Topic: Places, Streets and Sites
11 Hewitt Street - Bessom Farm or William Hewitt House
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| Catalog date |
05/03/2007 |
| Category |
1: Structures |
| Classification |
Houses |
| Collection |
Old Houses etc. School Research Project |
| Date |
circa before 1679 |
| Abstract |
Marblehead Junior High Archives Historical Building Survey
Historical Importance: Indian escape and underground railroad tunnel. Only house in area. Farm and fresh vegetable store in the early 1900's.
The deed study of the house was hampered by redeveloping in the first quarter of the century.
See A Pictorial History of the Bessom Farm on page 1 of the Supplementary Folder. |
| Home Location |
Pink Room (4th floor north end of building) |
| Object ID |
2006-075-00427 |
| Object Name |
House |
| Search Terms |
Marblehead Buildings |
| Sub-category |
Building |
| Subjects |
Houses
Historic buildings |
| Title |
11 Hewitt Street - Bessom Farm or William Hewitt 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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