Peabody Institute Library, Peabody

Name: Peabody Institute Library
Address: 82 Main St, Peabody, 01960, United States
Telephone: (978) 531-0100

#6 among attractions in Peabody

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The Peabody Institute Library is the public library serving Peabody, Massachusetts. It was established in 1852 by a bequest from philanthropist and Peabody native George Peabody, and now has its main facility at 82 Main Street, with the South Branch at 78 Lynn Street and West Branch at 603 Lowell Street. The main library is housed in a two-story brick building built in 1853 which is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The library is claimed to be the oldest public library in the United States to operate continuously from the same location. ()

Built: 1853 (171 years ago)Coordinates: 42°31'28"N, 70°55'25"W

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82 Main StPeabody (Peabody Town Center)Peabody 01960 United States

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(978) 531-0100

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Peabody Institute Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Northshore Mall, Stephen Phillips House, Pickering House, Salem Athenaeum.

1.6 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Northshore Mall, Peabody
40 min walk • The Northshore Mall is a shopping mall in Peabody, Massachusetts. As of 2022, the mall currently features Macy's in two locations, J. C. Penney, and Nordstrom.
1.1 miE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Stephen Phillips House, Salem
29 min walk • The Stephen Phillips House is a historic house and museum located in the McIntire Historic District in Salem, Massachusetts, United States and was designed by Samuel McIntyre. Phillips House began with Elias Hasket Derby, one of America's first self-made millionaires from the sea trade.
1.3 miE
Museum, History museum
Pickering House, Salem
33 min walk • The Pickering House is a First Period Colonial house at 18 Broad Street, in Salem, Massachusetts' McIntire Historic District. The house was owned and occupied by ten successive generations of the Pickering family including Colonel Timothy Pickering.
1.2 miE
Library
Salem Athenaeum, Salem
31 min walk • The Salem Athenaeum, founded in 1810, is one of the oldest membership libraries in the United States. The Athenaeum is located at 337 Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts in the McIntire Historic District.
~1520 ftW
City hall
Peabody City Hall, Peabody
8 min walk • Peabody City Hall is the historic city hall of Peabody, Massachusetts. It is located at 24 Lowell Street, near Peabody Square.
1.2 miE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Ropes Mansion, Salem
32 min walk • The Ropes Mansion, also called Ropes Memorial, is a Georgian Colonial mansion located at 318 Essex Street, located in the McIntire Historic District in Salem, Massachusetts. It is now operated by the Peabody Essex Museum and open to the public.
0.7 miW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
George Peabody House Museum, Peabody
18 min walk • The George Peabody House Museum is a historic house museum at 205 Washington Street in Peabody, Massachusetts. It is dedicated to the life and deeds of 19th century U.S. entrepreneur, philanthropist, and namesake of the city, George Peabody. The museum shares its location with the Peabody Leather Museum.
0.5 miE
Cemetery
Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem
13 min walk • Harmony Grove Cemetery is a rural cemetery in Salem, Massachusetts. It was established in 1840 and is located at 30 Grove Street. The cemetery is approximately 35 acres in size and was designed by Francis Peabody and Alexander Wadsworth. The cemetery includes the Gothic revival Blake Memorial Chapel of 1905.
1.2 miNE
Cemetery
Greenlawn Cemetery, Salem
31 min walk • Greenlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 57 Orne Street in Salem, Massachusetts. The cemetery was founded in 1807, but received a major redesign in the 1880s to bring it into the then-popular rural cemetery style, with winding lanes and landscaping.
1.2 miE
Forts and castles
Fort Pickering, Salem
31 min walk • Fort Pickering is a 17th-century historic fort site on Winter Island in Salem, Massachusetts. Fort Pickering operated as a strategic coastal defense and military barracks for Salem Harbor during a variety of periods, serving as a fortification from the Anglo-Dutch Wars through World War II.
~680 ftSW
History museum, Museum
Gen. Gideon Foster House, Peabody
4 min walk • The Gen. Gideon Foster House is a historic house in Peabody, Massachusetts. The two story Federal style wood-frame house was built in the early 1800s at a location on Main Street.

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Nearby attractions include Gen. Gideon Foster House, Peabody (4 min walk), First Unitarian Church, Peabody (5 min walk), St. Vasilios Church, Peabody (6 min walk), Peabody City Hall, Peabody (8 min walk).