Distributing knowledge of the history of Jamaica Plain through a fantastic website, summer walking tours and other events throughout the year. Individual membership is $10 annually. The Jamaica Plain Historical Society has the BEST website of a local historical society in the Commonwealth, quite probably in the country and perhaps, even the world. The JPHS does a set of walking tours throughout the summer and does lectures throughout the rest of the year. It's a volunteer-run membership organization.

This Georgian mansion was built in 1760 as a residence and farmstead by the wealthy British naval officer, Commodore Joshua Loring. Unfortunately, Commodore Loring remained Loyalist during the Revolution and forfeited his property to the new government. The house was used as a field hospital in April 1775 after the Battle of Lexington and Concord. It passed into the hands of the Greenough family for the next five generations until in the 1920s it was saved from the wrecking ball by the Tuesday Club (who continue to own and run the property today). Open for tours by appointment for most of the year. It later became the family home for four generations of the D.S. Greenough family, until 1926. The house is decorated with period furnishings, costumes, and collections of 19th century dolls and toys.
Special events are held here most months: concerts, talks, etc.