Tour of the King Hooper Mansion

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Tour of the King Hooper Mansion

Date & Time

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Time(s):

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Tour starts outside the house (unless it’s raining).

Description

Rare opportunity! Interior tour of the c.1728 + c.1750 home of one of Marblehead’s few Loyalists, Robert “King” Hooper, focused on his extensive family of 4 wives (in sequence), 11 children (by only one wife ~ his second, married 28 years) and 4 stepchildren (brought by his third wife, who was twice widowed, just as Hooper was), plus architecture, including Georgian period (c.1750) bedrooms, an early cellar kitchen, a Federal period (early 1800s) parlor, and a 3rd-floor Federal era ballroom.

 

Special Instructions

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

Host

Marblehead Architecture Heritage & the Marblehead Arts Association

https://marbleheadtours.com

MarbleheadTours@aol.com

781-631-1762

Address

8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, MA 01945

8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, MA 01945

Directions

Limited street parking. Best on Washington Square, behind Abbot Hall (188 Washington St., but not on Washington St. itself directly in front of Abbot Hall.)

Accessibility

Restrooms Available

Event Category

  • Architecture
  • Arts & Culture
  • Historic House
  • History

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