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🎭 Arts & culture · Art museum

King Hooper Mansion

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An art museum on Hooper St, in the middle of things: 177 places within a five-minute walk. One of 23 arts & culture in Marblehead.

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On the National Register since 1976

Robert "King" Hooper Mansion

Robert "King" Hooper Mansion

Robert "King" Hooper Mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 1976. It is significant for its commerce and architecture at the local level. Its architecture is described as Colonial and Georgian.

The Robert King Hooper Mansion, built in 1728, is a historic house in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The oldest section of the mansion was built by candlemaker Greenfield Hooper, and his son, Robert "King" Hooper, expanded the house, adding its three-story Georgian façade c. 1745. Hooper made his fortune through the transatlantic fishing business. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, and in…

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177 places within a five-minute walk of King Hooper Mansion.

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8 Hooper St

The nearest neighbor is Marblehead Arts Association, 1 min walk away.

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Address8 Hooper St · 01945-3213
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8 Hooper St
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Phone
(781) 631-2608
Website
http://www.marbleheadarts.org
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.

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