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Tag: First Period

Arthur Wesley Dow’s images of Ipswich

January 16, 2023March 23, 2023 Gordon Harris13 Comments
Photograph by Clarence White of Arthur Wesley Dow

Ipswich artist Arthur Wesley Dow (1857 – 1922) was one of the town's most famous residents. View his paintings, ink prints,and a slideshow of over 200 cyanographs.

Posted in History, PeopleTagged 1850, Arthur Wesley Dow, artists, First Period, Photos, sidebar

Homes of the Lords

August 2, 2021October 20, 2022 Gordon Harris8 Comments
Thomas Lord house, High St., Ipswich MA

Robert Lord, his wife Mary Waite and their four children arrived with the first settlers of Ipswich in 1634, where he was appointed town clerk. Almost every house on High Street has been lived in by a member of the Lord family.

Posted in Houses, PeopleTagged 1634, First Period, homes

The Ross Tavern

September 24, 2019January 22, 2023 Gordon Harris1 Comment
Ross Tavern on S. Main Street, Ipswich MA

A small dwelling was moved in 1735 to the southeast side of the Choate Bridge where it was greatly expanded and became known as the Ross Tavern. The building was moved again in 1940 to the former Wendel Estate on Jeffreys Neck Road.

Posted in HousesTagged First Period, Ross, tavern

The sad story of Alexander Knight

February 17, 2019March 14, 2023 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment
The Alexander Knight House in Ipswich MA

In 1648, Alexander Knight was charged with the death of his chiled whose clothes caught on fire. A jury fined him for carelessness after being warned. The town took mercy and voted to provide him a piece of land "whereas Alexander Knight is altogether destitute, his wife alsoe neare her tyme."

Posted in Places, StoriesTagged 1657, Alexander Knight, Court, First Period, Whipple

Two Taverns for Two Susannas

March 11, 2018December 26, 2022 Gordon Harris6 Comments
The Burley Tavern, Green St., Ipswich MA

In the 1700's two of the finer inns in town were run by women, a mother and daughter both named Susanna. Although the two houses are both on corners of County Street, they were separated by the river.

Posted in StoriesTagged 1725, First Period, tavern, women

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