Historic Building of the Week: 18 Sewall St.
Fishing. Boating. Shoemaking. Partaking in the Revolutionary War. All of these industries were once booming in Marblehead. But I want to write about one less common....
Historic Building of the Week: The world’s narrowest sidewalks
Last month, I hurt my ankle. I was climbing at a rock gym, fell off the wall, and landed horizontally on my typically vertical right ankle. I’ve taken to calling...
Historic Building of the Week: Capt. Blackler House
I don’t know about you, but the word “Washington” is so ubiquitous that I often forget it’s the last name of our first president. “Washington” pops up...
Historic Building of the Week: 137 Washington St.
One of the forms of buildings I love most is the Charleston single house. These buildings, found in – you guessed it – Charleston, S.C. have a narrow street-facing...
Historic Building of the Week: 29 Pleasant St.
A few weeks ago, I received an email from a reader named Ron. In his kind email, he suggested I look into the building at 29 Pleasant St. So, Ron, here we go. 29...
Historic Building of the Week: Old Fettyplace
My first venture into historical architecture was during my freshman year of college when I took a course called Building Urban America. My professor, Dr. Lasdow,...
Historic Building of the Week: Carcassonne Castle
You will notice something special about this week’s B4 (the page you are reading right now): it’s all about Carcassonne Castle. And I mean castle. To put into...
Historic Building of the Week: Sevinor Block
When you think of the various commercial ventures undertaken by Marbleheaders, you likely think of seafaring, shoemaking, fishing, and maybe farming. But like any...
Historic Building of the Week: Pollard Carriage House I
When I sat down to write this week’s Historic Building of the Week, I said to myself, “I want to write about a pretty building this week.” Since no one can...
Historic Building of the Week: The Marblehead Municipal Light Plant
Now that Thanksgiving is over, I think it is time to start stringing up the lights (if you have not already) to ring in the holiday season. Of course, you cannot...