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Notes on 45-49 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 27-29 Ward Street on the 1911 map includes
the area that is now 45-49 Ward Street on the current assessor’s map.
Prior to the fire, the area that is 45-49 Ward Street was owned by Frank and Mary Ciesznski. The
pamphlet “1914 Data on Burned District at Salem, MA”, published by F.W. Dodge Co. lists Mary
Ciesznski as owning a wooden residence on the site. They retained ownership after the fire and it
would seem they rebuilt on the same lot after the fire. Based on the Building Inspection Records from
the Salem Historical Commission, Frank and Mary Ciesznski were the owners and they likely directed
the building of 45-49 Ward Street; the inspection card names the structure the “Kocienski Building”
and it was inspected for habitation on January 7, 1915. The following evidence indicates that Frank
and Mary Ciesznski were the owners of the property that is now 45-49 Ward Street when it was
inspected and that the building was built in 1914-1915:
Deed descriptions from the Essex South County Registry of Deeds
Building Inspection records from the Salem Historical Commission as noted above.
MACRIS On-Line Database
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According to the United States Census records from 1920, Frank and Mary Cieznski (written as
“Aesinski” in the 1920 census record) are shown as living at 49 Ward Street with their five children, one
born in Poland and the other four born in Massachusetts. Both Frank and Mary are listed as Polish
Russian and their immigration year to the United States appears to be about 1905. In 1920, the
census record records Frank to be 50 years old and Mary to be 46 years old. Their native tongue is
listed as Polish. The 1920 census also reveals that Joseph and Mary cannot speak English and they
are “alien citizens.” In addition, the 1920 census record states that neither Frank or Mary could read
and write and Frank worked as a “sticker” in a leather factory. Town directories state that Frank’s
occupation is that of “laborer.” The 1930 census reveals similar information about Frank and Mary.
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Plaque to read: Built for Frank Ciesznski, leather factory employee 1915. Replaced a house burned in
the Great Salem Fire of 1914
�Owners
Date of Conveyance Registry Reference
Ameta Pszenny of Salem, MA to Maryanna Cieszynski of
Salem
January 9, 1907
Julia Szymanski of Salem, MA to Mary Cieszynski and Frank
Cieszynski of Salem
January 24, 1908
Frank Ciesznski of Salem to Mary Cieszynski of Salem
Book 1857, Page 369
Book 1924, Page 292
May 6, 1912
Book 2143, Page 143
May 3, 1940
Essex County Probate
Docket No. 183117
Book 3216, Page 319
Heirs of Mary Ciesinski to Josephine Demboski of Salem
Josephine Demboski of Salem to Leopold J. Labrecque and
Mary Eva Labrecque of Salem
June 4, 1943
Leopold J. Labrecque and Mary Eva Labrecque of Salem to
Andrew Papanicolaou and Lycourgus Papanicolaou of
Peabody
October 22, 1951
Lycourgus Papanicolaou, Administrator of Estate of Andrew
Papanicolaou to Lucgourgus Papanicolaou
Lycourgus Papanicolaou of Peabody to Stephen
Mitsopoulos and Hedwig Mitsopoulos of Peabody
Book 3853, Page 474
March 11, 1953
November 18, 1955
Stephen Mitsopoulos and Hedwig Mitsopoulos of Peabody
to Dorothy P. Zolotas of Peabody
January 12, 1956
Dorothy P. Zolotas of Peabody to Walter H. Chick and Elias
Theriault of Salem
May 6, 1960
Walter H. Chick and Elias Theriault of Salem To Joseph V.
Ventura and Edyth E. Ventura Of Wakefield
Joseph V. Ventura and Edyth E. Ventura of Wakefield to
Harry Johnson of Lynn
Harry Johnson of Lynn to Jerome L. Port Of Swampscott
and Laurence P. McMaster Of Medford
Book 3332, Page 452
January 16, 1963
April 18, 1966
March 10, 1972
Jerome L. Port of Swampscott and Laurence P. McMaster of
Medford to Thomas Karademos of Marblehead
June 7, 1973
Thomas Karademos of Marblehead to Donald J. Clarke,
Edward J. Clarke and Jacob S. Segal, Trustees of the Clarke
Jacobs Realty Trust
Book 4227, Page 566
Book 4240, Page 461
Book 4664, Page 153
Book 5029, Page 35
Book 5354, Page 651
Book 5849, Page 82
January 4, 1980
Donald J. Clarke and Jacob S. Segal, Trustees of the Clarke
Jacobs Realty Trust to Frederick D. Small and Karen J. Small
of Topsfield
By License of Essex
County Probate Court
Book 3964, Page 85
Book 5981, Page 421
March 30, 1985
Book 6668, Page 338
Book 7703,Page 159
Frederick D. Small and Karen J. Small to Bank of New
England NA
November 6, 1986
Mortgage foreclosed by Bank of New England
and conveyed to Small Frye Properties, Inc.
September 1, 1989
Book 8614, Page 63
Book 10199, Page 102
�Small Frye Properties, Inc. to Salem Point LP
Salem Point LP to Salem Point II LP
December 27, 1991
Book 11080, Page 465
July 16, 2014
Book 33413, Page 603
�
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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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