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Salem in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Gideon Tucker Mansion

— Private Residences —

 
 
Gideon Tucker Mansion Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 12, 2021
1. Gideon Tucker Mansion Marker
Inscription. Designed by Samuel McIntire and built for the merchang Gideon Tucker in 1808. Purchased by the Father Theobald Mathew Total Abstinence Society in 1894. Restored by Moses Alpers in 1982 "to preserve this piece of Salem history."
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1808.
 
Location. 42° 31.336′ N, 70° 53.465′ W. Marker is in Salem, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is on Essex Street just west of Hawthorne Boulevard (Massachusetts Route 1A), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 127 Essex St, Salem MA 01970, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Massachusetts’ North Shore, in Greater Boston, and in the Merrimack Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gardner-Pingree House (a few steps from this marker); The Birthplace of Nathaniel Hawthorne (within shouting distance of this marker); Count Casimir Pulaski (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Corps of Cadets 1629 (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Corps Cadets (within shouting distance of this marker); The Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); Essex County Armed Services Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Salem Rotary Club (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salem.
 
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The Gideon Tucker Mansion and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 12, 2021
2. The Gideon Tucker Mansion and Marker
Marker on Gideon Tucker Mansion image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Marc Posner, April 29, 2024
3. Marker on Gideon Tucker Mansion
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,009 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   3. submitted on June 23, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts.
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Jun. 21, 2026