The Old Town House (1727) - Marblehead MA
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nomadwillie
N 42° 30.310 W 070° 50.980
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The Marblehead Town House was built in 1727 in the center of Market Square.
Waymark Code: WMQ7DH
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2016
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6. The Old Town House (1727) needed to be sturdy of raters to withstand the turbulent shouts of pre-Revolutionary town meetings. It is a pleasing example of the first phase of New England Georgian design -- a two-story clapboarded building set high upon a granite walled basement, its corners flanked with quoins, its low gabled roof enhanced by a simple cornice.
pp. 275 Massachusetts: a Guide to its Places and People, 1937
Market Square is formed by the intersection of Mugford, State and Washington Street. This also is the original spot for the original settlement of Marblehead, known as Old Marblehead. It is Georgian in design and the work of local craftsmen. The second floor was used by John Goodwin Post 82 of the Grand Army of the Republic as the permanent meeting hall in 1898. The room still has all the original furniture and artifacts preserved. Today it is home to Marblehead Historical Society.
Book: Massachusetts
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 275
Year Originally Published: 1937
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