Helpful Links

1) State Historical Commission

• Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC)
• Publications Available from the MHC
• Massachusetts Cultural Resources Information System (MACRIS)
• Massachusetts State Historic Preservation Plan, 2011-2015
• MHC Forms

2) Other State Resources

• Archaeology Resources
• Massachusetts Registry of Deeds
• Massachusetts Archives

3) National Park Service and National Register

• MHC Information about the National Register of Historic Places
• National Park Service (NPS) National Register of Historic Places
• National Register Listings in Gloucester
• The Differences Between a National Register District and a Local Historic District

4) Gloucester Reports

• The MHC Reconnaissance Survey Town Report, 1985, Gloucester
• Gloucester Reconnaissance Report Landscape Survey, 2005

5) Local Resources

• Cape Ann Museum Unfolding Histories
• Gloucester Historic District Commission
• Gloucester Archives
• Gloucester Assessors Online Property Information
• Dogtown Advisory Committee
• Community Preservation Committee
• Cemetery Advisory Committee

6) Other Information Sources

• Cape Ann Museum
• Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library
• Gloucester Harbortown Cultural District
• Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center

7) Historic Preservation Organizations

• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Historic New England
• Essex County Greenbelt
• Essex National Heritage Area
• Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
• Trustees of Reservations

8) Historical Societies

• Magnolia Historical Society
• Annisquam Historical Society
• Sandy Bay Historical Society
• Babson Historical Society
• New England Historical Society
• Antique Houses of Gloucester and Beyond (Prudence Fish)