Record 2696/3390 Catalog Record Places, Streets & Sites Exhibit Page Home Search Description  Marblehead Junior High Archives Historical Building Survey The Curtis' (the world's first fliers) lived here. Greely Curtis flew with Otto Lilienthal and they started the Curtis-Burgess plane Company. It was a tenement in the late 1800's and that is how it got the name, Anthony's Chambers. It was also the home of a master mariner, John Russell in 1845-1857. Sidelights: the house was built on Jonathan Glover's apple orchard. A "Humorous History " of Front Street and the house at 98 Front Street is included on page 1 in the Requirement Book. Interesting facts on the Burgess Company and Burgess seaplanes in the Elective Folder.

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