[2][3] In 1923, the association moved to its current location in the Captain Elias Davis House at 27 Pleasant Street.

[5] During his thirty-year tenure, he compiled the largest collection of Fitz Henry Lane paintings and printed matter in the United States.

In order to accommodate its growing collections, the Cape Ann Museum expanded or renovated its gallery and programming space five times between 1936 and 2014.

It is also home to the Janet and William Ellery James Center, a 12,000 square foot building that houses the museum's object and archival collections.

Designed by the Boston-based firm, designLAB, part of the building includes 2,000 square feet of exhibition and programming space.