Hammond Castle Museum
A museum on Hesperus Ave. The nearest other place is 2 min walk away. One of 45 arts & culture in Gloucester.















On the National Register since 1973

Hammond Castle
Hammond Castle was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 1973. It is significant for its military, science, architecture and communications at the state level.
Hammond Castle is located on the Atlantic coast in the Magnolia area of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The castle, which was constructed between 1926 and 1929, was the home, laboratory, and museum of John Hays Hammond Jr., an inventor and pioneer in the study of remote control who held over four hundred patents. The building is composed of modern and 15th-, 16th-, and 18th-century architectural elements and sits on a ro…
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The nearest neighbor is Joe Amicone & Associates, 2 min walk away.
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