▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁as ▁a ▁contrib uting ▁property ▁in ▁the ▁historic ▁district . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Mar ble head ' s ▁town ▁government , ▁Abb ot ▁Hall ▁has ▁hold ings ▁as ▁a ▁museum . ▁It ▁contains ▁the ▁original ▁painting ▁The ▁Spirit ▁of ▁' 7 6 ▁by ▁American ▁Arch ib ald ▁Mac Ne al ▁Will ard , ▁which ▁was ▁widely ▁reprodu ced ; ▁the ▁ 1 6 8 4 ▁de ed ▁to ▁Mar ble head ▁signed ▁by ▁descend ants ▁of ▁W en ep oy kin , ▁young est ▁son ▁of ▁Nan ep ash emet , ▁chief ▁or ▁s ach em ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁P awt uck et ▁conf eder ation ▁of ▁A ben aki ▁pe op les ▁prior ▁to ▁Pil gr im ▁settlement ; ▁a ▁b ust ▁of ▁native ▁son ▁and ▁U . S . ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁El bridge ▁Ger ry ; ▁a ▁painting ▁of ▁Mar ble headers ▁row ing ▁Washington ▁across ▁the ▁Del aware ▁River ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ; ▁a ▁painting ▁by ▁primit iv ist ▁J . O . J . ▁F rost , ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁historical ▁artifact s . ▁ ▁A ▁pla que ▁on ▁display ▁in ▁the ▁Select men ' s ▁room , ▁discovered ▁in ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Navy ▁Y ard , ▁proc laim s ▁Mar ble head ▁as ▁the ▁" B irth place ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Navy ." ▁ ▁C lock ▁The ▁clock ▁in ▁the ▁tower ▁of ▁Abb ot ▁Hall ▁is ▁a ▁Howard ▁# 2 S ▁installed