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Updike’s North Shore homes

Little Violet, Essex and Heartbreak roads, Ipswich (1957-1958)

The wood-frame cottage Updike and first wife, Mary, rented when they first moved to town.

Polly Dole House (pictured at right), 26 East St., Ipswich (1958-1970)

Historic 17th-century home near downtown Ipswich, upgraded considerably while Updike lived there.

50 Labor-in-Vain Road, Ipswich (1970-1974)

Larger home the Updikes and their four children lived in until John and Mary’s separation.

58 West Main St., Georgetown (1976-1982)

After a brief stint living as a bachelor in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood, Updike moved to Georgetown to be nearer his children.

675 Hale St., Beverly Farms (1982-2007)

The stately home near the water where Updike and his second wife, Martha, spent their later years together.

SOURCE: “Updike,” by Adam Begley