Historic Building of the Week: Chisholm House
Sometimes I like to start the stories of the historical buildings in Marblehead by finding something out of the ordinary for the town. Everyone knows that Marblehead...
Historic Building of the Week: Shepard Pharmacy
If you have managed to see the collection of historical signs at the Historical Commission, you may have noticed one for the Shepard Pharmacy. Though it is no longer...
Historic Building of the Week: The Chapman House
There has been one person from every town in Massachusetts who has lived at 277 Washington St. OK, OK, that is not true. What is true, though, is that there have...
Historic Building of the Week: 16 Franklin St.
Everyone in town knows Devereux Beach, but do you know about the Devereux Mansion? In 1748, Joseph Homan purchased a piece of land called a “mowing field,” according...
Historic Building of the Week: The Churn
We tend to think of building as a human action. Sometimes animals partake — consider a beehive or beaver dam — but for the most part, “building” usually...
Historic Building of the Week: Abby May’s Candy Shop
This week’s historical building is pretty sweet. At the corner of Washington Street and Atlantic Avenue — more specifically at 1 Atlantic Ave. — is a building...
Historical Building of the Week: 11 Glover Square
Glover is a big name in Marblehead, in case you haven’t noticed. Something tells me you have, though. While his name is plastered all over town, Gen. John Glover...
Historic Building of the Week: 48 Hawkes St.
Not everything comes together at once. As the cliché goes, you have to take it one step at a time. This applies to buildings too. According to the Massachusetts...
Historic Building of the Week: Old Post Office
Whatever you do, do not bring your mail to Pleasant Street. The functioning post office is on Smith Street, right by the high school. However, I can understand why...
Historic Building of the Week: Sorosis Farm
Wool-d you believe me if I told you that sheep used to roam where your child now attends high school? Believe it or not, where the high school now stands, there...