Tours

House Tour

Learn the history of Judith Sargent Stevens Murray (1751-1820), a philosopher, writer and an early advocate of women's equality. Visitors will also see a collection of original works by the great portrait painter John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) descendant of the Sargent family, who loved the house and its ties to Post-Revolutionary Gloucester.

House tours are on the hour from 12 to 3 pm:
Friday-Sunday, Memorial Day to Labor Day
Saturday-Sunday, Labor Day-Columbus Day

$12 general admission, $10 seniors, $5 students

In Her Footsteps: A Walking Tour of Judith’s Neighborhood 

In the period following the American Revolution, Judith Sargent Murray became an important voice for women's education and equality.  Join us for a one-hour tour of her historic Gloucester neighborhood and explore the places and events that helped shape her as a wife, mother, and a woman clearly ahead of her time. 

Stops along the tour include the  garden of her elegant Georgian mansion, the nearby Unitarian Universalist church with its Paul Revere bell and once heretical beliefs, the modest home Judith shared with her husband and  mother-in-law, the house built by her grandfather, and the home of American Revolutionary War patriot Joseph Foster — all places with stories to tell about the life and times of a remarkable woman.  The tour covers about a half-mile and is an easy walk in comfortable shoes.  Tour guide: Jen Turner, doctoral candidate in American History.

Offered on various weekends at 11AM. The next walking tour is August 12, 2023. Registration required.

A Virtual Tour: Navigate through the Museum rooms on your device

Click this link to access a tour created as a class project at Endicott College.

Special Tours (Please contact us)

Universalism Tour

Explore the role the Sargent family, especially Judith Sargent Murray, and John Murray played in the establishment of the first Universalist church in the United States in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Focusing on pieces that often get left out of our general tour, such as the family Bible and sermon purse, this tour will allow visitors to see the Sargent House from a different angle. Moreover, the tour will highlight the evolution of the house from private residence to possible community house for the Universalist Church.