Shirley in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Old Parsonage

1630 - 1930

Photographed By Russell C. Bixby, June 27, 2011

1. Old Parsonage Marker

Inscription. The house of the first minister of Shirley, Phinehas Whitney. Dorothy Quincy and Madam Lydia Hancock visited here; and here also in 1773 came John Hancock to accompany them home. Moved to this site in 1906 it became the Rectory of St. Anthony's Church.

Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Colonial Era. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1773.

Location. 42° 32.614′ N, 71° 38.872′ W. Marker is in Shirley, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. Marker is on Phoneix Street, 0.1 miles south of Front Street (Local Route .1), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shirley MA 01464, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. American Revolution Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Shirley Civil War Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); The Revolutionary Tavern (approx. 2.9 miles away); Big Apple of New England (approx. 3.1 miles away); Apples, Apples, Apples! (approx. 3.1 miles away); Johnny Appleseed Apple Tree

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(approx. 3.1 miles away); Who's Johnny Appleseed? (approx. 3.1 miles away); Camp Stevens Muster Ground (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shirley.

Also see . . . Tercentenary Commission Markers. Original 1930 publication by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Tercentenary Commission Markers, commemorating the three hundredth anniversary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Submitted on June 28, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)

St. Anthony of Padula Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Russell C. Bixby

2. St. Anthony of Padula Church

Photographed By Russell C. Bixby

3. Old Parsonage Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 792 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 28, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.