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Marblehead is a coastal New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, along the North Shore.Its population was 20,441 at the 2020 census. [2] The town lies on a small peninsula that extends into the northern part of Massachusetts Bay.
The General John Glover House is a National Historic Landmark at 11 Glover Square in Marblehead, Massachusetts.It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story gambrel-roofed colonial built in 1762 by John Glover (1732–1797), a local merchant, politician, and militia leader who gained fame for his military leadership in the American Revolutionary War.
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The historical commissions of Swampscott and Marblehead, along with other organizations including Glover's Marblehead Regiment, are working together to help save the historic military heroes home from demolition. [25] A joint preservation effort of "Save the Glover" was initiated to help raise awareness to save and preserve the historic Glover ...
The Old Town House is in the heart of the Marblehead Historic District at One Market Square in Marblehead, Massachusetts, at the intersection of Washington, State, and Mugford Streets. The town house was constructed in 1727 and was a replacement for the Old Meeting House on Franklin Street. The upper level of the building served as a town hall ...
Abbot Hall is the fourth town hall built in Marblehead, preceded by the First Meeting House (1638, Old Burial Hill), the Old Meeting House (1696), and the Old Town House (1727). Abbot Hall is named after a barrel maker and trader named Benjamin Abbot. When Benjamin Abbott died in 1872, he donated his fortune to the town of Marblehead.
Jeremiah Lee, oil on canvas, John Singleton Copley, 1769. Wadsworth Atheneum Mrs. Jeremiah Lee, oil on canvas, John Singleton Copley, c. 1769. Wadsworth Atheneum. The mansion is a large wooden house in the Georgian style, with imitation stone ashlar facade, built in 1768 by Colonel Jeremiah Lee, at that time the wealthiest merchant and ship owner in the Province of Massachusetts Bay.