Essex National Heritage Area
Hale Farm
Beverly Visitors


Beverly, Massachusetts

39 Hale Street, Beverly, Massachusetts 01915
Telephone Number: 978-922-1186
Hours: Open Memorial Day to Halloween by appointment. Closed all Holidays $4 Adults, $3 Seniors



(The Early Settlement Trail)



Built in 1695, possibly with structural members from an earlier parsonage, the John Hale House was residence to many generations of Hale family descendent. It features several later additions, including a 1745 gambrel-roofed ell which now contains the main entrance facing Hale Street.


Reverend Hale was responsible for the establishment of the First Parish Church in Beverly in 1667, and for writing the petition to the Great and General Court separating Beverly from Salem in 1668. Hale's wife Sarah was accused as a witch during the Salem Witchcraft Trials; leading him to author his famous analysis "A Modest Inquiry into the Nature of Witchcraft", which is considered a classic of colonial American literature. For more information, visit www.beverlyhistory.org.



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