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List of Sites by Community

Amesbury Andover Beverly Danvers Essex Georgetown Gloucester Haverhill

Ipswich Lawrence Lynn Manchester Marblehead Methuen Nahant Peabody

Newbury Newburyport North Andover Salem Saugus Wenham

Amesbury

Rocky Hill Meeting House
To this day is the least altered of any 18th Century country-meeting house in Massachusetts.

Andover

Andover Historical Society
Collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets documents and artifacts reflecting the life of Andover and its people from the 17th century to the present

Beverly

Balch House
At more than 350 years old, the Balch House is considered to be one of the oldest standing timber-framed houses in America.

Hale Farm
Built in 1695, the farm was home to many generations of the Hale family.

Cabot House/Beverly Historical Society
One of the first brick structures built in Beverly; it was home to the Cabot family
from 1781-1802.

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Danvers

Judge Samuel Holten House
The house is representative of the architecture of the period from 1670-1832.

Rebecca Nurse Homestead
The site features 27 acres of fields, pasture and woods and is a good representation of New England life during the colonial period.

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Essex

Cogswell's Grant
Home to the Little family, collectors of American decorative arts, the home is a visual delight rich in country atmosphere.

Georgetown

Brocklebank Museum
Built around 1668 and now operated as a museum, the home contains several unique features including one of the largest "walk-in" fireplaces in New England.

Gloucester

Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House
Containing unique collections from the colonial era, the house is the work of designer Henry Davis Sleeper and is arranged by color and light.

Sargent House Museum
Once the home of sea merchants, American patriots and religious and community leaders, the home is a fine example of Georgian architecture built in 1782.

Cape Ann Historical Musem
The museum exhibits the largest collection of paintings and drawings by Fitz Henry (Hugh) Lane, the Gloucester native is recognized as one of America's most important 19th Century artists.

Gloucester Adventure
Built in 1926, the 121' schooner is a National Historical Landmark due in part to its vital role in the early days of the nation when Gloucester was one of the busiest fishing ports in the country.

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Haverhill

Buttonwoods Museum/Haverhill Historical Society
Exhibiting Native American artifacts such as stone tools, bone implements, baskets, shoes and shoemaking tools, the historical society and museum also provides valuable information on Haverhill and the surrounding area.

Whittier Family Homestead
Built in 1688, this 148-acre homestead was the birthplace of poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier.

Ipswich

Heard House
Built in 1795, the historic house mingles Western and Asian cultures in an atmosphere of the China trade years.

Whipple House
Retains much of its original oak, pine and chestnut framework and offers an exceptional look at the domestic surroundings of early New England colonists.

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Lawrence

Lawrence Heritage State Park
The park includes 23 acres spread throughout the city and provides visitors with information on Lawrence and the surrounding area and exhibits.

Lawrence History Center
Established in 1978 to preserve the history of Lawrence and its people, it is the official repository for all Lawrence city records.

Lynn

Lynn Museum
Exhibiting furniture, artwork and everyday objects of the 1770's through the 1870's.

Lynn Heritage State Park
Provides information about Lynn, with exhibits including innovative audio-visual programs and historic artifacts.

The Grand Army of the Republic Museum
The museum features memorabilia from the Revolutionary War through the Korean War.

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Manchester

Manchester Village Historic District
39 acres featuring buildings that represent virtually every type of vernacular architecture from the 17th to 20th Centuries.

Marblehead

Marblehead Museum and Historical Society
Built in 1768 by merchant Jeremiah Lee, the museum also exhibits American decorative arts and the work of painter J.O.J. Frost.

Fort Sewall
First established in 1644, this fort was used as a defensive breastwork for more than 200 years. Now a public park.

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Methuen

Searles Tenny Nevins Historic District
Reflects the major influences that shaped Methuen's architecture and economy.

Nahant

Nahant Historical Society
Explore an interactive exhibit showing the history of Nahant from its early days as grazing land for Lynn livestock, through its days as a fishing community, its heyday as the Summer resort community for Boston's wealthy, literary and scientific notables and artists.

Newbury

Coffin House
Built in 1654, this is the oldest structure in the Newbury Historic District.

Dole-Little House
c. 1715 house that has been restored to reflect the original period of construction.

Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
Built at the end of the 17th Century, today the house reveals three centuries of construction technologies and building stabilization.

Swett-Ilsley House
Original portion built in 1670 and expanded in the 18th and 19th Centuries.

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Newburyport

Cushing House/Historical Society of Old Newbury
Elegant Federal period mansion offering tours and special events.

Custom House Maritime Museum
Provides information on Newburyport and the surrounding area as well as displaying and maintaining original artifacts from the prosperous trade era, maritime art, maps, journals and other objects.

North Andover

Stevens-Coolidge Place
Formerly known as Ashdale Farm, the Stevens-Coolidge Place was the summer home of John Gardner Coolidge and Helen Stevens-Coolidge from 1914 to 1962.

Parson Barnard House/North Andover Historical Society
Home of Andover's third minister, Thomas Barnard. The house features furnished rooms, gardens, exhibits and architectural evolution that depict community life 1715 to 1830. The property also includes a c. 1812 barn with 19th century farming equipment, vehicles and a school room.

Peabody

Peabody Historical Society
Headquartered at the General Gideon Foster House on Washington Street, the Society also manages the Nathaniel Felton Sr. House, the Nathaniel Felton Jr. House, the Orchard House, the Apple Barn, and the Engine 3 Firehouse (the Peabody Historical Fire Museum.)

George Peabody House Civic Center
Childhood home of philanthropist George Peabody, the Civic Center provides information about Peabody and its role in the leather industry.

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Salem

The Corwin House
The only house still standing in Salem with direct ties to the Witch Trails of 1692.

House of Seven Gables
The house, built in 1668, was made famous by Salem author Nathaniel Hawthorne. The current tour focuses on architecture,
maritime history, and the life and literary legacy of Nathaniel
Hawthorne

Peabody-Essex Museum
A museum of international art and culture, the PEM is America's oldest continually operated museum.

Stephen Phillips Trust House
A historic house museum with a unique collection from five generations of the Phillips family.

Derby Street Historic District
An area of Salem prominent in foreign commerce during the late 1700's and early 1800's.

McIntire Historic District
Features a walking tour that takes visitors past several of architect Samuel McIntire's significant houses.

Schooner Fame
A full-scale replica of the famous schooner from the War of 1812.

Salem Maritime National Historic Site
This was the first National Historic Site in the National Park System and it preserves and interprets the maritime history of New England and the U.S.

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Saugus

Saugus Iron Works
Come and learn about the nation's first fully integrated ironworks from 1646.

Wenham

Wenham Museum
The Wenham Museum invites visitors of all ages to explore how we have lived, worked, dressed and played from the 17th Century to today.

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