Related Records

1. 2006.003.59.1 - Scrapbook

   Marion Real Estate Deals: New elegant residences going up on Allen's Point following division of George Delano's property by heirs Divided into eight equal lots. House for Mr. Butterfield on east side of harbor to be built. Move to dispose of the John E

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. 2008.001.058 - Digital photograph

   Sippican Harbor & Waterfront - Looking west from Allen's Point in East Marion, about 1908, with Little Island visible above the two-masted schooner. Both of these yachts belonged to the same owner, George C Thomas. The gasoline-powered boat at left is the 120-foot Allegro. On the right is the 112-foot Eduardo. One year after this card was mailed, in 1909, the Philadelphia Press, in its obituary for Mr. Thomas, described him thus "... banker, phil...

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. 2008.001.060 - Digital photograph

   Sippican Harbor & Waterfront -This 1930s Inner Harbor view taken from Island Wharf toward Allen's Point shows how light the recreational water traffic used to be. The race in progress toward the east side of the harbor here would not be easy to stage with today's congestion. The catboats in the foreground remain one of the most popular types of sailing craft on Buzzards Bay.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. 2008.001.117 - Digital photograph

   Great Estates - The William S. Whiting Cottage still stands at the tip of Allen's Point overlooking Ram Island in East Marion, at the terminus of a private road off Point Road. This view of the circular entrance walk with rhododendrons has been rather poorly colorized; we have no clue as to the identity of the girl standing between the trees, who has also been woefully neglected by the postcard's colorizer. 2nd digital photograph - Landing, W...

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. 2008.001.118 - Digital photograph

   Great Estates - Though not nearly as large as either The Moorings or Galen Stone's Great Hill, the Whiting estate is one of the few in Marion for which more than one postcard was created. This view, to the west of the cottage's facade, shows its lily pond on the front lawn. The Whitings sold the property in 1920, perhaps due to the high cost of repairs and reconstruction from the many storms that have battered the property, given its frontal expo...

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. 2010.023.003 - Print, Photographic

   A color photograph, aerial view. of the inner Sippican harbor showing Ram Island, Little Neck, Meadow Island, Allen's Point, taken in 1987, identified as E5.

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. 2010.023.004 - Print, Photographic

   A color photograph, aerial view, of Allen's Point, Blankinship Cove and parts of Ram and Meadow Islands, taken in 1987, identitied as E21.

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. 2012.027.001 - Map

   A Plan of Allen's Point in Marion, MA. as surveyed and drawn by John M. Allen of Marion, MA. in1903. Scale is 1/8" = 1 Rod.

   Record Type: Archive

   
9. 2014.005.001 - Magazine

   An article from the April 2014 Soco Magazine (South Coast) found on pages 60-64 titled "Home Simple Stunning Seaside" (Former Carriage House on Blankinship Cove offers views flexibility). It's about a house on Allen's Point in Marion that is part of the Whiting/Hood Estate. There are a number of interior pictures of this house.

   Record Type: Archive

   
10. 2019.001.007 - Magazine page

    A page from the June 1964 edition of Yachting magazine, showing a photograph of Sippican Harbor and Allen's Point.

    Record Type: Archive