Monday, March 20, 2023

New England's National HistoricLandmarks: Massachusetts


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

MASSACHUSETTS
Parson Capen House, Topsfield

This circa 1683 house was home to Rev. Joseph Capen, Topsfield's minister for many years. It is one of the best preserved 17th-century houses in the United States.