Peabody House in Salem, Massachusetts
The John P. Peabody House is a historic Colonial Revival-style house on Summer Street in Salem, Massachusetts. Built in 1874, by Salem merchant John P. Peabody, the Peabody House is… Read more »
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John Palmer House in Marblehead, Massachusetts
The John Palmer House is a historic First Period house on Hooper Street in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Built in 1683 for shoreman John Palmer, it is a two-and-a-half-story clapboard house with… Read more »
The Danvers State Hospital Barn Fire
On February 12, 1941, a large fire destroyed the dairy barn at Danvers State Hospital, killing half a dozen cows and a bull and resulting in between $50,000 and $75,000… Read more »
Katherine Tingley: The Purple Mother
Katherine Augusta Westcott Tingley was a social worker who later became the leader of an esoteric occult group called the Theosophical Society. Tingley was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, to James… Read more »
The Purple Mother’s Plan: How an Occult Group Bought a Newburyport Landmark in 1909
On March 18, 1909, the Timothy Dexter House in Newburyport, Massachusetts, was sold to an esoteric occult group who planned to turn it into a school. The group was called… Read more »