The Abby Bradley Estate is listed for $2,849,000 at 60 Bradley Hill Road in Hingham. The offering includes the 0.84-acre parcel containing the house and a separate 0.49-acre lot at 109 Thaxter Street, for a total of 1.34 acres. The listing says the Thaxter Street parcel is subject to a town road moratorium and advises prospective buyers to conduct their own research, according to Coldwell Banker.
Property details
The house was built in 1860 and has 5,770 square feet, six bedrooms, five bathrooms and seven fireplaces. Listing materials also describe 13-foot ceilings, original windows, wood paneling, handcrafted molding, a grand staircase, a third floor and a hidden passageway, according to Coldwell Banker Global Luxury. Wallis Bowyer of Coldwell Banker Realty is the listing contact.
A property tied to Hingham’s Bradley family
The residence was originally built for the Bradley family, whose name is associated with Bradley Hill. The family accumulated land in the area and made its money in the 1800s through the Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company, according to The Boston Globe and the Boston Basin Hills Conservation Association.
Peter B. Bradley built the Hingham Stock Farm on adjacent family land, where he bred Arabian horses and constructed a polo field, according to the Hingham Anchor. The outlet reports that the area later made way for part of the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard. Bradley Woods and Bradley Park are also connected to the family’s holdings, according to Coastal Neighborhoods.
Four decades under one ownership
James and Eva Wechsler bought the property in 1980 for $130,000 and raised three children there before putting it on the market in August, The Boston Globe reported. James Wechsler, now 83, told the Globe that the couple’s changes to the house were made with care for its original work. Those ownership and renovation details are based on the Globe’s reporting rather than interviews conducted for this article.
Price and preservation context
The asking price comes as Hingham’s housing market has risen. The town’s median price increased nearly 24 percent from the first quarter of 2025 to the first quarter of 2026, according to a report by Erin Freeman.
The Town of Hingham provides information about historic properties and the responsibilities involved in local historic preservation through its historic-preservation information page. The listing identifies the main house as an Antique and Italianate residence built in 1860.
