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Washington Street Historic District (Peabody, Massachusetts)

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characterized by uniform setbacks on each street (larger on Washington and smaller on the other two streets), with mainly wood-frame houses two or three stories in height. They are in a diversity of styles, having been built at various stages in Peabody's 19th-century economic history. The largest number of houses have elements of Greek Revival or Italianate styling.
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The historic district is bounded on the north by Main Street, and extends south along Washington Street to Aborn Street. It also includes a cluster of similar period buildings on Sewall Street and Holten Street, the latter running parallel to and east of Washington Street. The district is
266:, running east–west along what is now Main Street, but turning south before reaching Peabody Square. The corner was the site of an 18th-century tavern, and houses and small businesses began to line the street. The oldest surviving house on Washington Street is the 1810 515: 940: 823: 818: 813: 446: 511: 491: 486: 481: 451: 501: 471: 373: 506: 496: 476: 456: 935: 845: 466: 461: 283: 850: 798: 678: 632: 565: 728: 703: 663: 591: 560: 539: 808: 744: 713: 668: 653: 648: 803: 708: 698: 601: 718: 693: 683: 658: 611: 596: 586: 570: 544: 754: 749: 723: 688: 673: 616: 606: 366: 780: 775: 880: 382: 359: 78: 144: 925: 103: 770: 855: 421: 411: 238:. It extends along Washington, Holten, and Sewall Streets, and is where business and civic leaders of the community built their homes. The district was added to the 860: 892: 930: 406: 254:, and was, after a series of political divisions, incorporated separately as South Danvers in 1855. It was renamed Peabody, after philanthropist 48: 311: 239: 39: 258:, in 1868, and was reincorporated as a city in 1911. What is now Washington Street was laid out in 1750 as part of a new 267: 351: 401: 235: 132: 416: 396: 316: 904: 251: 61: 255: 214: 919: 110: 85: 941:
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
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encompasses a fashionable 19th-century residential area near downtown
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Washington Street Historic District (Peabody, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Washington Street Historic District (Peabody, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
Peabody, Massachusetts
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Peabody, Massachusetts
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