November 20, 2024 by Geri Duff
There is a delightful story about the house at 107 Leavitt Street. Built in 1841 by Elijah Souther in a part of town we call “Over the Delaware” this house was painted yellow with white trim. Elijah’s daughter, Rebecca, married a British seaman named James Price who had become shipwrecked off the coast of Hull and chose to stay in this country. When they married, they moved into this cozy little house. Elizabeth Coatsworth, in her book “South Shore Town” tells of meeting one of their elderly daughters still living in the house who told her: “Every fine Sunday morning my father would take the lane going up Turkey Hill and carry his spyglass with him. He liked to watch the passing vessels.” He never went to sea after he married but it is said he was the one who caved the border of grape leaves and vines across the top and on the pillars and either side of the front door, the oak leaves and acorns which are topped with a small eagle with spread wings. This photo is from the Hingham Historical Society Archives.