Simon Bradstreet House

The Simon Bradstreet House is a Georgian residence in Marblehead with five bays, two-and-a-half stories, dormers, and a gambrel roof. Built in 1723 on Mechanic Street, it belongs to the Marblehead Historic District and shows early American domestic architecture.

The house was built in 1723 for Reverend Simon Bradstreet, a descendant of the final governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The family played roles in religious and political leadership throughout the region's early development.

The rooms display how educated clergy lived in 18th-century New England through period furnishings and household objects that reflect daily routines. Walking through shows the domestic habits and tastes of a prominent ministerial family in colonial times.

The house is part of the National Register of Historic Places and can be explored as part of a walking tour through the historic district. Visitors should take time to observe the architectural details and how it sits among other well-preserved buildings from the same period.

William Story, who later served as Clerk of the Admiralty, lived in the house and exchanged letters with George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. His correspondence reveals the connections between Marblehead and the founding leaders during the Revolutionary era.