 Welcome
to the Hampshire House, a turn-of-the-century mansion on historic
Beacon Hill, where generations of Bostonians and their guests
have wined, dined, and danced the night away.
Designed and built in 1910 by the society architect, Ogden
Codman, for fellow Brahmins Bayard and Ruth Thayer, the five
story Georgian revival townhouse was lavished with Italian
marble, carved oak paneling, crystal chandeliers and tall
Palladian windows.
Those windows not only looked out onto the Victorian elegance
of the Boston Public Garden, but they also looked into the
social world of Boston’s elite, as 84 Beacon Street
became one of the most fashionable salons in the city. Gentlemen
in top hats and tails and ladies in silk and satin ascended
the grand staircase to the heart of the house for gala evenings
in the Ballroom and Library.
The Hampshire House acquired its name during World War II
when the Thayer family sold the building. It was then leased
as a small private luxury hotel to the owners of the Lincolnshire
Hotel on Charles Street. They dubbed the mansion the Hampshire
House (Lincolnshire and Hampshire were both English counties).
Thomas A. Kershaw has been the owner of the Hampshire House
since 1969. Since then, the Hampshire House has been the ideal
choice for special occasions. Its interior decor gives an
aura of those grand days when the Thayers entertained in their
magnificent mansion on Beacon Hill. Now you, too, can be a
part of history at the Hampshire House.
Hampshire House
84 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108
(617) 227-9600 · Fax: (617) 723-1898
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