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Derby Summerhouse
Photo: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
★ National Historic Landmark

Derby Summerhouse

Danvers’s first place on the National RegisterListed Nov 24, 1968; only 65 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older
PalladianListed 1968Danvers

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Derby Summerhouse

Derby Summerhouse, at Magna Estate, Ingersoll St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places and named a National Historic Landmark on the same day, Nov 24, 1968: one of 189 Landmarks in Massachusetts. Only 65 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the national level. It describes its style as Palladian, as it does for 15 other Massachusetts listings.

What it isHistoric house in 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 · 165 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1792 to today

  1. 1792Built, designed by Samuel McIntire
  2. 1968Added to the National Register and named a National Historic Landmark
  3. 2026On the Register for 58 years
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Finding Derby Summerhouse

Magna Estate, Ingersoll St., Danvers

No other Register listing is within a short walk. The nearest are under Around it.

Around it

5 more Register listings within a mile

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

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Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

Memories of Derby Summerhouse

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Questions about Derby Summerhouse

Is Derby Summerhouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 24, 1968 (Register number 68000020).

Is Derby Summerhouse a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since Nov 24, 1968. Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Derby Summerhouse?

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 Derby Summerhouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 165 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 63793729 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.