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

Conant House

1630 - 1930

Photographed by Michael Tiernan, September 19, 2011

1. Conant House Marker

Inscription. Roger Conant was a prudent and religious man who led the old planters from Gloucester to Salem in 1626, and held them together until the Bay Colony was founded. This house was built on land given by him to his son Exercise Conant in 1666.

Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1626.

Location. 42° 34.531′ N, 70° 53.75′ W. Marker is in Beverly, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is on Cabot Street, on the right when traveling south. The house is a private residence. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 634 Cabot Street, Beverly MA 01915, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Planters Path to their Landing Place (approx. 0.8 miles away); Roger Conant (approx. 0.8 miles away); Balch House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Wenham Lake (approx. 1.3 miles away); Millstone (approx. 1.3 miles away); This Stone Marks the Site of Peter Hill

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(approx. 1.4 miles away); Beverly Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Beverly World War II Memorial (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beverly.

Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia entry for the "Exercise Conant House". This link also indicates that this property might be on the National Register of Historic Places. I will research this in the future. (Submitted on September 19, 2011, by Michael Tiernan of Danvers, Massachusetts.)

2. Original 1930 publication by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Tercentenary Commission Markers. Original 1930 publication by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Tercentenary Commission Markers, commemorating the three hundredth anniversary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Submitted on September 29, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)

Additional keywords. Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission

Conant House Marker approach view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Tiernan, September 19, 2011

2. Conant House Marker approach view

Photographed by Michael Tiernan, September 19, 2011

3. Conant House Marker

Looking north on Cabot Street

Conant House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Tiernan, September 19, 2011

4. Conant House

Photographed by Michael Tiernan, September 19, 2011

5. Conant House

Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2011, by Michael Tiernan of Danvers, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 2,755 times since then and 93 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 19, 2011, by Michael Tiernan of Danvers, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.