Free previewStop 9 of Plymouth Walking Tour: Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims
The House the Pilgrims' Children Built
You're on Sandwich Street, at number 33, looking at a plain two-story wooden house with small windows and a steep roof. No monument, no granite, no ship. Just a house. Look at its front for a moment, because this is where the tour comes down to earth.
Everything you've seen today has been about the people who arrived in 1620. This house belongs to the people who came after them: their children.
The oldest part was built in 1667 by Jacob Mitchell. Jacob was the son of Experience Mitchell, one of the early Pilgrim settlers. By 1667 the founders were old men and women, and many were already up on Burial Hill. Their sons were the ones building now.
The house was later bought by Jabez Howland, and his family story is the one that sticks. Jabez was the son of two Mayflower passengers, John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley.
That's the opening. The rest plays at stop 9 of Plymouth Walking Tour: Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims (3 min in all). Unlock the tour to hear it all, or try stop 1 free first.
