John Adams House, Marblehead (1795)
On State Street, near Washington Street, in Marblehead is a gambrel-roofed house which, according to the historic marker on the house, was built in 1795 by Benoice Johnson, cabinet maker, for John Adams, mariner. The facade of the house is now Greek Revival, so it was probably altered in the second quarter of the nineteenth century.
Hi. I have lived in this house since 2003. I’m starting to do some research. It seems that Benoice Johnson was a sea captain, who sailed the “Cabinet.” so maybe he wasn’t a cabinet maker, but a captain of the Cabinet schooner?
http://books.google.com/books?id=nysWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=captain+benoice+johnson&source=bl&ots=CEnaF9M6u_&sig=nFzyUBtpVL17d5iGT5TLAtiP8SE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=azDfT8e8IeW36QGlnMyQCw&ved=0CFAQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=captain%20benoice%20johnson&f=false
I have piece from Adams Cabinet Shop in Marblehead, MA. Check it out.Look at this on eBay
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