Dalton House in Newburyport, Massachusetts
The Michael Dalton House is a historic Georgian-style house on State Street in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Built in 1747 for local mariner Michael Dalton, it is a 2 1/2-story wood frame… Read more »
Union Oyster House: Oldest Restaurant in Boston
The Union Oyster House is the oldest restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts, and the oldest continuously operating restaurant in America. Built on Union Street in 1716, the building is a three-story… Read more »
The Tewksbury State Hospital Murder Spree
On February 4, 1938, a 79-year-old patient at the Tewksbury State Hospital shot and killed three fellow patients in their beds and critically wounded two more. The attacker, John Mack,… Read more »
History of Lyceum Hall in Salem, Massachusetts
Lyceum Hall is a historic public lecture hall on Church Street in Salem, Massachusetts. The word “lyceum” means “an association providing public lectures, concerts, and entertainments.” The hall was built… Read more »
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich, Massachusetts
Castle Hill is a historic mansion on the Crane Estate on Argilla Road in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Built in 1928, the mansion is a fifty-nine-room Stuart-style house designed by architect David… Read more »