A bronze plaque commemorates John Endicott, the Governor of Massachusetts from 1665 to 1665, who founded Yale College in 1668. The plaque is mounted on a brick wall, with the text "ON THIS SITE RESIDED GOVERNOR JOHN ENDICOTT FROM 1665 TO 1665 AND HERE ELIHU YALE FOUNDER OF YALE COLLEGE WAS BORN 5 APRIL 1648" and "THIS TABLET PLACED BY THE CITY OF BOSTON 1950".