Top 5 History Museums in Cape Ann, Cape Ann

June 9, 2021 Sachiko Swiger

Cape Ann, just 30 miles from Boston Logan Airport, includes four communities: Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester-by-the-Sea. The picturesque area that spans the coastline was founded by Pilgrims in 1623 who named it after England's Queen Anne. Today, it's home to fishermen and artists, merchants and writers.
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1. City of Gloucester Archives/Gloucester City Hall

Nine Dale Avenue Basement, Gloucester, MA 01930-3009 +1 978-282-3043 http://gloucester-ma.gov/index.aspx
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

City of Gloucester Archives/Gloucester City Hall

2. The Dive Locker

23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, MA 01930-5004 +1 978-777-2711 https://www.facebook.com/thedivinglocker/
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The Dive Locker

3. Hammond Castle Museum

80 Hesperus Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930-5273 +1 978-283-2080 [email protected] http://www.hammondcastle.org
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Hammond Castle Museum

Hammond Castle Museum is now open for the season! The Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is not handicap accessible. The Museum’s architectural style is mix of medieval castle, French chateau, and Gothic cathedral. It was custom built to encompass Hammond’s private residence, laboratory and museum quality collection of architectural elements such as the facades of medieval shops and doorways from chateaus. Hammond’s extensive list of patents, and his work on radio control and on echo guided torpedoes for the military are also on display. It is available for weddings and private rentals.

Reviewed By 922dlp - New Jersey, United States

We visited Columbus Day weekend and they were doing a haunted house on the weekend and bussing people from a nearby parking lot. It was so much fun! The grounds were so nice to explore and the castle was decorated for Halloween. Even thought you were walking through a haunted castle you could get a very good feel of what the castle is like and it was really cool. Just as you would imagine a medevil castle, right down to the drawbridge.

4. Babson Museum

291 Main St, Rockport, MA 01966-2021 http://babsonhistorical.org/babson-museum/
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Babson Museum

5. Cape Ann Museum

27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA 01930-5909 +1 978-283-0455 [email protected] http://www.capeannmuseum.org
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Cape Ann Museum

The Cape Ann Museum tells multiple stories, all relating to a single remarkable place. From its earliest days as a fishing and shipping port to its mid-19th century role in the granite industry, to its singular charms of light and sea that have attracted countless artists from the 19th century to the present, Cape Ann boasts a rich and varied culture of nationally significant historical, industrial, and artistic achievement. The Museum's fine art collection includes the largest grouping of works by native son and renowned marine artist, Fitz Henry Lane, as well as work by other prominent painters and sculptors who lived on, visited or were inspired by Cape Ann. The work of contemporary Cape Ann artists is also collected and exhibited. The permanent collection includes fine and decorative arts, and artifacts from the major industries of the area - the fisheries and granite quarrying. Founded in 1873 as the Cape Ann Scientific and Literary Association, today the Museum is a vibrant cultural center that includes galleries, an auditorium, library/archives, a children's activity center, two sculpture gardens and two historic homes. In addition to its permanent collections, the Museum offers a rotating schedule of special exhibitions throughout the year as well as related programs and events. Visit us today to discover the treasures of Cape Ann.

Reviewed By 525Carolineb - Gloucester, United States

Gloucester was a center for 19th century painters, and some of the best of our American artists were there for long periods of time, such as Fitz Henry Lane and Winslow Homer. If you love landscape painting, this is a museum for you.

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