Tour of Marblehead’s King Hooper Mansion

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Tour of Marblehead’s King Hooper Mansion

Date & Time

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Time(s):

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Tour starts outside the house (unless it’s raining). Limited street parking – best on Washington Square, behind Abbot Hall (188 Washington St.).

Photo above by Eyal Oren.

Description

Rare opportunity! Interior tour of the c. 1728 & c. 1750 King Hooper Mansion (owned by the Marblehead Arts Association since 1938), with a focus on Robert “King” Hooper’s family of 4 wives (in sequence), 11 children (by just one), 4 step-children (2 married into the family), plus architecture. The tour will include 4 levels & stairs, from early cellar kitchen to 3rd-floor Federal-era ballroom that was probably remodeled 1805-6 by a developer who was turning the Mansion into a hotel, but fortunately did not. (Find out why!)

Special Instructions

Stairs – some steep, some easy. Enjoy the contemporary art exhibits throughout the house!

Host

Marblehead Architecture Heritage & Marblehead Arts Association

https://www.marbleheadtours.com/

MarbleheadTours@aol.com

781-631-1762

Address

8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, MA 01945

8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, MA 01945

Directions

Accessibility

Restrooms Available

Event Category

  • Architecture
  • Arts & Culture
  • Historic House
  • History

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