History
The Clough House was built on pastureland around 1715 by Ebenezer Clough, who was the master brick mason of Old North Church. Before he began work on the church, he built this house for his family as well as five other houses like it on Unity Street. It was originally constructed as an elegant single-family home whose residents during this century were upper middle class and of English descent. The Clough House is one of only three remaining brick structures that date to the first decades of the 1700s in Boston, making it unique today. In 2011, the Clough House became a space for historical interpretation at Old North Church. Today, it houses the retail space Heritage Gifts + Goods as well as the Printing Office of Edes & Gill.
Specialties
Visit the historic Clough House! This 1715 brick building on Old North Church's campus is home to the Printing Office of Edes & Gill and Heritage Goods + Gifts. Admission is free. Edes & Gill is a reproduction 18th century colonial print shop led by longtime print master Gary Gregory. Come and see live demonstrations of the colonial printing process! Heritage Goods + Gifts is a retail shop dedicated to New England artisans and small businesses. Focusing on locally made products from BIPOC- and women-owned businesses, the shop highlights the stories behind the makers and their products.