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Gloucester (/ ˈ ɡ l ɒ s t ər / GLOST-ər) is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It sits on Cape Ann and is a part of Massachusetts's North Shore . The population was 29,729 at the 2020 U.S. Census . [ 2 ]
Beginning of Plan E Government. City's head of government was the city manager, and the position of mayor was a ceremonial one appointed by the city council. 41st Beatrice Corliss: 1955–1959 42nd J. Stanley Boudreau: 1960–1961 43rd Ralph B. O'Maley: 1962–1965 44th J. Stanley Boudreau 1965–1966 45th Donald H. Lowe: 1966–1968 46th ...
1642 - Town of Gloucester incorporated. [2] 1660 - Edward Harraden house built. 1698 - First school house built, Thomas Riggs first school master. [citation needed] 1700 - Congregational Church organized, West Gloucester (approximate date). [3] 1709 - Davis-Freeman house built. 1710 - White-Ellery House built.
July 8, 1982. The Central Gloucester Historic District encompasses the historic commercial, civic, and residential core of the fishing community of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Now largely defined by 19th century architectural trends, it includes the city's commercial downtown (Main Street), its civic heart on Dale and Prospect Streets, and some ...
July 8, 1982. Gloucester City Hall is located at 9 Dale Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts. It was built in 1870 and dedicated the following year, and has served as the main location for the city's offices since then. Built to a design by Bryant and Rogers, it is a two-story Second Empire brick building. Each of the rectangular building's four ...
Essex County, of which Gloucester is a part, is the location of more than 450 properties and districts listed on the National Register. Gloucester itself is the location of 34 of these properties and districts. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted July 12, 2024.
April 26, 1996. East Gloucester Square Historic District is a historic district encapsulating the evolutionary history of the active maritime community of Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States, over a period of more than 200 years. East Gloucester is located on the south side of Gloucester's Inner Harbor, opposite the city's main downtown area.
May 28, 1976. The Puritan House is a historic hotel building at 3 Washington Street and 2 Main Street in Gloucester, Massachusetts. It was the first brick building to be built in the city. It was built in 1810 form James Tappan, a schoolteacher from New Hampshire who once had Daniel Webster as a student. Tappan operated Tappan's Hotel on the ...