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Notes on 17-19 Ward Street, Salem
According to Patricia Kelleher at the Salem Historical Commission, all of the buildings at the point
were destroyed in the Great Fire, which happened on June 25, 1914.
In reviewing both the current assessor’s map and the 1911 Walker Lithograph and Publishing
Company Map, it would appear that the lot area that was 9-11-13 Ward Street on the 1911 map is the
area that is now 17-19 Ward Street on the current assessor’s map.
Prior to the fire, the area that is 17-19 Ward Street was owned by three parties:
William E. Barry
James J. Welch
Bernard Thibault
The pamphlet “1914 Data on Burned District at Salem, MA”, published by F.W. Dodge Co. lists
Catherine Barry as owning a wooden residence at 9 Ward Street, James J. Welch as owning a wooden
residence and Bernard Thibault as owning wooden apartments at 13 Ward Street.
These three parties all sold their land after the fire in December 1914. They sold their lots to
David Land of Salem. The following evidence indicates that David Land was the likely builder of the
property that is now 17-19 Ward Street and that the building was built c. 1915:
Deed descriptions from the Essex South County Registry of Deeds
Plans on record at the Essex South County Registry of Deeds, particularly those recorded at Book
2294, Page 133 and Book 2343, Page 495
Building Inspection records from the Salem Historical Commission—states that David Land was the
owner and A. Rosenstein was the architect. The building was inspected by “Cheney” on January 8,
1915.
MACRIS On-Line Database
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According to Salem Town Directories in 1914 and 1915, David Land’s profession is listed as “Real
Estate.” According to the 1920 United States Census, he lived in Salem and his occupation was listed
as “Contractor/Real Estate.” His brother Jacob, with whom he lived, had his occupation listed as
“Carpenter/House.” In 1920, David Land was 34 years of age, born about 1886 in Russia; he
immigrated to the United States in 1904 and was naturalized in 1909. He was Jewish and his mother
tongue was Yiddish.
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Plaque to read: Built by David Land, contractor 1915 Architect: A. Rosenstein Replaced homes burned
in the Great Salem Fire of 1914
�Owners
Date of Conveyance Registry Reference
Eben N. Walton of Salem as Administrator de Bonis Non of
the Estate of Cynthia A. Radford, late of Salem to William E.
Barry
May 2, 1878
Book 996, Page 270
Patrick Welch of Salem to James J. Welch of Salem
July 27, 1894
Book 1418, Page 339
Telesphore Demers of Salem to Bernard Thibault of Salem
April 11, 1907
Book 1868, Page 241
Heirs of William E. Barry to David Land of Salem
December 4, 1914
Book 2282, Page 354
Bernard Thibault of Salem to David Land of Salem
December 15, 1914
Book 2282, Page 560
James J. Welch of Salem to David Land of Salem
December 9, 1914
Book 2283, Page 170
David Land of Salem to Max Lemkin and Charles Wineapple
of Salem
May 4, 1915
Max Lemkin and Charles Wineapple of Salem to Warren Five
Cents Savings Bank
September 22, 1916
Book 2343, Page
495-6
April 25, 1933
Book 2950, Page
309-311
Foreclosure of mortgage by Warren Five Cents Savings Bank
Warren Five Cents Savings Bank to Rose Freedberg of
Salem
May 2, 1933
Rose Freedberg of Salem to Elm Hill Realty Company of
Peabody
May 12, 1937
Elm Hill Realty Company of Peabody to David J. Gordon of
Peabody
December 31, 1947
David J. Gordon of Beverly to David J. Gordon Trustee of the
David J. Gordon Trust
September 17, 1963
Rebecca Gordon, Trustee of the David J. Gordon Trust to
Frederick D. Small
June 26, 1985
Book 2294, Page 133
Book 2950, Page 91
Book 3112, Page 207
Book 3582, Page 438
Book 5107, Page 69
Book 7809, Page 417
Frederick D. Small and Karen J. Small to Bank Of New
England, NA
November 6, 1986
Foreclosure of mortgage; foreclosure deed to Small Fry
Properties, Inc.
September 1, 1989
Small Fry Properties, Inc. to Salem Point LP
December 27, 1991
Book 11080, Page 456
July 16, 2014
Book 33413, Page 603
Salem Point LP to Salem Point II LP
Book 8614, Page 63
Book 10199, Page 72
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Point Plaque Initiative
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The Point Plaque Initiative, made possible in part by an Essex Heritage Partnership Grant, provided 16 Histories and plaques for North Shore CDC-owned buildings in the Point Neighborhood.
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