John Cabot House
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The John Cabot House is a historic house
located at 117 Cabot Street, Beverly, Massachusetts
. It was one of the earliest brick houses in Beverly. The house is now owned by the Beverly Historical Society and open to the public five days each week.
The house was built for ship-owner and privateer John Cabot, who lived there from 1781 to 1802. (The Cabots were a leading family in Beverly, active in political affairs, sea commerce, privateering and banking. Their primacy was largely due to John Cabot. By the end of the American Revolution
in 1783, Cabot was exploring new European markets. In that year, his ship Buccannier touched at several Baltic ports and finally reached the Russian port of Saint Petersburg
. His was the first American vessel to trade there.) In 1802 it became the first office of the Beverly Bank, the tenth oldest bank in America, with John Cabot as one of its seven original directors.
The building is currently home to the Beverly Historical Society. Besides period rooms, the Cabot House now features maritime, military and children's exhibits as well as major changing exhibits. The Society's research facilities are also located here.
Historic house
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located at 117 Cabot Street, Beverly, Massachusetts
Beverly, Massachusetts
Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 39,343 on , which differs by no more than several hundred from the 39,862 obtained in the 2000 census. A resort, residential and manufacturing community on the North Shore, Beverly includes Beverly Farms and Prides...
. It was one of the earliest brick houses in Beverly. The house is now owned by the Beverly Historical Society and open to the public five days each week.
The house was built for ship-owner and privateer John Cabot, who lived there from 1781 to 1802. (The Cabots were a leading family in Beverly, active in political affairs, sea commerce, privateering and banking. Their primacy was largely due to John Cabot. By the end of the American Revolution
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
in 1783, Cabot was exploring new European markets. In that year, his ship Buccannier touched at several Baltic ports and finally reached the Russian port of Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
. His was the first American vessel to trade there.) In 1802 it became the first office of the Beverly Bank, the tenth oldest bank in America, with John Cabot as one of its seven original directors.
The building is currently home to the Beverly Historical Society. Besides period rooms, the Cabot House now features maritime, military and children's exhibits as well as major changing exhibits. The Society's research facilities are also located here.