Then & Now: The Page House

The in Danvers was built by brick maker Jeremiah Page around 1754 when he moved his business to Danvers. He and his wife, Sarah, lived in the home that was originally located on Elm Street. The residents of the Page House were very well known in the area, and respected by his peers by boycotting tea in 1770, not allowing it to be consumed in his home. However, it is thought that his wife would invite guests to the roof to drink tea, claiming that “upon the house is not within it.”

Jeremiah Page was also heavily involved in the military. In 1774, Page became captain of the Danvers militia, and also opened his home to the military governor of Massachusetts, General Thomas Gage. During 1775, Page and his company were a part of the Lexington Alarm, and he played an active role in the American Revolution. Jeremiah Page died in June of 1806, but his family remained in his home. His granddaughter Anne Lemist Page, who played a big role in the kindergarten and early childhood education movement, lived in the home until 1913.

The Danvers Historical Society, established in 1889, acquired the Page House in 1914, and moved the home to Page Street, where it can be seen today.