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The John Greenleaf Whittier Home is a historic house located at 86 Friend Street, Amesbury, Massachusetts.It was the home of American poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier from 1836 until his death in 1892, and is now a nonprofit museum open to the public May 1 through October 31; an admission fee is charged.
Amesbury is the second northernmost town in Massachusetts, its northernmost point coming just south of the northernmost point of the state, in Salisbury. Amesbury lies along the northern banks of the Merrimack River and is bordered by Salisbury to the east, Newburyport to the southeast, West Newbury to the southwest, Merrimac to the west, and ...
Susannah Martin memorial in Amesbury (plaque close-up) Lone Tree Hill, a famous historical site, bore a tablet on its westerly side marking the site of George and Susannah's home. [citation needed] The boulder which marked their homestead was moved to make room for a highway. Today it can be found at the end of North Martin Road, in Amesbury.
The Amesbury and Salisbury Mills Village Historic District is a historic district on Market Sq. roughly bounded by Boardman, Water, Main and Pond Streets in Amesbury, Massachusetts. It was the site of significant industrial development between 1800 and 1875, during which time the town developed a significant textile processing industry.
Location of Essex County in Massachusetts. This list is of that portion of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) designated in Essex County, Massachusetts. The locations of these properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1]
Whittier died in Amesbury, Massachusetts at the age of 48, on September 3, 1864. [10] She was remembered as "a lady of rare culture and fine poetic gifts". [11] John Greenleaf Whittier, "accustomed to submit to her all that he wrote", described to a friend how without Elizabeth's influence he could "hardly tell whether what I write is good for anything or not".
Natural History room. The Bartlett Museum is a nonprofit museum located at 270 Main Street, Amesbury, Massachusetts . It is named after Josiah Bartlett , a Founding Father of the United States who was born in Amesbury and later signed the United States Declaration of Independence .
Macy–Colby House, rear view. The Macy–Colby House is a historically significant saltbox house at 257 Main Street in Amesbury, Massachusetts.It is a historic house museum and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2008.