10 Oldest Restaurants in Boston
Boston has many historic sites which includes some of its oldest restaurants. The majority of these restaurants were established in the 19th century when restaurants first became popular. The list… Read more »
Category: Industrial Era
Ghost Towns in Massachusetts
Among the many historic towns in Massachusetts are a handful of ghost towns. These towns were abandoned either decades or centuries ago for a variety of reasons. Some of these… Read more »
History of the Hawthorne Hotel
The Hawthorne Hotel is a historic hotel in Salem, Massachusetts named after local author Nathaniel Hawthorne. The hotel is a six-story Colonial Revival-style building that was first constructed in 1925… Read more »
Howard Street Cemetery in Salem, Massachusetts
Established in 1801, Howard Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Salem, Mass. The cemetery is 2.5 acres in size with 1,100 headstones and is located next to the old… Read more »
Abandoned Mental Hospitals in Massachusetts
Psychiatric hospitals and asylums are primarily an invention of the 19th century and are now a relic of it as well. Most asylums built in the 19th century have since… Read more »