Historic Building of the Week: Gardner Cottage
Usually when I read the Massachusetts Cultural Resources Inventory System (MACRIS) documents for a historic building, there are details about…
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Historic Building of the Week: the Bartoll Houses
The title “Historic Building of the Week” is something of a misnomer for this article. Yes, I will still tell…
Historic Building of the Week: The Meek House
I would like to return back to Abbot Hall, not to discuss that building’s history (I have already done that),…
Historic Building of the Week: Fire Department Headquarters
When I first began learning about historic buildings, my professor told us something that has stuck with me ever since….
Historic Building of the Week: The Hinckley Building
As old as the buildings in Old Town are, there is one that is not quite as old as the…
Historic Building of the Week: Skipper Ireson House
“Of all the rides since the birth of time, / Told in story or sung in rhyme, — / On…
Historic Building of the Week: The John Gardner Stevens House
The building that I am discussing today is not a building. It is, in fact, nothing at all. The address,…
Historic building of the week – The Canniffe House and Clothing Shop
I am not sure about you, but when I see a historic building, I do not usually consider that it…
Historic building of the week – The Powder House
When I hear the words “powder house,” my first thought is not Marblehead. My mind immediately goes to Powder House…
Where history hides in plain sight
Sometimes historic buildings are hiding in plain sight. They are not always plastered with plaques or located in a designated…