Halibut Point Restaurant 289 Main Street Gloucester For Sale

Halibut Point Restaurant Former Home & Saloon of Howard Blackburn

Who is Howard Blackburn?

Howard Blackburn is originally from Nova Scotia.  While living in Gloucester he was a fisherman.  During one of his winter fishing trips for halibut on the schooner Grace L. Fears a winter storm came up leaving him and another fisherman in their dory.

They spent five days without food, water, or much sleep rowing back to shore.  The other fisherman died.  Blackburn lost all his fingers, thumbs, and a toe.  

He returns to Gloucester a hero having survived this incredible ordeal.  Because of the injuries, he was unable to return to fishing.  To help him get back on his feet the locals raised $500.00.  The money was used to open a cigar store and he applied for a liquor license.

The liquor license was granted in 1888, but Blackburn jumped the gun and ran his business in 1886.  The saloon was popular with locals and visiting sailors.

Currently, Halibut Point Restaurant is for sale. It is going to be a challenge to find the ideal buyer for this unique property. We have published photographs and videos of the property to help a potential buyer to have some insight about the features and amenities included, but we believe this property is going to require a special emotional connection that relates to the story of its historical beginnings.

VIdeo for Halibut Point Restaurant

This is why we dug into the historical background of Howard Blackburn. Halibut Point Restaurant carries with it the struggles and challenges that the residents of Gloucester have faced since the early settlers. It also represents the goodness of the locals to help an individual get back on his feet.

We encourage our real estate agent friends to share stories about the properties they’re trying to sell. It provides validation they’re involved at another level with the property. The promotional pieces that we offer to create can include the historical flavors. Over and over again our focus is to publish content that pushes the emotional connection.

Real Estate listing for 289 Main St. Gloucester MA,

This commercial real estate listing is being sold through Fred Newton of Sovereign Realty. If you’d like to learn more about Halibut Point, please contact Fred directly. Information Below.

Contact

Fred Newton, Senior Associate

508.725.7017 fred@sovereignRA.com