131 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970

Title

131 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970

Subject

House history

Description

Built for a prominent Salem physician, Dr. Moses Little, between 1807 and his death in 1811, possibly by Samuel McIntire. Dr. Little purchased the property from Joseph and Elizabeth Peabody in 1799. He house was later inhabited by Simon Forrester's daughter, Nancy, and still later purchased by Mrs. Rebecca H. Morse, wife of another prominent Salem physician, Dr. Nathan R. Morse, in 1882.

Creator

Historic Salem, Inc.

Source

Historic Salem, Inc. house histories

Publisher

Historic Salem, Inc.; Salem Historical Society

Date

Built between 1807 and 1811; researched 1982.

Contributor

Researched by Joyce King.

Language

English.

Files

Essex St._131.pdf

Collection

Citation

Historic Salem, Inc., “131 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970,” House Histories of Salem, accessed March 28, 2024, https://hsihousehistory.omeka.net/items/show/295.

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