Robert "King" Hooper Mansion

Robert King Hooper Mansion
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Robert Hooper Mansion
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Location	8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°30′12″N 70°51′02″W
Built	1728
Architectural style	Colonial, Georgian
NRHP reference No.	76000264[1]
Added to NRHP	May 12, 1976

The Robert King Hooper Mansion, built in 1728, is a historic house in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The oldest section of the mansion was built by candlemaker Greenfield Hooper, and his son, Robert "King" Hooper, expanded the house, adding its three-story Georgian façade c. 1745.^[2] Hooper made his fortune through the transatlantic fishing business.^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976,^[1] and included in the Marblehead Historic District in 1984.^[4]

Marblehead Arts Association

The mansion is currently used by the Marblehead Arts Association as its headquarters. The Association hosts changing exhibits of art and photography for individuals and groups every six weeks in its seven galleries, as well as art classes and community events. The Hooper Mansion also has an Artisan Shop featuring affordable art and gifts.^[5]

Back room of the Marblehead Arts Association in the King Hooper Mansion.

Back room of the Marblehead Arts Association in the King Hooper Mansion. Winter exhibit.

Garden behind the Marblehead Arts Association, King Hooper Mansion.

See also

• The Lindens (Washington, D.C.)
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. Hercher, Gail Pike. "The King Hooper Mansion". Marblehead Magazine. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
3. Stark, James Henry (1910). "King Hooper of Marblehead". The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the Other Side of the American Revolution. Salem, Massachusetts: The Salem Press Co. pp. 222–223. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
4. "MACRIS inventory record for King Hooper Mansion". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
5. "About Us". Marblehead Arts Association. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2014-01-16.

External links

Media related to Robert "King" Hooper Mansion at Wikimedia Commons

• Marblehead Arts Association