John Cabot House
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Description
The John Cabot House is located in Beverly's downtown business district, on the east side of Cabot Street (its major thoroughfare) between Central Street and Franklin Place. It is a three-story timber-framed structure, its exterior clad in red brick and capped by a truncated hip roof. The main facade is five bays wide, with windows set in rectangular openings with splayed soldier brick headers. Projecting brick courses separate the floors, and the third-floor windows are smaller in height, and butt against the elaborate dentillated roof cornice. The main entrance projects slightly in a surround that includes sidelight windows, pilasters, and a corniced entablature. The interior has a typical central stair plan, and retains most of its original woodwork, which is in a heavy late Georgian style.[2]
History
The house was built in 1781, and was the first brick mansion in Beverly.[3] It was built for shipowner and privateer Capt. John Cabot (b. 1745 in Salem to Joseph Cabot and Elizabeth Higginson).[4] Cabot was prominent in the town's economy, having also cofounded the Beverly Cotton Manufactory, America's first cotton mill.[5]
In 1802, the house became the first office of the Beverly Bank,[3] the tenth oldest bank in America, with Capt. John Cabot serving as one of seven original directors. At that time, it was extended to the rear by a two-story wood-frame addition.[2]
In addition to period rooms, the John Cabot House features maritime, military, and children's exhibits as well as major changing exhibits. Historic Beverly's research facilities are also located here.
See also
- John Balch House, another Beverly Historical Society property
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
References
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External links
Template:National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
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- Cabot family
- Houses completed in 1781
- Historic house museums in Massachusetts
- Museums in Essex County, Massachusetts
- Houses in Beverly, Massachusetts
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Massachusetts
- Historic district contributing properties in Massachusetts