Wednesdays in February, 10am-11:30am
Ever wondered why Marblehead streets and houses look the way they do? Ever wanted to know about some of the special aspects of Marblehead buildings ?
Explore Marblehead’s built environment virtually with Judy Anderson, local social and architectural historian.
Follow the town’s development as it transformed from a rough and struggling fishing settlement (1629-1713) to a boisterous international Atlantic seaport (1714-1830), with a half century as a gritty but prosperous English commercial metropolis (1720-1775), then from an industrial satellite town (1830-1888) to a seaside summer resort (1874-1915), and from a post-war commuter town (1918 to the present) to the thriving residential and business community we know today (1970s to now).
Learn how to identify major defining elements of each architectural time period and style, and find out how economic conditions and national events impacted the town’s built environment.
The course will also touch on interiors –– but a separate course in 2022 will explore that in greater depth.
Schedule:
Feb. 3rd 1629 to 1729 From settlement to construction of the Town House
Feb. 10th 1700 to 1775 How a Georgian style developed as Marblehead grew exponentially
Feb. 17th 1776 to 1876 Trace the post-Revolution styles through to the building of Abbot Hall
Feb. 24th 1877 to 1976 The effects of two major fires, the resort era, and post-war development