May 27, 2026 Submitted And Photo By Geri Duff There is a sweet little booklet written in 1948 by Alan F. Hersey for the Hingham Mutual Fire Insurance Company. It is called “Historic Hingham”. It is the story of the insurance company interspersed with stories about the town of Hingham. In it is a copy of a drawing of the house at 413 Main Street, the Wilson Whiton House, policy number 1. Mr. Whiton was at one time a Ship Chandler, the Treasurer o…
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