Dorchester Historical Society

William Clapp House; 1806

The House serves as the headquarters of the Dorchester Historical Society and as the site of its meetings. Many of the rooms are furnished with objects from the 19th century and from Dorchester’s history. The House includes an original cellar kitchen with cooking implements of earlier years. The William Clapp House provides space for the Society’s library and for a large collection of Dorchester Pottery.