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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]
1827 - Gloucester Telegraph newspaper begins publication. [1] 1828 - First Parish Church built on Middle Street. [8] 1830 Gloucester Lyceum and Lanesville Congregational Church established. [3] 30 September: Fire. [10] Population: 7,510. [7] 1831 - Eastern Point Light erected. [4] 1832 - Gloucester Circulating Library, Front Street, in ...
1606 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1606th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 606th year of the 2nd millennium, the 6th year of the 17th century, and the 7th year of the 1600s decade. As of the start of 1606, the ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.34 square miles (3.47 km 2), of which 1.33 square miles (3.44 km 2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2) is water. [9] The surrounding area consists of gently rolling hills and large wooded areas, all within the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau.
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 ...
Henry Davis Sleeper (March 27, 1878 – September 22, 1934) was an American antiquarian, collector, and interior decorator best known for Beauport, his Gloucester, Massachusetts, country home that is "one of the most widely published houses of the twentieth century."
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.