Around Town
Tour One of Watertown’s Oldest Houses with the Historical Society
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Edmund Fowle House, home of the Historical Society of Watertown. The following information was provided by the Historical Society of Watertown:
The Historical Society of Watertown will be giving Open House tours at the Edmund Fowle House on Feb. 19. The house was built in 1771 and is one of the oldest remaining in Watertown. In 1775 it became the seat of government for the Provincial Congress, and was the location of the first treaty signing after the United States gained Independence.