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City Hall, Beverly, Mass. City Hall, 191 Cabot Street, as it appeared before the 4th floor was added in the 1800s. City Hall was built as a private residence by Andrew Cabot in 1783, later owned by Capt. Moses Brown, who sold it to Israel Thorndike. Thorndike entertained Pres. James Monroe here. The Town bought the building in 1841 for a Town Hall. -
Central Fire Station, Beverly, Mass. Central Fire Station, 15 Hale Street, Monument Square. The building was designed by Mr. Ober and opened in November 1885. -
1870 Looking up Cabot Street, f-b First Baptist, First Parish, St. Mary's, Dane Street View of Cabot Street looking north, probably taken from Odd Fellow's Building, showing First Baptist Church, First Parish Church, St. Mary's Church and on the left, Dane Street Church. -
Cabot Street looking south from Roundy Street View of Cabot Street looking south from Roundy Street. Elliott Street enters under the sign on the right. -
Cabot Street, Beverly, Mass. at Thorndike Street View of the corner of Cabot Street and Thorndike Street. The view is of the side yard of City Hall with the old Universalist Church in the background. The City Hall parking lot is now where the church once stood. -
Cabot Street looking north toward Rantoul Street Cabot Street looking north toward the intersection of Cabot and Rantoul Streets. -
Cabot Street looking toward Essex Bridge View of Cabot Street looking south towards the Essex (Beverly/Salem) Bridge. -
Cabot St. View of Cabot Street looking north from Franklin Street. -
Cabot Street from Masonic Hall, Beverly View of Cabot Street from the vicinity of 147 Cabot Street. -
Scene on Broadway, showing Odd Fellows Hall - Beverly View looking east on Broadway towards Cabot Street. Odd Fellows Building is at the bottom of the street. -
Briscoe School - Beverly View of Briscoe School, later Beverly High School, 3 Briscoe Street. Beverly High School later moved to 7 Sohier Road, then in June 1965 to 100 Sohier Road. After the High School, the building became Briscoe Junior High School, North Shore Community College, and now, Ocean View assisted living. The building was designed by J. Foster Ober and dedicated in January 1875. -
Residence of Mr. S. B. Bray - Beverly Residence of S. Bennett Bray, 25 Broadway. Bennett Bray was a partner in a shoe manufacturing business. -
Beverly High School Football Team 1901 Photograph of the Beverly High School Football Team, 1901 -
Eastern Railroad Station, Beverly, Mass. Old Eastern Railroad depot on Park Street. The building was the second railroad depot, the first was located near Congress Street. The building was torn down to make way for the current station building. -
Beverly Republican Club Outing Photograph of Beverly Republican Club Outing. -
Beverly Police Dept., c.1880s Photograph of the Beverly Police Dept taken in the 1880s -
Looking toward the Willows, From Beverly View from Independence Park looking east toward Salem Willows. -
Along the wharves View of the waterfront along Water Street. -
Along the beach View of Beverly Harbor from the vicinity of Washington Street. -
Beverly Harbor from Lothrop Street shore View of Beverly Harbor from the vicinity of Washington Street. -
Beverly Harbor, from bridge Stereopticon view of Beverly Harbor from the Essex (Beverly-Salem) Bridge. -
Beverly Fire Fighters Photograph of members of the Beverly Fire Department. -
Beverly Farms Station Boston and Maine Railroad, Beverly Farms Station -
New Beverly Farms School Beverly Farms Elementary School, corner of Webster Avenue and Haskell Street. The school was closed in the 1970's and converted to condominiums. -
Beverly Farms Library, Beverly, Mass. Photograph of the Beverly Farms Branch Library, 24 Vine Street, as it appeared in 1916. The building was designed by Charles Greeley Loring of Loring and Leland, Architects and opened in 1916. It replaced the branch library which was located in the G.A.R. Hall at the corner of West and Hale Streets, now the site of the West Street Fire Station. -
Beverly Farms Fire Station Beverly Farms Fire Station, West and Hale Streets. The building was torn down in the 1950's to make way for the current station. -
North entrance. Beverley Minster North entrance, Beverley Minster, Beverley, England. The church dates to the year1220. -
Beverley Public Library Beverley, England Public Library. -
The coat of arms of Beverley Municipal coat of arms for Beverley, England. -
Beverley Municipal coat of arms for Beverley, England. -
Bass River School, Beverly, Mass. Bass River Elementary School, 34 Conant Street. The building was replaced by a brick school building (renamed Charles S. Brown School in 1922 after its late principal) which was later closed and the building converted to condominiums. -
Bass River School, Beverly, Mass. Bass River Elementary School, 34 Conant Street. The building was replaced by a brick school building (renamed Charles S. Brown School in 1922 after its late principal) which was later closed and the building converted to condominiums. -
Bass River School, Beverly, Mass. Bass River Elementary School, 34 Conant Street, Beverly, Mass. The building was designed by John Ashton. It was renamed Charles S. Brown School in 1922 after its late principal. The school was later closed and the building converted to condominiums. -
Bass River School, Beverly, Mass. Bass River Elementary School, 34 Conant Street. The building was replaced by a brick school building (renamed Charles S. Brown School in 1922 after its late principal) which was later closed and the building converted to condominiums. The other building is Hose House no. 3 which housed the hand tub "Fair Play." -
At the head of Bass River "The small point of land was the first landing place of the Salem Ferry. The Path of the old Planters following the line of the willow trees was the first travelled way on the 'Cape Ann Side of Bass River,' 1635." This is now part of the upper Shoe Pond. -
Scene near the B & M Depot - Beverly View of the Bass River looking west from near McPherson Drive. -
Bass River and Green's Hill Bass River with Hall-Whitaker Bridge and Green's Hill in the background. -
Universalist vs No. Beverly Baseball game between Universalist and North Beverly teams. -
John I. Baker Portrait of John I. Baker, 1st mayor of Beverly who served for the year 1895. -
Avalon, interior "Avalon" was the built in 1907 by the industrialist Frederick W. Ayer on Paine Avenue in Prides Crossing. The grounds were landscaped by Frederick Law Olmstead. The house was torn down, December 1994. -
Avalon, interior "Avalon" was the built in 1907 by the industrialist Frederick W. Ayer on Paine Avenue in Prides Crossing. The grounds were landscaped by Frederick Law Olmstead. The house was torn down, December 1994. -
Avalon, entrance foyer "Avalon" was the built in 1907 by the industrialist Frederick W. Ayer on Paine Avenue in Prides Crossing. The grounds were landscaped by Frederick Law Olmstead. The house was torn down, December 1994. -
Avalon, front view "Avalon" was the built in 1907 by the industrialist Frederick W. Ayer on Paine Avenue in Prides Crossing. The grounds were landscaped by Frederick Law Olmstead. The house was torn down, December 1994. -
Avalon, rear view "Avalon" was the built in 1907 by the industrialist Frederick W. Ayer on Paine Avenue in Prides Crossing. The grounds were landscaped by Frederick Law Olmstead. The house was torn down, December 1994. -
Beverly Armory Beverly Armory, home to Company E. The building was located at 21 Thorndike Street, dedicated November 20, 1891 and vacated by 1906. Company E was formed in 1814, at the end of the War of 1812 and known as the Beverly Light Infantry. In the Civil War, they were organized as 8th Infantry Regiment, Company E, Volunteers and were the first Union company to report for duty in the Civil War. -
Bird's eye view of Beverly Harbor from Odd Fellow's Building Aerial view of Beverly and Beverly Harbor from the Odd Fellows Building. Steeple of the Washington Street Congregational Church is in the center of the picture. -
Beverly looking northwest Rooftop view of Beverly from the downtown area, looking northwest. -
President Taft speaking at the laying of the cornerstone, Beverly YMCA President William Howard Taft speaking in 1910 at the cornerstone laying for the Beverly Y.M.C.A. at 245 Cabot Street. -
Y.M.C.A., Beverly, Mass. Y.M.C.A. building, 245 Cabot Street. The cornerstone for this building was laid by President William Howard Taft. -
Woodbury Shoe Company Woodbury Shoe Company, 58 Rantoul Street -
Winthrop Hall, Endicott Junior College, Beverly, Massachusetts Winthrop Hall, Endicott College, 361 Hale Street. Formerly the summer home of John Barry Ryan of New York City. -
The Winslow Estate, Beverly The homes of Herbert F. Winslow, 555 Cabot Street (foreground) and Sidney W. Winslow, 545 Cabot Street (background). Sidney Winslow was the President of United Shoe Machinery Company and the Beverly Gas & Electric Company. The Herbert Winslow house has been demolished, the Sidney Winlsow home is now part of Shore Country Day School. -
West Beach, Beverly, Mass. West Beach showing old bath houses -
Natural tree arch, Wenham Pumping station, near Beverly, Mass. Wenham Lake straddles the border between Beverly and Wenham and is the primary reservoir for Beverly and Salem -
Beverly, Mass., Wenham Lake Wenham Lakes straddles the border between Beverly and Wenham and is the primary reservoir for Beverly and Salem -
Wenham Lake Wenham Lake straddles the border between Beverly and Wenham and is the primary reservoir for Beverly and Salem -
Wenham Lake Wenham Lake straddles the border between Beverly and Wenham and is the primary reservoir for Beverly and Salem -
Beverly, Mass. Wenham Lake from Dodge's Cove Wenham Lake straddles the border between Beverly and Wenham and is the primary reservoir for Beverly and Salem -
Beverly Harbor, Beverly, Mass. Beverly waterfront along Water Street looking west -
Beverly Harbor, Beverly, Mass. View of Beverly Harbor from the Essex (Beverly-Salem) Bridge -
Foster's Wharf, Beverly, Mass. Foster's Wharf, Water Street -
Old fish wharf, Beverly, Mass. View of the wharves on Water Street -
The Harbor, Beverly, Mass. View of the Beverly waterfront with Girdler Coal Co in the foreground and Jubilee Yacht Club in the distance -
Washington Street Congregational Church, Beverly, Mass. Washington Street Congregational Church, 23 Washington Street. The church building was opened in September 1836. The building is now a Masonic Temple. -
Washington Street Beach, Beverly, Mass. View of the beach at the end of Washington Street. -
Washington Street, Beverly, Mass. Washington Street looking east -
Washington Street, Beverly, Mass. Washington Street looking east -
Washington Street, Beverly, Mass. Washington Street looking east -
Washington St., Beverly, Mass. Washington Street looking east -
Washington School, Beverly, Mass. Washington Elementary School, 415 Rantoul Street, renamed Washington-Beadle school in memory of Principal Thomas Beadle. The building was built in 1910, closed in 1996 and demolished in 1997. -
United Shoe Machinery Co., Beverly, Mass. United Shoe Machinery Co. building, 181 Elliott Street. The buildings are concrete structures constructed between 1903 and 1906. They are incorrectly colored red in the photograph. -
Plant of United Shoe Machinery Co., Beverly, Mass. Aerial view of the United Shoe Machinery Company plant, 181 Elliott Street -
United Shoe Machinery Co., Beverly, Mass. United Shoe Machinery Co. building, 181 Elliott Street. These buildings are concrete structures constructed between 1903 and 1906. -
Beverly, Mass., United Shoe Machinery Co. United Shoe Machinery Company from Balch Street -
Tunipoo Inn, Beverly Farms Tunipoo Inn, Beverly Farms, 8 Vine Street -
Thorndike St., Beverly, Mass. Thorndike Street looking east -
Beverly, Mass, Thorndike Street Thorndike Street looking east -
Thorndike Street, Beverly, Mass. Thorndike Street looking east -
Thorndike St., Beverly, Mass. Thorndike Street looing east -
Thorndike Street Thorndike Street looking east, after a snow storm -
Thorndike St., Beverly, Mass. Thorndike Street looking east, after a snow storm -
Entrance to Dawson Hall Tea Room at David S. Lynch Memorial Park, Beverly, Mass. Dawson Hall Tea Room, also known as the "Monastery", at David S. Lynch Memorial Park, 55 Ober Street. The building was destroyed by fire the night of June 28, 1966. -
Courtyard view of Dawson Hall Tea Room at David S. Lynch Memorial Park, Beverly, Mass. Dawson Hall Tea Room, also known as the "Monastery" at Lynch Park. The building was purchased from the Sohier family and moved to Dawson Hall, the former Evans Estate. The building was destroyed by fire the night of June 28, 1966. -
Executive Office of President Taft, Summer 1909, Beverly, Mass. Executive Office of President William Howard Taft, 2nd floor, 240 Cabot Street. The building was destroyed by fire August 10, 1954. -
President Taft speaking at the YMCA cornerstone laying, Beverly, Mass. President William Howard Taft speaking at the cornerstone laying ceremony for the Beverly YMCA -
Swiftmoor, Prides Crossing, Beverly, Mass., one of the beautiful residences along the North Shore "Swiftmoore", the estate of Mrs Mabelle Swift Wichfeld, Paine Avenue, Prides Crossing -
Swiftmoor, Beverly Farms "Swiftmoor", the estate of Mrs. Edwin C. Moore, Paine Avenue, Prides Crossing -
Summer Street Summer Street looking east from Rantoul Street -
Stromberg's at Dane Street Beach, Rt. 127, Beverly, Mass. Stromberg's Restaurant, 126 Lothrop Street -
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Beverly St. Peter's Episcopal Church. The congregation met originally on the building at the corner of Essex and Hale Streets. The first church (pictured here) was built in 1865 at the southwest corner of Cabot and Bow Streets. The church relocated to 4 Ocean Street in 1930. The parish was organized in 1863. -
St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Beverly, Mass. St. Peter's Episcopal Church. The congregation originally met in the building at the corner of Essex and Hale Streets. It moved into its first church building (pictured here) in 1865 at the southwest corner of Cabot and Bow Streets. The church relocated to 4 Ocean Street in 1930. The parish was organized in 1863. -
St. Mary's Church, Beverly, Mass. St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, 251 Cabot Street. The church was designed by Boston architect's Reid & McAlpine and construction was started in 1897. The parish was organized in 1873. -
St. John's Church, Beverly Farms St. John's Episcopal Church, 705 Hale Street, Beverly Farms. The building opened in 1902. The church was named at St. John's in Beverley, England. -
Main entrance to President Taft's summer home, Beverly, Mass. View of the porte cochere, entrance to the "Stetson Cottage", 55 Ober Street (now Lynch Park), The cottage was the summer home of John Stetson, founder of Stetson Hat Co., later owned by Robert and Marie Evans who rented it to President William Howard Taft for the Summer White House in 1909 and 1910. The house was moved to Marblehead in 1910. -
Pres. Wm H. Taft and Summer Home, Beverly Cove, Mass. View of "Stetson Cottage", 55 Ober Street (now Lynch Park), The cottage was the summer home of John Stetson, founder of Stetson Hat Co., later owned by Robert and Marie Evans who rented it to President William Howard Taft for the Summer White House in 1909 and 1910. The house was moved to Marblehead in 1910. There is an insert picture of President Taft sitting on the veranda of the house. -
President Taft's summer home, Beverly, Mass. View of "Stetson Cottage", 55 Ober Street (now Lynch Park), The cottage was the summer home of John Stetson, founder of Stetson Hat Co., later owned by Robert and Marie Evans who rented it to President William Howard Taft for the Summer White House in 1909 and 1910. The house was moved to Marblehead in 1910. -
North Shore summer home of President Taft, Beverly, Mass. View of "Stetson Cottage", 55 Ober Street (now Lynch Park), The cottage was the summer home of John Stetson, founder of Stetson Hat Co., later owned by Robert and Marie Evans who rented it to President William Howard Taft for the Summer White House in 1909 and 1910. The house was moved to Marblehead in 1910.
