Jonas Rice
1630 - 1930
On the slope of the hill one-half mile west stood the house of Jonas Rice, the first permanent dwelling in Worcester, built in 1713. He served as schoolmaster and his son, Adonijah, was the first white child born in Worcester.
Marker is at the intersection of Grafton Street (Massachusetts Route 122) and Plantation Street, on the right when traveling north on Grafton Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
