Topic: Places, Streets and Sites
23 Watson Street - Knott Martin House
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| Catalog date |
11/01/2007 |
| Category |
1: Structures |
| Classification |
Houses |
| Collection |
Old Houses etc. School Research Project |
| Date |
circa 1672 |
| Abstract |
Marblehead Jr. High Archives Historical Building Survey
Hannah Deveraux Knott, for whom the house was built, married Joseph Swett and had a son, Joseph Jr. He, in turn, married Ruth (last name unknown) and they had a daughter Ruth Jr. who married Robert King Hooper, for whom the King Hooper Mansion was named. Then Ruth passed away and Joseph Jr. married Martha Stacey. They had a daughter Martha. She married Colonel Jeremiah Lee. When Martha died, Joseph Jr. married Hannah Straham. They had a daughter, Sarah. She married Marston Watson, for whom Watson Street was named.
Interesting Additional Architectural Research on page 43. |
| Home Location |
Pink Room (4th floor north end of building) |
| Object ID |
2006-075-00558 B |
| Object Name |
House |
| Search Terms |
Marblehead Buildings |
| Sub-category |
Building |
| Subjects |
Houses
Historic Buildings |
| Title |
23 Watson Street - Knott Martin House |
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Last modified on: January 05, 2009
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