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John Palmer House, Marblehead, Mass.

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 »

Colonial Era   
Danvers State Hospital, Danvers, Mass, date unknown

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 »

Industrial Era   
Katherine Tingley. Photo published in the Boston Traveler on July 11, 1929

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 »

Industrial Era   
Timothy Dexter House, Newburyport, MA. Photo by Mary Jane Stirgwolt, 1980, courtesy Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin, Chairman, Massachusetts Historical Commission.

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 »

Industrial Era   
John Hale House, Beverly, Mass. Photo by Alex Ushakoff, 1973, courtesy Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin, Chairman, Massachusetts Historical Commission.

John Hale House in Beverly, Massachusetts

The John Hale House is a historic Colonial-style house built for Reverend John Hale in Beverly, Massachusetts. Built in 1694, it is a two-and-a-half-story, clapboard house with a ridge roof…. Read more »

Colonial Era   

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