Plymouth Bay Cultural District in Plymouth County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
On This Lot
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 22, 2006
1. On This Lot Marker
stood the first house
of the Mayflower Pilgrim
John Howland
Erected 1978 by The Pilgrim John Howland Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 41° 57.363′ N, 70° 39.816′ W. Marker is in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County. It is in the Plymouth Bay Cultural District. It is on Leyden Street just east of Main Street, on the right when traveling west. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16 Leyden Street, Plymouth MA 02360, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the South Shore. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 22, 2006
2. On This Lot
16 Leyden Street
16 Leyden Street
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 22, 2006
3. 16 Leyden Street
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 743 times since then and 93 times this year. Last updated on October 13, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
