Monday, August 28, 2023

New England's National Historic Landmarks: 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
Elihu Thomson House, Swampscott


Elihu Thomson (1853–1937) was an inventor and pioneer in the field of electrical engineering who co-founded General Electric. This 1889 Georgian Revival house was his home for many years.