Captain John Wilson House

Cohasset Historical Society

Restored with the generosity of Community Preservation Act funding, the 1810 Captain John Wilson House contains period household furnishings and exhibits about 19th-century life in Cohasset. Built by David Nichols and purchased soon thereafter by Captain John Wilson, the house remained in the Wilson family until 1912. Through the years the house became a marine supply store, tea room and gift shop, photographer’s studio, candy store until it was given to the Historical Society by William McGaw in 1936 for the Society’s first headquarters and museum. The Wilson House remains the last unaltered example of the 19th-century residences that once comprised Cohasset’s center village.

The ground floor of the Wilson House often has temporary exhibitions on display. Please visit the Society’s website for more information.