The cottage at 3 Ticehurst Lane is Very. No, that is not a typo, and there is nothing left out of the previous sentence. 3 Ticehurst Lane is also known as the Very-Whittem Cottage. Built around 1908, according to a document in the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS), 3 Ticehurst was first occupied by its namesake, Nathaniel Augustus Very and his … [Read more...] about Historic Building of the Week: 3 Ticehurst Lane
History
Back in time to April 23, 1971
Back in1971, the Junior Aid Society put on its annual springtime revue at St. Michael's Church in Lynn. The revue, which is a combination of theatrical acts involving music, dance, and sketches, took place from Friday, April 30, to Saturday May 1. The theme was "Junior Aid Vanities," and had multiple residents from Marblehead participating or contributing, including the … [Read more...] about Back in time to April 23, 1971
Get a glimpse of Marblehead before the American Revolution
On Thursday, May 2 at 7 p.m., Judy Anderson will present a lecture at the Marblehead Museum titled "Marblehead on the Eve of Independence." For a half-century until the Revolution began in 1775, the thriving international Atlantic seaport of Marblehead was a very different place than most people realize today. For two generations in the mid-1700s, the gritty but prosperous … [Read more...] about Get a glimpse of Marblehead before the American Revolution
Back in time to April 15, 1853
This week marks the 171st anniversary of the birth of the Marblehead Police Department. Though the town was incorporated in 1649, it wasn't until nearly two centuries later that the first chief of police was selected. According to "Historical Outline of the Marblehead Police Department" by Town Historian Donald Doliber, on April 11, 1853, Adoniram C. Orne was appointed as … [Read more...] about Back in time to April 15, 1853
Historic Building of the Week: Maverick
Maybe I have spent too much time riding the Blue Line, but when I hear the word “maverick,” I think of a rapid-transit stop, not a Marblehead neighborhood. The word first caught my attention as I was reading through the 2014 Marblehead Community-Wide Historic Preservation Survey Master Plan prepared by Larson Fisher Associates for the town’s Historical Commission. The … [Read more...] about Historic Building of the Week: Maverick