Northshore Mall
The Northshore Mall is an upscale shopping mall in New England and is located on Route 114 near Route 128 in Peabody, Massachusetts. It is currently anchored by Macy's (split into two locations), Sears, J. C. Penney, and Nordstrom. A recently completed redevelopment reconfigured the center, which is approximately 1.685 million ft². Most of the mall is located on one level, although the Nordstrom wing was built on two levels; and all the anchor stores are at least two stories - Sears is three stories, and prior to its demolition to make way for Nordstrom, the former Macy's/Jordan Marsh was four stories. Additionally, there are varied stores with basement locations scattered throughout the mall, such as DSW.
It is managed by Mark Whiting and the Simon Property Group, and is less than a mile away from the Liberty Tree Mall, another Simon-managed shopping mall.
History
The Northshore Shopping Center first opened in September 1958 as an outdoor open air shopping center. The center occupied a field that was formerly owned by Elias Hasket Derby whose daughter Elizabeth and son-in-law Nathaniel West built Oak Hill Estate designed by Samuel McIntire, which was then sold to Richard S. Rogers as a summer residence in 1850. His son Jacob C. Rogers and his wife sold parts of the interior to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and sold the property in 1922 to the Congregation of St. Francis Xavier who would establish the St. Joseph Juniorate, which remained at the location for 33 years. Portions of the 100-acre (0.40 km2) land had been used for farming purposes and included a dairy while other parts had gardens and fountains. The estate was later torn down and in 1955, Allied Stores bought the land and built the shopping center.
