Topic: Places, Streets and Sites
17 Franklin Street - Ambrose Gale House
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| Catalog date |
04/10/2007 |
| Category |
1: Structures |
| Classification |
Houses |
| Collection |
Old Houses etc. School Research Project |
| Date |
circa 1663 |
| Abstract |
Marblehead Junior High Archives Historical Building Survey
Historical Importance: Ambrose Gale lived there from 1665-1708. He was one of the first selectmen and owned all the land now called Fort Sewall. Thomas Bartol also lived there and supposedly painted some of the murals on the walls of the house and many paintings now hanging in the Lee Mansion.
Ambrose Gale also testified against Mammy Redd at the Salem Witch Trials. |
| Home Location |
Pink Room (4th floor north end of building) |
| Object ID |
2006-075-00396B |
| Object Name |
House |
| Search Terms |
Marblehead Buildings |
| Sub-category |
Building |
| Subjects |
Houses
Historic buildings |
| Title |
17 Franklin Street - Ambrose Gale House |
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Rev. 1.0a 1/2009 Contact the Historical Commission at 781-639-3425 or e-mail us (please include the "Object ID" number) at: butlerw@marblehead.org
Last modified on: January 05, 2009
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