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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 ...
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Peabody (/ ˈ p iː b ə d i /) is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 54,481 at the time of the 2020 United States Census . Peabody is located in the North Shore region of Massachusetts, and is known for its rich industrial history.
In 1946, due to structural weaknesses the auditorium was ordered closed by state officials, and city council moved into the large hall downstairs. [2] In 1980 the building was restored, and city council moved back upstairs into the newly renamed Frank L. Wiggin Auditorium, and the police department moved to its own building, the former space ...
It covers part of the city of Peabody in Essex County. [1] [2] Democrat Tom Walsh of Peabody has represented the district since 2017. [3] The current district geographic boundary overlaps with that of the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Essex district. [4]
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.
In 1935, O'Keefe was elected represent ward 3 on the Peabody city council. [3] In 1936, he challenged mayor James E. McVann, but lost by 58 votes. [4]McVann did not run for reelection in 1938 and O'Keefe defeated state representative John E. Murphy by 709 votes to become the city's chief executive.