Tour the home of Marblehead’s Famous Loyalist, Robert ‘King’ Hooper

Rare opportunity ! A guided tour through the home of one of Marblehead’s few Loyalists, Robert “King” Hooper (1709 – 1790), explaining his Loyalist stance, and the tragedies of his long life and wealth. It will also focus on his extensive family: 4 wives (in sequence), 11 children (all by one wife ~ his second, married 28 years), and 4 step-children (brought to the household by his third wife, who was twice widowed, just as Hooper had been). Plus some interior architecture: Georgian period (c.1750) bedrooms, two early cellar kitchens, a Federal-period front parlor (early 1800s), and a 3rd -floor Federal era ballroom.

Meet outside the King Hooper Mansion, 8 Hooper Street., Marblehead

This event is part of the FREE Trails & Sails event series by Essex Heritage