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The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [1] Essex County, of which Gloucester is a part, is the location of more than 450 properties and districts listed on the National Register. Gloucester itself is the location of 34 of ...
The Central Gloucester Historic District encompasses the historic commercial, civic, and residential core of the fishing community of Gloucester, Massachusetts.Now largely defined by 19th century architectural trends, it includes the city's commercial downtown (Main Street), its civic heart on Dale and Prospect Streets, and some adjacent residential areas.
The Davis-Freeman House is a historic house in Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA. Built in the early 17th century, it is a rare local example of a plank-framed house. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1] It presently [when?] is the Executive offices and Education Center for Wellspring House, Inc.
East Gloucester is located on the south side of Gloucester's Inner Harbor, opposite the city's main downtown area. The district is essentially linear in character extending along East Main Street between Rocky Neck Avenue and Montgomery Place, with a southward extension along Highland, Chapel, and Plum Streets to Mount Pleasant Avenue.
This fine Federalist house was the home of diplomat and United States Attorney General Caleb Cushing (1800–1879). Cushing is known for negotiating the 1844 Treaty of Wanghia, the first treaty between the United States and Qing China, and other diplomatic successes. The house now serves as the headquarters of the local historical society.
Beauport was built starting in 1908 as the summer home of interior decorator and antique collector Henry Davis Sleeper.Situated on the rocks overlooking Gloucester Harbor, Sleeper repeatedly enlarged and modified the structure, and filled it with a large collection of fine art, folk art, architectural artifacts, and other collectible materials.
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Gloucester (/ ˈ ɡ l ɒ s t ər / GLOST-ər) is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.It sits on Cape Ann and is a part of Massachusetts's North Shore.The population was 29,729 at the 2020 U.S. Census. [2]