Gloucester

Essex County, MA

Population

29,830

Walk Score

95 · Walker's Paradise

Median rent

$1,390

Median home value

$535,100

Settled

1623

Gloucester is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It sits on Cape Ann and is a part of Massachusetts's North Shore. The population was 29,729 at the 2020 U.S. census. An important center of the fishing industry and a popular summer destination, Gloucester consists of an urban core on the north side of the harbor and the outlying neighborhoods of Annisquam, Bay View, Lanesville, Folly Cove, Magnolia, Riverdale, East Gloucester, and West Gloucester.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

Central Gloucester Historic District · listed 1982
East Gloucester Square Historic District · listed 1996
Eastern Point Light Station · listed 1987
Front Street Block · listed 1974
Oak Grove Cemetery · listed 1975
Rocky Neck Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 2017

Notable landmarks

ADVENTURE (schooner) · listed 1989
Annisquam Bridge · listed 1983
Annisquam Harbor Light Station · listed 1987
Babson-Alling House · listed 1996
Beauport · listed 2003
Beauport · listed 1976
Davis-Freeman House · listed 1990
Dyke-Wheeler House · listed 1990
First Parish Burial Ground · listed 2010
FRANK A. PALMER AND LOUIS B. CRARY (Shipwreck) · listed 2006
Gloucester City Hall · listed 1973
Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial · listed 1996
Gloucester Net and Twine Company · listed 1996
Hammond Castle · listed 1973
Harraden, Edward, House · listed 1990
Haskell, William, House · listed 1990
Herrick, Ella Proctor, House · listed 1990
LAMARTINE (shipwreck) · listed 2012
Lane, Fitz Henry (formerly known as Fitz Hugh), House · listed 1970
Norwood-Hyatt House · listed 2000
Our Lady of Good Voyage Church · listed 1990
PORTLAND (Shipwreck and Remains) · listed 2005
Puritan House · listed 1976
Sargent-Robinson House · listed 2016
Stacy, George O., House · listed 1982
…and 4 more

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