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• Summer residence of President Taft, Beverly, Mass.

  View of "Stetson Cottage", 55 Ober Street (now Lynch Park), The cottage was the summer home of John Stetson, founder of Stetson Hat Co., later owned by Robert and Marie Evans who rented it to President William Howard Taft for the Summer White House in 1909 and 1910. The house was moved to Marblehead in 1910.
• North Shore summer home of President Taft, Beverly, Mass.

  View of "Stetson Cottage", 55 Ober Street (now Lynch Park), The cottage was the summer home of John Stetson, founder of Stetson Hat Co., later owned by Robert and Marie Evans who rented it to President William Howard Taft for the Summer White House in 1909 and 1910. The house was moved to Marblehead in 1910.
• President Taft's summer home, Beverly, Mass.

  View of "Stetson Cottage", 55 Ober Street (now Lynch Park), The cottage was the summer home of John Stetson, founder of Stetson Hat Co., later owned by Robert and Marie Evans who rented it to President William Howard Taft for the Summer White House in 1909 and 1910. The house was moved to Marblehead in 1910.
• President Taft's summer home, Beverly, Mass.

  View of "Stetson Cottage", 55 Ober Street (now Lynch Park), The cottage was the summer home of John Stetson, founder of Stetson Hat Co., later owned by Robert and Marie Evans who rented it to President William Howard Taft for the Summer White House in 1909 and 1910. The house was moved to Marblehead in 1910.
• President Taft's summer home, Beverly, Mass.

  View of "Stetson Cottage", 55 Ober Street (now Lynch Park), The cottage was the summer home of John Stetson, founder of Stetson Hat Co., later owned by Robert and Marie Evans who rented it to President William Howard Taft for the Summer White House in 1909 and 1910. The house was moved to Marblehead in 1910. There is an insert portrait of President Taft.
• President Taft's summer "White House", Beverly, Mass.

  View of "Stetson Cottage", 55 Ober Street (now Lynch Park), The cottage was the summer home of John Stetson, founder of Stetson Hat Co., later owned by Robert and Marie Evans who rented it to President William Howard Taft for the Summer White House in 1909 and 1910. The house was moved to Marblehead in 1910.
• Taft Residence, Beverly, Mass.

  View of "Stetson Cottage", 55 Ober Street (now Lynch Park), The cottage was the summer home of John Stetson, founder of Stetson Hat Co., later owned by Robert and Marie Evans who rented it to President William Howard Taft for the Summer White House in 1909 and 1910. The house was moved to Marblehead in 1910.
• North Shore summer home of President Taft, Beverly, Mass.

  View of "Stetson Cottage", 55 Ober Street (now Lynch Park), The cottage was the summer home of John Stetson, founder of Stetson Hat Co., later owned by Robert and Marie Evans who rented it to President William Howard Taft for the Summer White House in 1909 and 1910. The house was moved to Marblehead in 1910.
• The stable at Taft's Summer home, Beverly, Mass.

  Carriage house for the Stetson Estate, later owned by Robert Evans. The Stetson Cottage was rented by President William Howard Taft for the Summer White House in 1909 and 1910.
• Stetson Carriage House, Beverly, Mass.

  Carriage house for the Stetson Estate, later owned by Robert Evans. The Stetson Cottage was rented by President William Howard Taft for the Summer White House in 1909 and 1910.
• Spaulding's Garden, Beverly Farms

  Gardens at "Sunset Rock", estate of William S. Spaulding, Paine Avenue, Prides Crossing
• Spaulding's Garden, Beverly Farms.

  Gardens at "Sunset Rock", estate of William S. Spaulding, Paine Avenue, Prides Crossing
• Spaulding's Garden, Beverly Farms.

  Gardens at "Sunset Rock", estate of William S. Spaulding, Paine Avenue, Prides Crossing
• Spaulding Estate, Beverly Farms

  "Sunset Rock", estate of William S. Spaulding, Paine Avenue, Prides Crossing
• North Shore View Beverly, Mass.

  Woodbury's Point from the end of Woodbury Street
• Burgess Point, Beverly, Mass.

  Burgess Point (Lynch Park) as seen from Woodbury Beach
• Rocky Shore, Woodbury's Beach, Beverly, Mass.

  Woodbury Beach as seen from Woodbury's Point
• Woodbury St. Beach, Beverly, Mass.

  Woodbury Beach as seen from Woodbury's Point
• Woodbury Point, Beverly, Mass.

  View of Woodbury's Point from Dane Street Beach
• Shore view from Woodbury's Point, Beverly, Mass.

  View of Dane Street Beach looking west from Woodbury's Point
• Surf Beverly Farms, Mass.

  Surf along the coast of Beverly Farms
• Lee's Point, Beverly Farms

  Lee's Point from West Beach, Beverly Farms
• Rocky Point, Prides Crossing, near Beverly, Mass.

  Shoreline looking east along the shore in Prides Crossing
• Points along the North Shore, Beverly, Mass.

  Shoreline from Plum Cove Point looking east along the shore in Prides Crossing
• Shore view from Lyons Park, Beverly, Mass.

  View of Woodbury's Point looking east from Lyons Park / Dane Street Beach
• Mingo Beach, Beverly, Mass.

  Mingo Beach, Hale Street, looking west. Mingo Beach was named for the slave Robin Mingo who was promised his freedom if the tide ever went low enough to walk to Aunt Becky's Ledge, just offshore. It happened the year he died.
• Mingo Beach, Beverly, Mass.

  Mingo Beach, Hale Street, looking west. Mingo Beach was named for the slave Robin Mingo who was promised his freedom if the tide ever went low enough to walk to Aunt Becky's Ledge, just offshore. It happened the year he died.
• Mingo Beach, Beverly, Mass.

  Mingo Beach, Hale Street, looking east. Mingo Beach was named for the slave Robin Mingo who was promised his freedom if the tide ever went low enough to walk to Aunt Becky's Ledge, just offshore. It happened the year he died.
• Mingo Beach, Beverly, Mass.

  Mingo Beach, Hale Street, looking east. Mingo Beach was named for the slave Robin Mingo who was promised his freedom if the tide ever went low enough to walk to Aunt Becky's Ledge, just offshore. It happened the year he died.
• Mingo Beach, Beverly, Mass.

  Mingo Beach, Hale Street, looking east. Mingo Beach was named after the slave Robin Mingo who was promised his freedom if the tide ever went low enough to walk to Aunt Becky's Ledge, just offshore. It happened the year he died.
• Mingo Beach, Beverly, Mass.

  Mingo Beach, Hale Street, looking east. Mingo Beach was named after a slave named Robin Mingo, who was promised his freedom if the tide ever went low enough to walk to Aunt Becky's Ledge, just offshore. It happened the year he died.
• Mingo Beach, Beverly Farms

  Mingo Beach, Hale Street, looking west. Mingo beach was named for a slave named Robin Mingo, who was promised his freedom if the tide ever went low enough to walk to Aunt Becky's Ledge just offshore. It happened the year Mingo died.
• Princes Point, Beverly, Mass.

  Curtis Point from Brackenbury Beach
• Brackenbury Beach, Beverly, Mass.

  View of Brackenbury Beach and Curtis Point looking east
• Mingo Beach, Beverly, Mass.

  View of Brackenbury Beach and Curtis Point looking east. This view is not of Mingo Beach. Mingo Beach was named for a slave named Robin Mingo, who was promised his freedom if the tide ever went low enouhg to walk to Aunt Becky's Ledge, just offshore. It happened the year he died.
• Beverly, Mass. - Harbor

  Beverly shoreline looking east from Lothrop Street
• Summer homes near Lighthouse Point, Beverly, Mass.

  Bluff above Patch's Beach looking east toward Brackenbury Lane
• Shores and rocks at Brackenbury Cove, Beverly, Mass.

  Patch's Beach from Hospital Point
• Hospital Point and lighthouse, Beverly, Mass.

  Hospital Point from Rice's Beach
• Hospital Point and light, Beverly, Mass.

  Hospital Point from Rice's Beach
• Hospital Point, Beverly, Mass.

  Hospital Point from Rice's Beach
• Hospital Point and lighthouse by night, Beverly, Mass.

  Hospital Point from Rice's Beach at night
• Hospital Point, Beverly, Mass.

  View of Hospital Point from Patch's Beach looking west
• Woodbury Point, Beverly, Mass.

  Woodbury's Point as seen from Dane Street Beach.
• Hospital Point and light Beverly, Mass.

  Hospital point from Rice's Beach
• Woodbury's Beach, Beverly, Mass.

  Woodbury's Point from the end of Woodbury Street This shoreline is to the west of Woodbury Beach
• Boating on the Pond, Beverly, Mass.

  United Shoe Pond on McKay Street. The pond was created by the United Shoe Machinery Company when it dammed the Bass River to create the reservoir.
• United Machinery Pond, Beverly, Mass.

  United Shoe Pond on McKay Street. The pond was created by United Shoe Machinery when it dammed the Bass River to create the reservoir.
• Boating on the Pond, Beverly, Mass.

  United Shoe Pond on McKay Street. The pond was created by United Shoe Machinery Corporation when the Bass River was dammed to create the reservoir.
• H. M. Sears residence, Beverly

  The estate of Herbert M. Sears of Boston, 400 Hale Street, Prides Crossing. Now Reynolds Hall of Endicott College
• Seabury House, Beverly Farms, Mass.

  Home of Frank Seabury, 6 Hart Street, Beverly Farms
• W. G. Saltonstall's residence, Beverly, Mass.

  Estate of William G Saltonstall of Boston, Hale Street east of Chapman's Corner
• Bates Park, Beverly, Mass.

  This picture is of Salter's Point taken from across the Bass River at Gillis Park, not Bates Park, which is farther west. Salter's Point was named for the colonial era salt works located there.
• On the North River bank, Beverly, Mass.

  This picture is of Salter's Point taken from across the Bass River at Gillis Park, the river is the Bass River. Salter's Point was named for the colonial era salt works located there.
• Ryal Side, Beverly, Mass.

  View down the Danvers River with Obear Park in the left background
• Beverly, Mass., Ryal Side

  View of Ryal Side from Obear Park
• Reynolds Hall, Endicott Junior College, Beverly, Mass.

  The former estate of Herbert M. Sears of Boston, 400 Hale Street, Prides Crossing; now Reynolds Hall of Endicott College
• Old Ray House, corner of Cabot and Edwards Sts.

  Old Ray House
• Fishing off the Wharf, Beverly, Mass.

  Fishing off the Essex (Beverly/Salem) Bridge
• Beverly, Mass., Prospect School

  The Prospect Elementary School, Pickett Street at the corner of Odell Avenue. The school has been demolished.
• Prides Crossing, Beverly, Mass.

  Boston and Maine Railroad, Prides Station, 594 Hale Street, Prides Crossing
• New Post Office, Beverly, Mass.

  United States Post Office, 151 Rantoul Street. The building was designed by James Knox Taylor.
• Pitch Pine Hall, Beverly Farms

  Home of Otis F. Luke of Brookline, 12 Hemlock Street, Beverly Farms
• The Luke House, Beverly Farms, Mass.

  Home of Otis F. Luke of Brookline, 12 Hemlock Street, Beverly Farms
• "Pitch Pine Hall", Beverly Farms, Mass.

  Home of Otis F. Luke of Brookline, 12 Hemlock Street, Beverly Farms
• Dudley L. Pickman Gardens, Beverly, Mass.

  Gardens of Dudley L. Pickman estate, 213 Hale Street
• New summer home of President Taft, Beverly, Mass.

  "Hand colored"-verso post card.;In 1911 and 1912 President William Howard Taft rented "Parramatta" from Mrs. Henry W. Peabody as the Summer White House. Located atop the hill on Corning Street between Pearl Street and Sylvan Road, the home is now an apartment building.
• "Parramatta" Montserrat, Beverly, Mass. summer home of President Taft

  In 1911 and 1912 President William Howard Taft rented "Parramatta" from Mrs. Henry W. Peabody as the Summer White House. Located atop the hill on Corning Street between Pearl Street and Sylvan Road, the home is now an apartment building.
• Beverly, Mass. President Taft's Summer Home

  In 1911 and 1912 President William Howard Taft rented "Parramatta" from Mrs. Henry W. Peabody as the Summer White House. Located atop the hill on Corning Street between Pearl Street and Sylvan Road, the home is now an apartment building.
• Entrance to Swift-Moore Estates, Beverly

  "Swiftmoore", the estate of Mrs. Edwin C. Moore, Paine Avenue, Prides Crossing
• Home of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Beverly Farms, Mass.

  The summer home of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Associate Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 868 Hale Street, Beverly Farms. Mocking Manchester residents who referred to their town as "Manchester-by-the-Sea", Holmes had his stationary printed with the return address "Beverly-by-the-Depot". The home is now privately owned.
• Beverly Farms, Mass., home of Oliver Wendell Holmes

  The summer home of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Associate Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 868 Hale Street, Beverly Farms. Mocking Manchester residents who referred to their town as "Manchester-by-the-Sea", Holmes had his stationary printed with the return address "Beverly-by-the-Depot". The home is now privately owned.
• Home of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Beverly Farms, Mass.

  The summer home of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Associate Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 868 Hale Street, Beverly Farms. Mocking Manchester residents who referred to their town as "Manchester-by-the-Sea", Holmes had his stationary printed with the return address "Beverly-by-the-Depot". The home is now privately owned.
• O. W. Holmes House, Beverly Farms

  The summer home of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Associate Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 868 Hale Street, Beverly Farms. Mocking Manchester residents who referred to their town as "Manchester-by-the-Sea", Holmes had his stationary printed with the return address "Beverly-by-the-Depot". The home is now privately owned.
• Oliver Ames Residence, Prides, Mass.

  Residence of Oliver Ames, 421 Hale Street
• Old Ladies Home, Abbott St., Beverly, Mass.

  Old Ladies Home, 78 Lothrop Street. The Home is now named Girdler House.
• Old Dexter House, Beverly

  William Haskell House, also known as the Old Dexter House, 680 Hale Street, Beverly Farms
• Old Dexter House, 1689, Beverly Farms, Mass.

  William Haskell House, also known as the Old Dexter House, 680 Hale Street, Beverly Farms
• Odd Fellows' Hall and Post Office, Beverly, Mass.

  Odd Fellows' Building, 188 Cabot Street
• Odd Fellows' Building, Beverly, Mass.

  Odd Fellows' Building, 188 Cabot Street
• Ober Street at Hale Street

  Ober Street looking east from Hale Street
• Neptune and Ober Streets, Beverly, Mass.

  The intersection of Neptune and Ober Streets in front of Lynch Park
• North Shore Music-Theatre

  North Shore Music Theatre, 62 Dunham Road
• Music Theatre Tent, Beverly, Massachusetts

  North Shore Music Theatre, 62 Dunham Road
• Baptist Church, Beverly Farms, Mass.

  Beverly Farms Baptist Church, now North Shore Community Baptist Church, 9 Hart Street, Beverly Farms. The church was organized in 1834.
• Monument Square, Beverly, Mass.

  Monument Square looking toward Abbott Street
• Beverly, Mass., Montserrat Golf Club

  Montserrat Golf Clubhouse, 67 Boyles Street
• Old Montier House

  Home of Francis Montier, cabinetmaker, located at the corner of Hale and Ocean Streets
• Mill Street, Beverly, Mass.

  Mill Street looking east
• T. M. McKee Estate, Beverly Farms

  Thomas M. McKee Estate, 686 Hale Street, Beverly Farms
• Beverly, Mass., the Winslow School

  The Mckay Elementary School, 131 McKay Street. Although originally intended to be called the Winslow School, after Sidney Winslow, the owner of the United Shoe Machinery Corporation, the school was named McKay School. The school, designed by the firm of Cooper & Bailey, was completed in May 1907. The third floor was later taken off the building.
• President Taft's Executive Offices, Beverly, Mass.

  President William Howard Taft's Executive Office, 2nd floor, 240 Cabot Street. The building was destroyed by fire August 10, 1954.
• Mason Block. Beverly, Mass.

  Executive office for President William Howard Taft, 240 Cabot Street, when the summer White House was in Beverly. The building was destroyed by fire August 10, 1954. For one year, the office was located on Lothrop Street.
• The Magee residence, Beverly

  Home of Harriet Magee, 27 Ober Street, Beverly Cove
• Dane Street Beach and Lyons Park

  Dane Street and Percy F. Lyons Park, showing the old bathing pavilion
• Dane Street Beach, Beverly, Mass.

  Oceanside park, now Percy F. Lyons Park, on Lothrop Street at Dane Street. The bath pavilion was destroyed by fire.
• Bath pavilion, Dane Street Beach, Beverly, Mass.

  Oceanside park, now Percy F. Lyons Park, on Lothrop Street at Dane Street. The bath pavilion was destroyed by fire.
• Ocean Side Park, Beverly, Mass.

  Oceanside park, now Percy F Lyons Park, on Lothrop Street at Dane Street
• Oceanside Park-General view from shore drive, Beverly, Mass.

  Oceanside park, now Percy F Lyons Park, on Lothrop Street at Dane Street
• Oceanside Park from Dane Street Beach, Beverly, Mass.

  Oceanside park, now Percy F Lyons Park, on Lothrop Street at Dane Street