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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]
Wingaersheek beach at sunset. Wingaersheek Beach is a 0.6-mile (0.97 km) long beach located on the Annisquam River in West Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. [1] According to the USGS the name is a corruption of the earlier Dutch name "Wyngaerts Hoeck", which was derived from "Wyngaerton" (meaning "Vineland"). The name was described by ...
The communities of Rockport, Gloucester, Essex and Manchester form Cape Ann The entirety of Cape Ann lies within Essex County . Anchored by the city of Gloucester , the nexus of the local fishing industry , other towns on Cape Ann include Rockport , at the tip of the cape, and the towns of Essex and Manchester-by-the-Sea , which are located ...
Good Harbor Beach, a beach in Gloucester Gloucester is located at 42°37′26″N 70°40′32″W / 42.62389°N 70.67556°W / 42.62389; -70.67556 (42.624015, −70.675521 According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 41.5 square miles (107.5 km 2 ), of which 26.2 square miles (67.8 km 2 ) is land and 15 ...
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.
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.
Annisquam is a waterfront village in the city of Gloucester in Essex County on the North Shore of Massachusetts, United States. It is a few miles across Cape Ann from downtown Gloucester. History
Located on a rocky peninsula within Gloucester's working harbor, Rocky Neck is known for its quaint neighborhood, geographic beauty and many art galleries and studios. Artists including Winslow Homer , Edward Hopper , and many others [ 2 ] working on Rocky Neck in the 19th and early 20th centuries inspired the Cape Ann style of American ...