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Beverly Grammar School
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National Register of Historic Places

Beverly Grammar School

On the National Register since 199036 years
First PeriodListed 1990Beverly
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Beverly Grammar School

Beverly Grammar School, at 50 Essex St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 9, 1990. The Register lists it for its historic - non-aboriginal and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as First Period, as it does for 124 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of First Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isSchool building in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 44 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1716 to today

  1. 1716Built
  2. 1990Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 36 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 20 minutes

50 Essex St., Beverly · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Beverly Grammar SchoolStart here
  2. 2Beverly Powder HouseBuilt 1809 · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Hazadiah Smith HouseFirst Period · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Beverly High SchoolBuilding · 0.3 mi on
Around it

6 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BReverend John Hale HouseBuilding0.2 miBOdd Fellows' HallHigh Victorian Gothic0.3 miDBeverly Center Business DistrictDistrict0.3 miBCapt. John Cabot HouseFederal0.5 miBUS Post Office-Beverly MainColonial0.5 miBBeverly DepotEclectic Victorian0.5 mi
More like it

First Period style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as First Period.

Hazadiah Smith House0.2 mi away
William Livermore House1.3 mi away
William Murray House2 mi away
Exercise Conant HouseBuilt 1695 · 2 mi away

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Questions about Beverly Grammar School

Is Beverly Grammar School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 9, 1990 (Register number 90000198).

Is Beverly Grammar School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Joseph Story House, 2 miles away.

Can you visit Beverly Grammar School?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Beverly Grammar School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 44 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63789821 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.