Northshore magazine showcases the best that the North Shore of Boston, MA has to offer.
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History ne 144 nshoremag.com October 2014 photographs by (clockwise from left) eric roth , rick ashley, cushing house museum W Preserving the Past A look at three North Shore house museums reveals stories of a bygone era. By Alexandra Pecci Home History: Clockwise from left, Glen Magna Farms, Jeremiah Lee Mansion, and the Cushing House Museum and the dignified Ropes Mansion and Gar- den in Salem are both visitor attractions and time capsules, telling stories of fam- ily, history, art, culture, and design. Luck- ily, many of the North Shore's historic houses have been preserved for posterity and turned into museums, where visitors can not only get a glimpse into bygone hen it comes to historic houses, the rest of the Unit- ed States doesn't hold a candle to the North Shore. Struc- tures like the beautifully preserved First Period houses in Ipswich; the strange and eclectic Hammond Castle in Gloucester; ways of life but also learn about some of the country's most significant and influ ntial architectural styles. We take a closer look at three of these North Shore house museums, each representative of a diff rent time in American history and architecture, and each containing stories of long ago. THE HOUSE Jeremiah Lee Mansion, Marblehead Built in 1768 in the Georgian style THE STORY Jeremiah Lee, a wealthy Marblehead mer- chant and ship owner, wanted to impress people in 1768 when he built one of the most lavish homes in colonial America near the edge of Marblehead Harbor, where he'd made so much of his fortune. "He was the Trump of his time," says