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Hammond Castle Museum
80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester 01930 Routeplanner
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Inspired by castles built in the Middle Ages, this stone castle was completed in 1929 by the eccentric inventor John Hays Hammond, Jr. On one side, twin towers rise 80ft above terraced gardens, a drawbridge and an enclosed exercise yard that Hammond built for his 18 cats. Below the opposite towers lie the treacherous rocks of Norman's Woe, the setting for Longfellow's poem The Wreck of the Hesperus. The interior contains Hammond's collection of medieval furnishings, paintings and sculpture. The Great Hall houses an 8,200-pipe organ that Hammond constructed over a period of 20 years.

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    Harborview Inn
    Fantastisch 9
    3.28 km - 71 Western Avenue, Gloucester MA 01930
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    MICHELIN Gids Fantastisch 9.3
    3.46 km - 55 Commercial Street, Gloucester 01930
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    Heerlijk 8.6
    7.48 km - 33 Rockport Road, Gloucester MA 01930

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