Abbot Hall (Marblehead, Massachusetts)
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Abbot Hall | |
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Abbot Hall, Marblehead, Massachusetts. | |
| Location | Marblehead, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°30′8.94″N 70°51′10.04″W / 42.5024833°N 70.8527889°WCoordinates: 42°30′8.94″N 70°51′10.04″W / 42.5024833°N 70.8527889°W |
| Built | 1876 |
| Architect | Fuller & Lord |
| Architectural style | Other, Romanesque |
| Governing body | Local |
| Part of | Marblehead Historic District (#84002402[1]) |
| NRHP Reference # | 74000374[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | September 6, 1974 |
| Designated CP | January 10, 1984 |
Abbot Hall is a town hall and historical museum located at 188 Washington Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts.[2] It is open year-round, though with restricted hours in the colder months.[3]
In addition to serving as the seat of Marblehead’s town government, Abbot Hall contains the original of the widely reproduced Spirit of '76 painting by Archibald MacNeal Willard,[2] the deed to Marblehead from the Nanapashemet tribe of Native Americans (dated 1684), a bust of native son and U.S. Vice-President Elbridge Gerry, a painting of Marbleheaders rowing Washington across the Delaware, a painting by primitivist J.O.J. Frost and a number of other historical artifacts. A plaque on display in the Selectmen's room, discovered in the Philadelphia Navy Yard, proclaims Marblehead to be the "Birthplace of the American Navy".[4]
Clock
The clock in the tower of Abbot Hall is a Howard #2S installed in 1877 and is governed by a 10 ft (3.0 m) pendulum escapement, driven by an 86 lb (39 kg) weight.[2] The clangor escapement is governed by a flutter vane assembly and is powered by a 292 lb (132 kg) weight.[2] The Bell was cast by Meneely & Kimberly in Troy, New York.[5] Every week the maintenance workers ascend the tower to wind the movements. There are many stories about the clock from local authors.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2006-03-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 abbothall.org
- ↑ See Marblehead Museum or the Friends of Abbot Hall for details
- ↑ USS Hannah -Wikipedia
- ↑ Bell Casting in Troy - A Family Affair, by Charles Skinner
- ↑ The Bell Of Abbot Hall, Text and Photos by Bill Purdin
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