Historic District

Museum Properties

The Marblehead Museum consists of a campus of three properties located in Marblehead’s historic district, full of colonial period homes and buildings that evoke the unique qualities of this New England fishing port and harbor.

Main Location

J.O.J. Frost Gallery & Exhibits

Built in the 1940s, the Museum purchased the building for a base of operations in 1998. This versatile space now serves as the heart of our community programming.

Georgian Architecture

Jeremiah Lee Mansion & Gardens

Built in 1768 for merchant Jeremiah Lee, this home is one of the finest examples of vernacular Georgian Architecture in pre-Revolutionary America.

Opening 2026

The Brick Kitchen & Slave Quarters Jeremiah Lee Estate Visitors Center

The Mansion’s original multi-purpose out-building. Built from 1766-1768, the building served as a carriage house; detached kitchen; and, according to reminiscences, the slave quarters for the Lee Mansion. Acquired by the Museum in 2021, It now houses the exhibit, “Resistance & Resilience: Slavery and Freedom in Marblehead; the Standley Goodwin Research Center (by appointment only); and Museum offices.

Civil War Museum

Grand Army of the Republic Museum

The original G.A.R. meeting room remains as it did when the last veteran died. The accompanying exhibit explores Marblehead’s profound experience during the Civil War.

Land Acknowledgement

We recognize that this land was home to the Naumkeag band of the Massachusett/Pawtucket Tribes. The Marblehead Museum is committed to incorporating the study and dissemination of this land’s Native History into its mission.

Learn About Land Acknowledgements Read Our Complete Acknowledgement