This week’s building continues the trend of State Street Georgian-era homes. Just a few doors down from the John Adams’s (the fisherman)18th century home sits the Jonathan Wright house on 16 State St. Georgian is a style of architecture that gets its name from the first four British monarchs who occupied the House of Hanover, and is typically used to describe similar … [Read more...] about Historic Building of The Week: 16 State St.
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Historic Building of the Week: 4 State St.
Not to be confused with the second American president, the home at 4 State St. is named after Marblehead’s very own John Adams. The Georgian-style home was built in 1795 by its namesake owner, an 18th-century fisherman and mariner. Georgian is a style of architecture that gets its name from the first four British monarchs who occupied the House of Hanover, and is typically … [Read more...] about Historic Building of the Week: 4 State St.
Marblehead Museum to host women’s suffrage talk
The Marblehead Museum will host a talk on the Women’s Suffrage Movement on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. Barbara Benson, author of “Massachusetts in the Women’s Suffrage Movement,” will reveal the compelling story of women who fought for the right to vote, including new research on Marblehead’s suffragists. The museum will display a banner made by the Marblehead Equal … [Read more...] about Marblehead Museum to host women’s suffrage talk
Back in time to Feb. 20, 1929
Aug. 31, 2024 marks the 200th anniversary of when Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette — better known as the Marquis de Lafayette — visited Marblehead. While much has been made about the return of Marquis — see A1 — many other historical figures have also visited Marblehead. At the center of these visits, oftentimes, was the Jeremiah Lee Mansion, which … [Read more...] about Back in time to Feb. 20, 1929
Historic Building of the Week: 24 Chestnut St.
24 Chestnut St. is at a crossroads — not literally, of course. Geographically speaking, 24 Chestnut St. is off of Atlantic Avenue, making it part of the Shipyard neighborhood. Historically speaking, numerous important figures and themes in Marblehead’s formation can be traced back to the house. Going back to even before the extant house was built, the plot of land itself … [Read more...] about Historic Building of the Week: 24 Chestnut St.