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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]
Gloucester City Hall is located at 9 Dale Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts. It was built in 1870 and dedicated the following year, and has served as the main location for the city's offices since then. Built to a design by Bryant and Rogers, it is a two-story Second Empire brick building.
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 these properties and districts. [2] This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 6, 2024. [3]
Towns have an open town meeting or representative town meeting form of government; cities, on the other hand, use a mayor-council or council-manager form. Based on the form of government, as of 2023, [1] there are 292 towns and 59 cities in Massachusetts. Over time, many towns have voted to become cities; 14 municipalities still refer to ...
S.S. Cape Ann ferry, 1905 Gloucester, Massachusetts, 2010 Hand carved wooden sign for Gloucester, Massachusetts, 2019 John Pydynkowski, pro. woodcarver and gold leaf 23k. 1902 - Cape Pond Ice Co. in business. [4] 1905 - Gloucester Cold Storage in business. [4] 1906 - Gorton-Pew Fisheries in business. [24] 1907 Gloucester Net and Twine Company ...
Buildings and structures in Gloucester, Massachusetts (1 C, 25 P) C. Companies based in Gloucester, Massachusetts (4 P) P. People from Gloucester, Massachusetts (2 C ...
Essex County is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.At the 2020 census, the total population was 809,829, [1] making it the third-most populous county in the state, and the seventy-eighth-most populous in the country.
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.