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Holmes, Oliver Wendell, House

Beverly, Massachusetts
County of Essex.
National Register Number: 72001301
 Resource type: Building.
Property type: Domestic - single dwelling. The threat level was Satisfactory in
2004.
Congressional District: MA-6 Certified Local Government: NO

Statement of Significance (as of designation - November 28, 1972):
A 2-1/2-story Victorian clapboard house, used as a summer home by the Supreme Court Justice. Holmes' eloquent minority opinions earned him the title "The Great Dissenter."

Condition:
Plans are in place to restore the front porch once funds are in place.


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