Originally part of Salem, the area we know as Peabody was settled around 1626. In 1752, the area was set off from Salem and incorporated as part of Danvers. The name was changed on April 30, 1868, to Peabody after George Peabody, a noted philanthropist, and later incorporated as a city in 1916. The town began as a farming community, but its streams attracted mills which operated by water power. In particular, Peabody was a major center of New England’s leather industry, and tanneries remained a linchpin of the city’s economy into the second half of the 20th century. The tanneries have since closed, but the city remains known locally as the Leather City or Tanner City.

Brooksby Farm

38 Felton Street
Peabody, MA 01960

Crystal Farm

12 Elginwood Road
Peabody, MA 01960

Elizabeth Cassidy Folk Art Museum & Peabody Art Association Gallery

33 Washington Street
Peabody, MA 01960

George Peabody House Museum & Peabody Leather Workers Museum – Peabody Visitor Center

205 Washington Street
Peabody, MA 01960

Nathaniel Felton Sr. House

47 Felton Street
Peabody, MA 01960

Northeast Nursery Garden Center

234 Newbury Street
Peabody, MA 01960

Peabody Historical Society

35 Washington Street
Peabody, MA 01960

Peabody Institute Library

82 Main Street
Peabody, MA 01960

Smith Barn at Brooksby Farm

38 Felton Street
Peabody, MA 01960

Brooksby Farm

38 Felton Street, Peabody, MA, 01960, US

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Crystal Farm

12 Elginwood Road, Peabody, MA, 01960, US

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Elizabeth Cassidy Folk Art Museum & Peabody Art Association Gallery

33 Washington Street, Peabody, MA, 01960, US

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George Peabody House Museum & Peabody Leather Workers Museum – Peabody Visitor Center

205 Washington Street, Peabody, MA, 01960, US

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Nathaniel Felton Sr. House

47 Felton Street, Peabody, MA, 01960, US

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Northeast Nursery Garden Center

234 Newbury Street, Peabody, MA, 01960, US

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Peabody Historical Society

35 Washington Street, Peabody, MA, 01960, US

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Peabody Institute Library

82 Main Street, Peabody, MA, 01960, US

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Smith Barn at Brooksby Farm

38 Felton Street, Peabody, MA, 01960, US

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