic improvements but William was the prominent photographer around Hingham and most likely took this picture about 1860. Augustus was a cabinet maker and …
March 4, 2026 by Geri Duff Many of the homes on Main Street have interesting histories. For example, 480 Main Street, built in 1850 as a home, was the residence and workplace of James Graham where he manufactured rope lines in 1885. While not as large as the old ropewalk on Central Street, Mr. Graham was able …
February 25, 2026 by Geri Duff Across Lincoln Street, from the main entrance to the Hingham Shipyard was the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Employment Building. After WWII the Hingham School Department was able to use this building the while construction commenced on new schools for the growing school population. In 1947 all 5th and 6th graders went to North. In …
February 18, 2026 by Geri Duff This is a wonderful view of Hingham Centre in 1895 when there were dirt roads. You can see from left to right is Cushing’s Gas Station, Hingham Market, with a corner of Pasquale’s Shoe Shop peeking out between them, next is the former public scales /post office building, Henry Zahn’s Ice …
