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The Peabody Civic Center Historic District encompasses a well-preserved portion of the historic center of Peabody, Massachusetts.Extending along Chestnut and Franklin Streets south of Peabody City Hall, the district includes a small residential area built in the mid-19th century, as well as the city hall and St. JOhn the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, two monumental structures defining the ...
It was renamed Peabody, after philanthropist George Peabody, in 1868, and was reincorporated as a city in 1911. What is now Washington Street was laid out in 1750 as part of a new post road between Salem and Boston, running east–west along what is now Main Street, but turning south before reaching Peabody Square. The corner was the site of an ...
Peabody's center is 2 miles (3 km) from the center of Salem, 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Boston, 18 miles (29 km) west-southwest of Gloucester, and 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Lawrence. Peabody is also bordered by Middleton to the northwest, Danvers to the north, Salem to the east, Lynn to the south and Lynnfield to the southwest.
Peabody Civic Center Historic District ... July 27, 1972: Designated CP: November 25, 1980: Peabody City Hall is the historic city hall of Peabody, Massachusetts. It ...
The George Peabody House Museum is a historic house museum at 205 Washington Street in Peabody, Massachusetts. It is dedicated to the life and deeds of 19th century U.S. entrepreneur, philanthropist, and namesake of the city, George Peabody .
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is a museum affiliated with Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1866, the Peabody Museum is one of the oldest and largest museums focusing on anthropological material, with particular focus on the ethnography and archaeology of the Americas.
The John Proctor House is a historic First Period house in Peabody, Massachusetts, United States.According to local tradition, this wood-frame house was occupied by John Proctor, who was convicted and hanged for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials of 1692.
The Peabody Museum can refer to: George Peabody House Museum, a historic house museum in Peabody, Massachusetts; Peabody Essex Museum, an art museum in Salem, Massachusetts; Peabody Historical Library Museum in Peabody, Kansas; Peabody Leather Museum in Peabody, Massachusetts; Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University