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Coordinates: 42°32′45″N 70°52′48″W / 42.54583°N 70.88000°W / 42.54583; -70.88000
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John Cabot House
Location117 Cabot Street
Beverly, Massachusetts
Built1781
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.75000246
Added to NRHPApril 16, 1975

42°32′45″N 70°52′48″W / 42.54583°N 70.88000°W / 42.54583; -70.88000 The John Cabot House is a historic house located in Beverly, Massachusetts. It is owned by the Beverly Historical Society and open to the public five days a week.

History

In 1781, the house was built as the first brick mansion in Beverly,[1] for shipowner and privateer Capt. John Cabot (b. 1745 in Salem to Joseph Cabot and Elizabeth Higginson).[2] Cabot had also cofounded Beverly Cotton Manufactory, America's first cotton mill.[3]

In 1802, the house became the first office of the Beverly Bank,[1] the tenth oldest bank in America, with Capt. John Cabot serving as one of seven original directors.

Besides period rooms, the John Cabot House features maritime, military, and children's exhibits as well as major changing exhibits. The society's research facilities are also located here.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Houses: The John Cabot House". Beverly Historical Society. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  2. ^ Whipple, G.M. (1862). Historical collections of the Essex Institute, Volume IV. Essex Institute. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  3. ^ Paine, Sarah Cushing (1912). Paine Ancestry: The Family of Robert Treat Paine, Signer of the Declaration of Independence. David Clapp & Son. Retrieved January 11, 2012.


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