Access to United First Parish Church, where the Adamses worshipped and are buried, is provided by the congregation, for which they ask a small donation.

The Church of the Presidents is across the town square from the Visitors Center and provides tours on a regular basis.

The house stood empty for some time before it, along with 75 acres (30 ha), was purchased by Adams on September 23, 1787, for 600 pounds.

[4][5] Henry Adams wrote his nine-volume The History of the United States of America 1801–1817 in the library.

[6] The break-in triggered the site’s alarm system; however, the perpetrators fled before police arrived.

In the past ten years, the congregation has used almost $2 million of its own resources to preserve the building.