The HARBOR Report: Kingston's Bradford House and Veterans Day on the South Shore

🏛️ Hidden History: The Bradford House on Landing Road

Tucked away at 50 Landing Road in Kingston sits a house with a very long story. The oldest part was built around 1714. That section still holds the big central chimney that warmed the home for generations.

Around 1750, the house was made wider to the size you see today. In 1921, the Jones River Village Historical Society bought it and restored it to look like the 1700s again. An old English barn was even moved onto the property in 2002.

Today it's a museum, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. Next time you're near the Jones River, take the slow road past it.

Source: Bradford House (Kingston, Massachusetts)

📰 Around Town

Weymouth Veterans Day Parade
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 9:30 AM. Starts at Town Hall, 75 Middle St.
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Marshfield Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 10:30 AM. Steps off from Library Plaza at the Ventress Library and heads to the Town Training Green for the ceremony.
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Quincy Veterans Day Parade
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 10:30 AM. Steps off from Quincy High School and ends at the World War II Memorial at Hancock St. and Southern Artery. The ceremony starts around 11:30 AM.
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Scituate Artisan Fair to benefit SHORE
Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 AM to 3 PM. Over 100 artisans, kids crafts and holiday shopping.
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✉️ Right from John

Today is Veterans Day, and I want to say thank you to every veteran reading this. Your service means a lot to all of us here on the South Shore. If you can, catch a parade this morning and say thanks in person.

November is a good month to slow down and look around our towns. There's history on almost every road, and the holiday season is just about here. I hope you get to enjoy a bit of both this week.

🏘️ Best of Kingston: Town of the Week

Kingston was once part of Plymouth. It became its own town on June 16, 1726, after a tax dispute between the north and south parts of Plymouth. Today it has Gray's Beach on Kingston Bay, Silver Lake, and about three miles of the Claire Saltonstall Bikeway along Route 80.

Getting around is easy, too. Kingston station is the end of the Kingston Line, about 63 minutes to South Station. Route 3 has three Kingston exits, and the Kingston Collection is right off one of them.

Here are a few handy facts if you're thinking about a move:

• Schools: Kingston runs its own K to 6 schools. Grades 7 to 12 are part of the Silver Lake Regional School District, home of the Lakers.

• Tax rate: $12.82 per $1,000 of value for FY2026.

• Sewer: Town sewer serves about 1,618 properties. The rest of town is on septic, so check the address.

• Trash: The Recycling and Disposal Center on Cranberry Rd. needs a sticker. The FY27 regular sticker is $280.

• Thanksgiving tradition: Silver Lake plays Pembroke in football every Thanksgiving.

📊 Our Market: Kingston

Here’s where Kingston stands, as of 11/6/2026 (MLS PIN, Jan. 1 to Nov. 6, 2026, medians).

Single-family homes:

• Median sale price: $725,000, down 7.1% from this time last year

• Homes sold: 106, up 9.3%

• Median days on market: 22

• Sellers got a median 100.0% of their original list price

• Homes for sale on Oct. 30: 30 (about 2.9 months of supply)

Condos:

• Median sale price: $500,000, up 15.6% from this time last year

• Condos sold: 13

• Median days on market: 19

• Sellers got a median 102.0% of their original list price

• Condos for sale on Nov. 6: 4 (about 3.7 months of supply)

Kingston houses are still selling fast, in about three weeks. Prices dipped a bit this year, but sellers are still getting their asking price at the median. Condos are a small market, so a few sales can move the numbers.

🎬 Reach Out

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