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House & Land at 121 Federal Street,
Salem, Hass.
This house was built in 1843 for Capt. Joseph Winn ( 1805-80).
Joseph Winn was born in Salem 4 Ap 1805, the son of' Capt.
Joseph ( 1761 -1839) and Marcia, Mercy, or Eary (Hu..v1t) Winn ( 17651805, 2 Oct), who had married in Salem on 14 Dec 1788; Capt. Winn Sr.
married, ·secondly, widow Hary Sluman (died 1831) on 14 Sept 1806,
and she raise~ Joseph, Jr from infancy.
Like his father, young Joseph was bred to the sea, beginning
his maritime career in 1820, at the age of f'ifteen. He made four
voyages on the old ship George, Salem's "school ship. 11 Winn learned.
his lessons well, and, in 1831, when his captain, William C Dean,
died at Calcutta, Joseph assu..med comrnand of Dean 1 s vessel and successfully completed the voyage, ~eturning to Salem and his wife,
Hannah C Stimpson, whom he had married in Salem on 16 Feb 1829.
His next command was i;he ship Sapphire.
By 1837 Joseph Wirn1, then living at 80 Boston St, was accounted
one of Salem 1 s finest sea captains, and as such was given command
of the city 1 s largest vessel, the 463-ton St. ~, m·med by
StAphen C Phillips. On 17 Jan 1837, the St Paul cleared New York
bound for lfanila via M:obile & Liverpool;
she returned to Salem one year, three months, and
twelve days later, on 29 Ap 1838--Mrs Winn having accompanied her
husband the whole voyage!
One :;.nonth later, Capt. Winn & the St Paul again set sail f'or
.Manila, clearing Salem 3 June 1838. The passage to Anjier was
made in 90 days, cnd from Salem to Hanila in 100 days--rema.rkably
fine time for this old ship, built for carrying and not for speed.
On 11 Nov 1838, Capt Winn sailed for home, and made the passage
in 148 days (125 from lmjier, & 53 from St Helena), .arriving at
Salem on 8 Ap 1839. Her cargo consisted of 5,145 bags of sugar,
2, 568 bales of hemp, & other merchandise; she paid duties arnounting
to $12,074.95.
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Capt. Winn never again cormnanded the St Paul: by 1842, aft1;;r
a nautical life spent on voyages to the 3ast Indies, the Pacific
islands, & other parts of the Far ~ast, he retjred from the sea.
The St Paul--her figurehead was a ·white bust of the apostle Paul,
& her stern was embellished with a superb carving of the Biblical
story of St Paul shaking the viper from his hand into the fire-foundered at Hasbata Island in the Straits of San Bernardino, on
her fourteenth round-the-world voyage, without loss of life. On
that lust voyage, her master had prophesied her .demise, for the
figurehead of St Paul had been removed. A painting exists of the
St Paul, in the possession either of the Peabody Kuseurn or the
Phillips l'ilem.orial on Chestnut Street.
In 18t1-2, the new landsman Joseph l·!inn resided at 28 Har>lboro
(now Federal) Street, and was in the wholesale shoe business with
S. Driver Jr & Co., 16 'dashington Street, Salem. Ashore now for
good, Capt Winn kept a weather eye out for a new home, or land on
which to build t:P.e same; a year' later, on 21 Ap 1843, Winn 1 s friend
�David Pingree sold him a house lot on Federal Street. Having
moved from 28 Marlboro to 51 Federal Street in 1842, Winn was
in good position to oversee the construction, next door, of this
Greek Revival-style hcuse in the year 1843.
Capt Winn stayed with the firm of S Driver Jr & Co until
1851, when David Pingree, now Mayor of Salem, appointed him City
Marshal at $700 per y'7ar--a position Winn held for three years.
In 1855, County & Marlboro Streets were made a part of Federal
Street, and so #53 became #121 Federal Street. During the Civil
War, Winn was an acting volunteer lieutenant in the U. S. Navy,
and cormnanded the U.S. gunboat James L Davis of the Es.st
Blockading Squadron. In 1863, Capt Joseph Winn returned to Salem,
where he resided at 121 Federal Street until his death 11 Aug 1880.
His widow, Hannah, was willed the estate, then worth $5800
(see Joseph Winn 1 s probate #57491 } , and she in turn willed it in
trust to the Winns' adopted daughter, An.nab., who had married
Nathan P Cutler of Newton; on 29 Ap 1901 (Deeds, 1639:547), her
trustees sold it to Mary E Read, who then sold it to Mabel W .
Bigelow & Cora S Haskell, sisters, on 16 Nov 1904 ~Deeds, 1763:8).
Cera S Haskell died 19 July 1908, leaving her half of the estate
to her sister Mabel W, wife of Walter K Bigelow {see Cora S Haskell
probate #104082).
On 21 Jan 1930, by deed 2834:231, Mrs Bigelow, now widowed,·
sold off a small strip of land to her next-door neighbor; Mrs.
Bigelow died 9 Jan 1939, leaving a daughter, Hrs Lucy H Gould, to
inherit the property (see Mabel "vv Bigelow probate #192917), which
then had a garage on it, and was appraised at $7730.
From that point forward, the history of the house & its lot
is set forth in the accompanying deed schedule.
The information above has been drawn from the Salem Vital
Records; the Salem Directory; the 3outhern Essex County Registries
of Deeds & Probate; and the Essex Institute Historical Collections,
vol. XL, pp.127-9.
Robert Booth
23 June 1976
�Deed Schedule of House & Land at 121 Federal St.,
Salem, Hass.
21 Ap 1843: David Pingree, Salem, for $1500 grants to Joseph
Winn, Salem merchant, a lot of land in Salem, bounded starting
at the n.e. corner on Federal Street by Sanderson's land, and
runs w. 64 1 11" by Federal St to a corner, then
runs s. 124' 6 11 by land today sold to Robt Saunders to a cor.;
runs e. 55: 7 11 by other land of Pingree to a cor. by Clark;
runs n. 5' 8" by land of Clark;
runs e. 20 1 by sd Clark;
runs n. 127' 6 11 by the Saunderson estate to the corner begun at.
(So. Essex County Deeds, ~36:224J.
29 Ap 1901 : Whereas Joseph Winn, Salem dee 1 d, by his will of
30 l'far 1878 authorized his wife (Hannah C Winn} to dispose of his
estate; & Whereas Hannah C Winn by her will of 1 Jan 1890 did dis-
pose of this real estate by leaving it in trust to Joseph B F
Osgood of Salem & Nathan P Cutler of Newton for benefit of Annah
W Cutler & others; Now, for $1 & other valuable considerations,
JBF Osgood & NP Cutler grant to Mary E Read, wife of Charles W,
of Salem, a Salem lot with a dwelling house thereon, numbered
121 ?ederal Street, boundad starting at the n.e. corner on Federal
Street by land of Chisholm, and
runs w. 64' 11 " by Federal St;
runs s. 124' 6" by a fence along land of Fay;
runs e. 55 1 7" by Johnson & Kimball and by Benson;
runs n. 5' by sd Kimball;
runs e. 20 1 by sd Kimball;
runs n. 127' 6" by Chisholm..
(Deeds, 1639:547)
16 Nov 1904: Charles W & wife Mary E Read, in her own right,
of Salem, for $1 grant to Mabel W Bigelow & Cora S Haskell, both
of Salem, a Salem lot. with a dwelling house thereon, numbered
121 Federal Street (bounded exactly the srune as 29 Ap 1901 ); being
the same premises that Osgood et al, trustees, sold to Nary E Bead
29 Ap 1901, 1639:547. See also deed of Mary E read to Wm D Chapple
19 Oct 1902, 1686:477; and deed of Wm D Chapple to Mary E Read,
27 Feb 1903, 1699:395.
(Deeds, 1763:8)
21 Jan 1930: Habel W Bigelow, Salem widow, grants to Hary B
Browne, wife of' Ralph C, a piece of Salem land bounded starting
at a atake on Federal St, on the present dividing line bewteen
the land of the granter & grantee, and then
runs s. from Federal St to a point 10 1 east of the present
boundary point between the grantor & the grantee;
runs w. 10 1 to land of grantee;
runs n. several courses on the eastern boundary line of grantee;
meaning to convey on its western side & for the purpose of straightening the line, a small part of the lot sd Bigelow bought of Chas.
H Read, 16 Nov 1904, Deeds 1763:8); the Cora S Haskell named with
sd Bigelow, in that 16 Nov 1904 deed, having since died.
(Deeds, 2834:231)
�26 June 1957: Lucy H Gould, Salem, grants to John G & Nancy C
Bisgrove, husband & wife of Ashland Hass., the land in Salem with
the buildings th&reon, num.bered 121 Federal Street, bounded starting at the n.e. corner on Federal Street by land now or formerly
(n/f) of Chisholm, and
runs w. 64' 11 11 by Federal St;
runs s. 1 24 1 6 11 by an old fence along n/f Fay;
runs e. 55 1 7 11 by n/f Johnson & Kimball and n/f Benson;
runs n. 5' by n/f sd Kimball;
runs e. 20 1 by n/f sd Kimball;
runs n. 127 1 6 11 by n/f Chisholm;
excepting from the sd parcel a strip described by deed of Bigelow
to Brown, 21 Jan 1930, 2834:231, said land haviYig been sold to
straighten the line. The above premises are the same conveyed to
Bigelow & Haskell by Read, 16 Nov 1904, 1763:8. See also the
probate· of Mabel W Bigelow, #192917, and of Corn S Haskell,
#104082. Roscoe W Gould, husband of the granter, releases all
his rights to the above.
(Deeds, 4380:251)
10 Sept 1959: John G & wife Nancy C Bisgrove, Brunswick Me.,
grant to James Alan & Ruth K Curwen, husband & wife of Salem, the
land with buildings on Federal Street (bounded & described exactly
as in the deed above). For title, see Gould to Bisgrove, June
1957, 4380: 251 •
(De eds, 4599 :236)
15 Sept 1959: James A & Ruth K Curwen, Salem, for $18,500
mortgage to Marblehead Savings Bank, Marblehead, the land with
buildings on Federal Street (bounded & described exactly as in
the deed above). Being the same premises conveyed by Bisgrove to
the Curwens by deed recorded herewith (deed 4599:236 above).
See also deeds 5263:556; 5289:149; 5296:280,281,283.
{Deeds, 4599:237)
29 Ap 1965: Marblehead Savings Bank, holder of a mortgage from
the Curwens on the property at 121 Federal St, Salem, 15 Sept 1959,
4599:237, has filed a bill in equity for authority to foreclose
said mortgage.
(Deeds, 5263:556)
30 July 1965: vlilbur T Moulton, treasurer of Marblehead Savings
Bank, the mortgagee named in a mortgage gi::ven by the Curwens 15 Sept
19.59, 4599:237, now takes peaceable possession of the property at
121 Federal Street.
(Deeds, 5289:149)
�25 Aug 1965: 1'farblehead Savings Bank, holder of a mortgage
from James A Curwen, for $17:000, dated 15 Sept 1959, now grants
to Harry A & wife Mary R Tavis, Peabody, the land with buildings
numbered 121 Federal St in Salem, bounded starting at the n.e.
corner on Federal St by land n/f of Chisholm, and
runs w. 64 1 11 11 by, Federal St;
runs s. 124' 6 11 by an old fence along n/f Fay;
runs e. 55' 7" by n/f Johnson & Kimball and n/f Benson;
runs n. 5' by n/f sd Kimball;
runs e. 20 1 by n/f sd Kimball;
runs n. 127 1 6 11 by n/f Chisholm;
exceptins from the above parcel a strip described in deed of 21 Jan
1930, Bigelow to Brown, 2834:231, said land having been sold to
straighten a boundary line.
All of the above being the same premises conveyed to the Curwens
by Bisgrove by deed 4599:236.
(Deeds, 5296:281}
8 Sept 1972: Mary R Tavis, Salem, grants to herself' & her
daughter Elaine M Rocheville, Salem, as joint tenants, the land
in Salem with the buildings thereon numbered 121 Federal St
(bounded & described exactly as above, including the same exception).
Being the same premises conveyed to .sd Mary R Tavis & her late
husband Harry A Tavis (died 30 May 1971 ) by Marblehead Savings
Bank, 25 Aug 1965, 5296:281. See also Harry A Tavis, Probate
#310730.
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(Deeds, 5904:762)
28 Ap 1976: Mary R Tavis & Elaine M Rocheville, as joint tenants,
Salem, for $47,500 grant to Gerald W & wife Barbara Porter, as
tenants by entirety, the lal1d in Salem with the buildings thereon
(bounded&. described exactly as above, including the sanie exception).
Being the same premises that sd Tavis & rtccheville were granted
by Tavis, 8 Sept 1972, 5904:762.
(Deeds, 6235:504)
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Federal Street
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121 Federal Street, Salem, MA 01970
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Built for Captain Joseph Winn, merchant, 1843
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Historic Salem, Inc., Salem Historical Society
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1843, 1976
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Robert Booth
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121 Federal
1843
Captain
Federal
Joseph
Joseph Winn
Winn