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 »
Category: Colonial Era
Crowninshield-Bentley House in Salem, Massachusetts
The Crowninshield-Bentley House is a Georgian-style house on Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts. Built in 1727, it is a three-story wood frame house built for ship captain John Crowninshield. It… Read more »
Richard More: Mayflower Passenger
Richard More was a Mayflower passenger and an indentured servant to Pilgrim William Brewster. More was born on November 13, 1614, in Corvedale, England, and was baptized at St. James… Read more »
Rebecca Nurse Monument in Danvers, Massachusetts
The Rebecca Nurse Monument is a memorial dedicated to Salem Witch Trials victim Rebecca Nurse in Danvers, Massachusetts. Erected in the spring of 1885, the monument is located in the… Read more »
George Jacobs Sr.’s House Destroyed by Fire in 1932
On July 12, 1932, the historic George Jacobs House in Danvers, Massachusetts. was destroyed by a fire, according to a news report in the Beverly Evening Times. Fire Chief Joseph… Read more »