Tucker House Museum

Tucker House on Water Street was built in the mid eighteenth century and became the home of Henry Tucker, president of the Governor's Council, whose family were central to Bermudian affairs across several generations. It is furnished with Bermudian cedar furniture, portraits and silver, and the kitchen in the basement is presented as it was worked. Joseph Rainey, later the first Black member of the United States House of Representatives, ran a barber shop from that basement during the American Civil War.

What you actually see

• The cedar furniture - Bermudian-made pieces filling the principal rooms.
• The silver and portraits - the Tucker family collections.
• The basement kitchen - the working level presented as it was used.
• The Rainey connection - the barber shop run here by the future congressman.

When to go

Year round; opening is limited to certain days and should be checked. Cruise days bring more visitors. It closes on Sundays.

Honest expectations

Opening days are limited and the hours are short. The house is small and the visit is under an hour. It is within the inscribed town and busy on cruise days.

Nearby

St Peter's Church is nearby, and the Unfinished Church is above.