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8 Pleasant Street
Built by
Thomas Cronan,
Mason,
His Wife,
Elizabeth Pierce
in 1921
Researched and written by
Carlos Cueva Caro
March 2024
Historic Salem, Inc.
9 North Street, Salem, MA 01970
978.745.0799 | historicsalem.org
© 2024
�Figure 1: 8 Pleasant Street, c. 2020. Salem Assesors Office
8 Pleasant Street
The house in 8 Pleasant Street is relatively recent, being built in 1921 by Thomas Cronan,
a mason and contractor. Yet the history of the property goes back to the early 19th century
when 8 Pleasant Street belonged to a far larger property that also included what today is 121
and 121 ½ Bridge Street. 8 Pleasant Street is located between two historic neighborhoods
in Salem, Bridge Street Neck Historic District (its official boundary is 121 Bridge Street) and
Washington Square Historic District, and its history is closely associated with the connection
between both neighborhoods. This is an area closely intertwined with Salem’s history as a
whole. It has been influenced by the early colonial settlement of Salem and the Witch Trials,
the American Revolution, Salem’s Maritime Golden Age, Salem’s transition into an industrial
city, the rise of the Polish-American community, the twentieth-century decline, and its revival
of fortunes.
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�Seventeenth Century
Long before the first Europeans arrived in Salem, the area was inhabited by the
Naumkeag band of the Massachusett people. According to the 1985 Massachusetts
Historical Commission’s report on Salem, the Naumkeag’s settlements would have been
located in the mouths of the North, South, and Forest Rivers, making the Bridge Street
Neck of Salem, a likely candidate for one of these settlements. 1 It is in Massey’s Cove,
today at the end of March Street, where the first English settlers, led by Roger Conant,
landed. Though the exact location of this initial settlement hasn’t been determined,
according to Salem historian Sidney Perley, the First Planters built 19 cottages along the
North River. These First Planters were also fishermen, using the coves in the area to
anchor their boats, particularly Shallop Cove, now Collins Cove. They also used the
marshes around Collins Cove to harvest reeds for thatching. This would make Bridge
Street one of Salem’s oldest roads and the main thoroughfare connecting Salem with
Beverly. 2 Nevertheless, this first settlement would only last around 10 years. In 1628, John
Endecott (also spelled Endicott) arrived on the ship Arbella and took control of the town,
moving the community to the south. By 1634, the new town of Salem was organized
around their first meeting house closer to the South River, where today the former Daniel
Low & Co. building still stands, between Essex and Washington Streets, and the earlier
area was abandoned.
During this time, the land where the Salem Common is now located was a hilly, swampy
area, occupied by a creek connecting five ponds. Upon taking possession of the land, the
colonists followed English traditions of setting aside land for collective use. Early Salem
residents used this land for grazing and large-scale public gatherings. In 1770 an almshouse
was built on the common. An event of note is the first muster of the East Regiment of
1 Massachussetts Historical Commission. MHC Reconnaissance Survey Town Report: Salem. (Boston, 1985.)
2 National Park Service. National Register of Historic Places: Bridge Street Neck Historic District, Salem (Essex County), MA.
May, 2002. Section 8, page 2.
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�Figure 2: Salem Common and Deliverance and Susana Parkma "Ship Tavern Pasture" from William Freeman’s
1932 map of Salem in 1700, based on Sidney Perley’s research.
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�the Massachusetts Militia in 1637, considered the birth of the National Guard. 3
Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the areas west and south of the
common, close to Central Street (today Essex Street) with the meeting house, and the port
district, respectively, became heavily urbanized. In contrast, the north and east areas of
the common remained largely underdeveloped, alternating between large pastures
and fields, tanneries, and ropewalks. According to Salem historian Sidney Perley, in
1700 the area where 8 Pleasant Street stands today was part of a large pasture known as
the Ship Tavern Pasture. The pasture was bounded to the north by Bridge Street, to the east
by Collins Cove, to the south by land belonging to Ann Bradstreet (approximately where
Pleasant Street Avenue is today), and to the west by a no-longer-existing old road that
connected Lemon Street with Washington Square East.
The Ship Tavern was established by William Clark in 1636 on Essex Street, becoming
one of Salem's first taverns. In 1639, the general court of Massachusetts determined that
all innkeepers should “provide stables and hay for horses and enclosures for pasturing.” 4
Given its location downtown, William would have to purchase twelve acres of land on what
at the time were the outskirts of Salem, near the common, to feed his guests’ horses, hence
the name of this plot, Ship Tavern Pasture.
Following William’s death, his widow,
Katherine, married John Gedney, Sr. who took over the running of the tavern until he
died in 1688, 5 after which Katherine ran the tavern, then known as Widow Gedney’s
Tavern. It gained prominence in 1692 during the Salem Witch Trials when it was used by
jurors and witnesses for entertainment and refreshments. 6
3 Brooks, Rebecca, “Salem Common in Salem, Massachusetts” History of Massachusetts Blog, July 18, 2021. https://historyofmassachusetts.org/salem-common/
4 Perley, Sidney, The History of Salem, Massachusetts: 1638-1670 (Virginia: The University of Virginia, 1926), 74.
5 Perley, Sidney, The History of Salem, Massachusetts: 1638-1670, 184.
6 Salem Witch Museum, Site of Ship Tavern, aka Widow Gedney’s. https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/ship-tavern-akawidow-gedneys-site-of/
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�Eighteenth Century
In 1698, the Gedney estate, tavern and pasture included, was conveyed to
Deliverance Parkman and his fourth wife Susanna. Following Deliverance’s death in 1715,
the tavern and pasture passed to his daughter Mehitable and her husband, the Rev.
George Curwen, pastor of the First Church of Salem. 7 Following George’s death in 1740, the
estate was divided between his two sons, Samuel and George, George inherited the Ship
Tavern Pasture. In 1749, Geroge’s widow, Sarah, sold the field to Benjamin Pickman. 8
Colonel Benjamin Pickman was born in Salem in 1708, a successful merchant, he
“filled the same position that Elias Hasket Derby did in a succeeding generation,” 9 he was
heavily involved in the colony ’s civic life, serving as judge, councilor, and legislator, and was
commandant of the First Essex Regiment. Upon his death in 1773, the estate was inherited
by his son, Benjamin Pickman Jr. Born in 1740, the younger Pickman’s path initially seemed
to follow that of his father. He was also a successful merchant, commanded the First Essex
Regiment, and served as Representative of the Provincial Assembly, yet the Revolution
upended his life. Being raised as a proper British gentleman, Benjamin Jr. took a stance
against the Revolution. In a fervently patriotic city like Salem, that was a social suicide that
forced him to skip town and see his property confiscated. During his exile, his surviving letters
to his wife, Mary Toppan, reveal not only his earnest desire to be back by her side but also
his longing for Salem and America. It’s not surprising that after the war, he made his
return to Salem in 1788. What is surprising, however, is that he was able to quickly
rebuild his life, recover his property, and regain his social standing in Salem. The fact
that John Adams referred to him as “the agreeable Mr. Pickman” puts into evidence his
charisma. 10
7 Corwin, Edward, The Corwin Genealogy (Curwin, Curwen, Corwine) in the United States, (New York: 1872), 79
8 Essex County Registry of Deeds (ECRD) Book 94, page 174, June 20, 1749.
9 Ward, George, The Journal and Letters of Samuel Curwen: An American in England, from 1775 to 1783, (Boston: Little Brown
and Company, 1864), 629.
10 Seger, Donna, “Minding the Farm,” Streets of Salem (blog), December 3, 2013. https://streetsofsalem.com/2013/12/03/minding-the-farm/
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�Figure 3: Portrait of Col. Benjamin Pickman by John Singleton Copley, 1750
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�Nineteenth Century
Regardless of his success, Benjamin Jr. would have found a much different Salem
than the one he left more than ten years before. With America now an independent
country, Salem merchants took advantage of the newly available access to the rich trade
of China and the East Indies. Throughout the 1790s and 1800s, these merchants pioneered
expeditions to the East Indies, China, and the North Pacific, transitioning Salem from a
fishing port to a trade entrepôt and propelling its golden age. Salem became America’s
most affluent city, being the hometown of America’s first millionaire, the aforementioned
Elias Hasket Derby. With this incoming wealth, these wealthy merchants began looking for
new fashionable neighborhoods to develop. Though the area around Chestnut Street was
the crown jewel of this period, the Salem Common also experienced a transformation from
a swampy backyard of the city into a fashionable city park. In 1801, Elias Hasket Derby
oversaw efforts to drain the swamp, level the hills, and plant trees around the park. The old
common was transformed into Washington Square, its transformation being completed with
the inauguration of the ceremonial archway on the west gate, carved by the celebrated
architect Samuel McIntire (a replica of which stands today on the common). 11
The redevelopment of the common also meant the expansion of the city towards Collins
Cove. The old dirt road flanking the eastern side of the common was renamed Pleasant Street,
a sign of what the city hoped this new neighborhood would be, and plans were made to
expand the street towards Bridge Street through Pickman’s land. In 1797, Benjamin Pickman
Jr. divided his lands and sold a parcel bounded by the new street to the east “which is a
continuation from Pleasant Street,” and Bridge Street to the north 12 to Cornelius Bartlett, a
currier. Cornelius and his wife, Grace, throughout the following year gradually sold pieces of
this land, before finally selling the largest tract to Captain Isaac Smith. 13
11 Salem Heritage Trail, Salem Common, https://salemheritagetrail.org/locations/salem-common/
12 ECRD, book 162, page 116, March 28, 1797.
13 ECRD, book 164, page 124, August 21, 1798.
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�Figure 4: Capt. Isaac Smith House, 121 Brige Street. (Massachusetts Historical Comission, 1987)
Captain Smith was born in 1769 in Wellfleet, Cape Cod. He married Elizabeth Crowell on
October 11, 1794. He was a mariner under the employ of William Gray, a Boston merchant
who came to own the largest private fleet in America. 14 Isaac and Elizabeth built their mansion
on this tract of land which still stands today as “Captain Isaac Smith House” (121 Bridge
Street). According to his tax records, by 1800, two-thirds of the house had been completed
with a value of $1,400.00 (around $34,000.00 today). Construction of the house continued
until Captain Smith’s abrupt death on October 9, 1802, while traveling through Jamaica. Upon
his death, his widow Elizabeth conducted an auction of the property to pay off his debts.
An article in The Salem Gazette mentions an auction to be held on February 16, 1804, “by
order of court.” In that article, the house is described as “very nearly finished, excepting the
upper [third story] chambers.” Elizabeth sold the house to Benjamin Bullock.
14 Marchione, William, “Horace Grey: Father of the Boston Public Garden,” Brighton Allston Historical Society, http://www.bahistory.org/HoraceGray.html
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�Born in Salem, Benjamin Bullock was a successful merchant during his youth. Later in
life, he invested in farmland in Stockbridge which was his primary residence. He probably
rented 121 Bridge Street since a certain Captain Richardson is mentioned living there during
this time. 15
The Reverend William Bentley mentions Benjamin Bullock in his diary:
“News of the d. of Capt. B. Bullock. He had been successful at sea and determined to
invest a valuable part of his property in lands and so removed and purchased in Sturbridge in
1805. He did much by expense of his farm but not content with the life, he left his family in
the farm and went a voyage to the sea. In the present, he thought he could make money by
a visit to Canada and left his property being detected in smuggling in great amount against
the Nonintercourse law and the fatigues and the disappointment ended his life. He carried
a wife and three children from Salem. This second wife [Mary Haynes] was very young and
inexperienced and not adapted to farm but of good manners tho’ extremely deficient in the
education for her station. This adventure is not a solitary one in New England.” 16
The Nonintercourse law is a reference to the 1809 Non-Intercourse Act passed by
Congress in the prelude of the War of 1812. This embargo against Great Britain and France,
mostly affected the trade in the Northeast, being one of the catalysts of Salem’s decline
of fortunes, putting an end to its golden age. This economic hit ended the initial period of
expansion and development in Salem. It was probably one of the reasons why Captain Bullock
would try to smuggle goods into Canada (then a British colony), and why, in 1809, he and his
wife decided to sell the house to Benjamin Smith. 17
15 Browne, Benjamin, “Youthful Recollections of Salem,” The Essex Institute Historical Collections vol. 49 (Salem, Essex Institute,
1913), 303.
16 Bentley, William, The Diary of William Bentley, D.D., pastor of the East Church, Salem, Massachusetts, (Salem: The Essex Institute, 1905-14), vol 4, page 90.
17 ECRD, book 187, page 196, June 26, 1809.
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�Benjamin Smith, a merchant from Andover, owned a lumberyard in the Salem wharves. 18
He died on September 24, 1818, in Andover, being declared insane. 19 In his will, he left the
house to his adopted daughter, Meriam Eldredge. In his will, he mentions along with the
house “the out buildings,” 20 this could be the first reference to the store that will occupy 8
Pleasant Street, though there isn’t any concrete evidence about the out buildings’ location. By
1826, Meriam, now a widow of Orrin B. Saxon, sold the house to Peter E. Webster, a merchant
(also identified as a grocer). The 1831 tax records of 91 Bridge Street (later renumbered
as 121 Bridge Street) mention both a house and a store.
Despite being within the property, that store, built sometime around 1815 had its
own address, 40 Pleasant Street. Upon the urbanization of the fields on the other side of
the street, this address would be renumbered several times: first as 45 Pleasant Street and
finally, in the late nineteenth century, with the renaming of lower Pleasant Street as
Washington Square East, the address would finally settle on 8 Pleasant Street.
Peter Eaton Webster was born in Salem, New Hampshire, in 1784. He moved to Salem,
Massachusetts at some point before 1814, when he married his first wife, Rebecca Chapman,
who passed away in 1820. 21 A merchant by trade, he was a well-respected member of the
community, belonging to both the Essex Lodge and the Salem Marine Society. 22 A look at
the Essex County Registry of Deeds reveals that he was quite prosperous, owning several
properties around Salem, though 121 Bridge Street seems to have been his primary residence.
The nearby Webster Street is named after him. Despite owning a store within the property,
his own “West India Goods Store” was located in the much busier downtown area, at 121
Essex Street, across from the Gardner-Pingree House, at the time occupied by Captain Joseph
White.
18 Brown, Benjamin, “Youthful recollections of Salem,” 303.
19 Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay
and Delene Holbrook).
20 King, Joyce, 121 Bridge Street, (Salem: Historic Salem Inc. 1980), 4.
21 New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850
22 Stella, Jeanne, Historic Streets of Salem, Massachusetts, (Charleston, SC, The History Press, 2020)
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�West India Goods Stores were the predecessors of modern-day grocery stores. The first
West India Goods Stores in Salem appeared in the early 1800s. Sea captains would run those
properties selling products from the Caribbean (West Indies) like coffee, molasses, and sugar,
along with local produce. As time went on and Salem’s fortunes decreased, the West India
Goods Stores became a generic term for any retail store that sold imported products
from all over the world, along with local groceries. Osgood and Batchelder ’s Historical
Sketches of Salem (1879) mention how in August 1826, a Captain Smith returned to Salem
from Patagonia with “a cargo of 208,291 pounds of beef, consigned to Peter E. Webster.” 23
Since Peter ’s store was in Essex, it’s possible that the store on Pleasant could have been used
as storage or rented out to other retail businesses. Pleasant Street was developing into a
major thoroughfare, connecting Essex Street and the seaport with Bridge Street. Although
eventually transit would move to the much wider and better-looking Winter Street, during
this initial time, the heavy flow and proximity to Bridge Street would make this part of
Pleasant Street an excellent place for retail.
Peter was a witness in the trial for the murder of Captain Joseph White, a crime that
scandalized Salem and was the inspiration behind the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar
Allan Poe. Captain White was murdered on the night of April 6, 1830 by Richard
Crowninshield, a man hired by Joe Knapp Jr. husband to White’s grand-niece, and his
brother Frank Knapp. The Knapp brothers hoped that Joe’s mother-in-law, Captain White’s
niece, would inherit part of his vast fortune. 24 Peter Webster testified that on the night of
the murder, he passed two individuals on his way home. Though he was unable to see their
faces, he recognized one of them as Frank Knapp, the implication being that the Knapp
brothers were waiting to meet with Crowninshield. 25
23 Osgood, Chas, and Batchelder, H. Historical Sketches of Salem, (Salem: Essex Institute, 1879), 135.
24 Wagner, E.J. “A Murder in Salem” Smithsonian Magazine (November 2010)
25 Bradley, Howard, Daniel Webster and the Salem Murder (Columbia: Artcraft Press, 1956), 56.
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�Despite his apparent wealth, Peter ’s fortune seemed to have decreased in the 1830s,
coinciding with the decline of Salem’s port. Tax records show that he was admitting boarders
in his mansion throughout the decade, and on October 18, 1837, the Mercantile Bank
forcibly obtained the property by levy of execution. Peter remained living in the
house, however sharing it with other boarders. In 1884, he married Louisa Jameson. 26
Following his death in April 1850, Louisa remained living in the house until December,
when the bank decided to sell the property.
On December 4, 1850, an advertisement appeared in The Salem Gazette advertising
the property up for sale, describing it as “one of the most desirable situations in the city.”
The description of the property also included “a two-story store, on Pleasant Street, 18x54
feet.” 27 On December 13, the Mercantile Bank sold the property, split into two dwelling
houses, to George L. Hodgkins and Caroline Prescott Reed. 28 The following year, Caroline
and her husband, Samuel G. Reed, sold their half of the property to George. 29
The Grocery Store
George Lamson Hodgkins was born in Salem, in 1825. He married Sarah Stone in
1851. The couple would have two children, George W. and Caroline, of which only George
would reach adulthood. According to the city directories, in 1855 the building housed
a wine store, French Joseph & Co. but by 1857, George, who had experience as a
merchant, was running his grocery store from that building. There is an advertisement in
the Salem directory of 1866 for “George L. Hodgkins: West India Goods, Groceries” which
describes the goods sold in the store ranging from staples like flour, butter, cheese, and
molasses, to luxuries like teas, imported fruits, cigars, and glassware. He also offered
discounts to customers paying with cash, and free delivery anywhere in the city. 30
26 Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850.
27 King, Joyce, 121 Bridge Street, 5.
28 ECRD, Book 438, page 124, December 13, 1850.
29 ECRD, Book 545, page 299, December 15, 1851.
30 Sampson, Davenport & Co., The Salem Directory, 1866, 33.
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�Figure 5: Advertisement for George L. Hodgkins: West Inida Goods, and Groceries. Salem, 1866
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�Throughout the first half of the nineteenth century, the area around Bridge Street east
of Pleasant Street was still largely underdeveloped. Yet on the eve of the Civil War, the
increase in industrial activity brought an influx of workers into the city, which prompted
the need for new affordable houses and infrastructure to support the growing population.
While Washington Square remained an upper-class neighborhood, Bridge Street started to
develop a working-class character as Irish immigrants moved into the area. By 1860, Webster,
Arbella, and Warner Streets had been laid out and new working-class houses, train depots,
and warehouses were being raised in the area. This meant that 8 Pleasant Street occupied the
unique position of being in the intersection of two distinct worlds, not only regarding social
class but also the transition between the old Salem’s trading port and the new industrial
Salem. Evidence of that change in clientele is the evolution of George’s advertisements in the
city directory which gradually changed from focusing on luxury imports to common utensils
and family groceries. It’s during this period that the character of Pleasant Street is going to
firmly become middle class, with most neighbors being shop owners or white-collar workers.
George continued running the store throughout the following decades. By 1876, he
was employing a neighbor lad, George F. Warren, as a clerk in the store, 3 1 and by 1880, his
son, George W. was helping out there too. George seems to have retired by 1890 when the
now-widowed grocer let George Warren take over the store. There is an advertisement in
the 1890-91 Salem City Directory about “George F. Warren, dealer in family groceries.” By
that year 45 Pleasant Street had finally been renumbered to 8 Pleasant Street. 3 2 George
Hodgkins passed away in 1896. His obituary in The Salem News mentioned that he had been
ill and confined to his house for the past couple of years. George W. inherited Captain Smith’s
Mansion, though George Warren continued running the grocery.
George Franklin Warren was born in Salem, in 1852. He was the son of George H. Warren,
a carpenter, and his wife, Sarah. The family lived at what is now 11 Pleasant Street, just
31 Sampson, Davenport & Co., The Salem Directory, 1876, 194.
32 Sampson, Davenport & Co., The Salem Directory, 1890-91, 923.
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�Figure 6: Advertisement for George F. Warren: Dealer in choice family groceries. Salem, 1890
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�Figure 7: 5 Pleasant Street, former location of Carey's store, Warren's two-story store might have looked similar
to this building. Circa 2020, Assesors Office
across the street from Hodgkins’ store. In 1889, in Worcester, he married Florence Fay. The
couple had two children, Ethel and Melvin. In 1900, George seemed to have briefly retired,
handing the store to William F. Waters, yet the following year, George was back running the
store while William moved on to work in a department store. This time, George wouldn’t
be the sole owner of the store. According to the Salem City Directory, he made a business
partnership with Orrin Carey, a fellow grocer whose store was at 5 Pleasant Street. The men
merged their business into “Warren & Carey,” running the two stores at the same time. Carey
appears in subsequent directories as a fish dealer, suggesting that 5 Pleasant Street might
have specialized in the selling of fish and seafood while 8 Pleasant Street dealt with fruits
and vegetables.
This partnership lasted until 1911, when Orrin went back to his store at 5 Pleasant
Street, while the store at 8 Pleasant was taken over by another grocer, Clarence H. Vincent.
George remained working for Clarence until 1914 when the store once more changed hands
to another grocer, Charles H. Wigley. Vincent would go to work in Beverly while George would
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�find work in another grocery store at 93 Bridge Street. The census of 1920 reveals that he
had to mortgage his house during this time, which seems to indicate that George fell into
economic hardship during the decade of the 1910s.
There isn’t much information available about Charles Henry Wigley. He first appeared
in the Salem City Directory of 1900 when he was working at a grocery store in Essex Street.
By 1906 he had his own provisions store at 93 Bridge Street (coincidentally where George
Warren would find work later). According to the US Census, by 1910 he was 55 years old,
single, and renting a room at 15a Essex Street. He took over the store at 8 Pleasant Street,
moving his business there from Bridge Street, but his new business didn’t last long, and by
1917, the building appeared vacant according to the directory.
In 1919, George W. Hodgkins died, leaving the property to his widow Ellen. After settling
her husband's affairs, Ellen proceeded to split the vast property into three lots: Lot A, being
today 121 ½ Bridge Street. Lot B, 121 Bridge Street proper which includes the mansion, and
Lot C, 8 Pleasant Street including most of the store. She sold the three lots in 1921 to Thomas
F. Cronan. Thomas, a mason and contractor, proceeded to demolish the old store and build
two new buildings on Lots A and C with the intent of renting the whole property to
various tenants.
The Cronan Estate and Tenants
Thomas F. Cronan was born in Salem, around the year 1860, the son of Thomas and
Honoree “Nora” Cronan. In January 1882, he married Sarah Griffin, with whom he had seven
children, Sarah, Rosella, Thomas, Veronica, Francis, Marie, and John. The family lived at
5 Lemon Street, just across Bridge Street. Sarah died of pleurisy in 1893, 33 after which
Thomas remained a widower for many years, eventually marrying Elizabeth Pierce, sometime
33 "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/
ark:/61903/1:1:N7B3-TQP : 13 December 2022), Sarah J. Giffin Cronan, 1893.
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�Figure 8: Thomas Appleton's 1920 plan of the original Hodgkins' estate including the store (8 Pleasant Street).
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�Figure 9: Thomas Appleton's 1921 plan of Thomas Cronan's divided lots and new dwellings.
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�in the 1910s. He had a warehouse at 5 Webster Street, not far from Pleasant Street. The
censuses show a woman named Rose Griffin working for the family as a housekeeper. This
indicates that the large family was able to afford a middle-class lifestyle, in part thanks to
Thomas’ job as a contractor and his investment in real estate, purchasing, selling, and renting
several properties across Salem, according to the Essex County Registry of Deeds. The former
Hodgkins estate was one of his last purchases since Thomas passed away on March 4, 1923,
of myocarditis, after suffering from chest pains for more than a year. 34
In his will, Thomas left his estate to twelve people, including his children.
“I want the executors not to dispose of any of my property for ten years. If at the en d
of that time the executors wish to dispose of any of the property and can do so to a good
advantage it is my wish that they do so. I wish to state that all my property at the end of ten
years shall be divided into twelve twelfths, and if any of these that I mention should pass
away before the expiration of the ten years their share shall go to their children if they have
any and if not, it shall go to the remaining heirs.” 35
The house at 8 Pleasant Street is a two-appartment house of a vernacular style with
Greek Revival, Queen Anne's Revival, and Colonial Revival elements. During its time as
part of the Cronan estate, the property only had two occupants, George Boxwell and
Roger Sneden with their respective families.
George “Geo” Edwin Boxwell was born in Peabody, around 1877. His parents were Edwin
and Margaret Boxwell. According to Peabody ’s directories, by 1897, after finishing high
school, he was working as a bookkeeper for Munroe & Arnold’s. Munroe and Arnold’s
Express Company was founded in Peabody in the mid-nineteenth century and by the 1900s,
their main offices were in Salem, with branches operating in Peabody and Boston. In 1904 they merged
34 "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/
ark:/61903/1:1:6ZDF-J7ZQ : 16 November 2022), Thomas F Cronan, 1923.
35 Cronan v. Cronan, 286 Mass. 497, 190 N.E. 721 (Mass. 1934)
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�Figure 10: Historic view of 8 Pleasant Street. (Massachusetts Historical Comission, 1977).
with David Merritt’s Express Company, and in 1905, they were incorporated as the MunroeArnold-Merritt Express Company. 3 6 George remained working for that company, eventually
being promoted to manager, until he died in 1949. In 1913, Geo married Anna Ropes. The
couple didn’t have any children. After marrying, they moved to Salem, living with Anna’s
sister, Harriet. The three moved to 8 Pleasant Street in 1922, occupying the first apartment.
Roger Perno Sneden was born in Salem, on April 23, 1886, to Jacob and Andrea Sneden.
As a teenager, he was a member of the Now and Then Association, a social club in Salem, and
attended a Boston banking school. After completing his studies, he became a clerk for the
Boston Bank, later joining the Merchants National Bank of Boston. In 1909, Roger was initiated
into the Essex Masonic Lodge. 3 7 In 1912, he married Mary Marchall; like the Boxwells, the
36 Peabody Institute Library Archives (blog), https://www.tumblr.com/peabodyinstitutearchives/156091562438/what-appears-tobe-a-canceled-check-from-unknown?source=share
37 Registration State: Massachusetts; Registration County: Essex
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�Figure 11: Munroe & Arnold's South Danvers National Bank check.
couple wouldn’t have any children. Roger and Mary moved into 8 Pleasant Street along with
the Boxwells, occupying the second apartment. Roger remained working for the Merchant
National Bank, eventually being promoted to manager of the foreign department. He passed
away in his home on March 14, 1944. 38 Both couples lived at 8 Pleasant Street until the
property was sold in 1937.
As stipulated by Thomas’ will, his heirs weren’t allowed to sell his properties until ten
years after his death. It seems that by the time the ten years were over, a dispute arose between
the executors of his will regarding whether to sell the property. The key aspect of the will
was Thomas' desire for his heirs to sell the property at “good advantage” with some people
arguing that selling properties in the current time, in the middle of the Great Depression,
wouldn’t be advantageous. Furthermore, there were questions of whether Thomas intended
for his heir to sell the properties after the ten years, or keep them at will. The matter was
decided in a probate court which expressed the necessity of selling the property. 39 Hence,
Thomas’ children, Sarah, Thomas L., and Francis sold the property in 1937 to Stanislaw and
Adela Gesek, the first owners to live at 8 Pleasant Street.
38 The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 16 Mar 1944; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
39 Cronan v. Cronan, 286 Mass. 497, 190 N.E. 721 (Mass. 1934)
23
�Gesek Family
Stanislaw “Stanley” Joseph Gesek was born in Poland (then part of the Russian Empire),
in 1893. At only seventeen years old, he followed the path of many Polish immigrants arriving
to New York City in 1907, on board the Philadelphia, before moving to Salem where his
older brothers, Wladislaw and John, were living. He seems to have briefly returned to Poland
before permanently immigrating to America in 1913, on board the Imperator. 4 0 Upon arriving
in Salem, he stayed with several other Polish immigrants at 4 Hardy Street, a two-story house
turned into a tenement building. He seems to have been active in the local Polish communtiy,
having become a member of the St. Joseph Society, a mutual assistance organization for
Polish immigrants. In 1917, the United States declared war on Germany, entering World War I.
Stanley had to register for the draft. In his registration, he appears employed as a case
washer for the United Shoe Machinery Corporation in Beverly, one of America’s largest shoe
machinery manufacturers. According to the 1920 census, Stanley was boarding at 165 Derby
Street. The following year, according to the city directories, he was now boarding with his
brother, John at 11 Bentley Street. In 1926 he married Adela Rybicki.
Adela was born in Salem, in 1904, daughter of Franciszek “Frank” Rybicki and Victoria
Polys, Polish immigrants. The next year her brother Ludwick (Louis) was born. In 1912 the
family moved back to southern Poland, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, residing
in the small town of Ustrobna, where Frank became a farmer. Adela lived through some
tumultuous times in Poland, Ustrobna was close to the eastern front during World War I, and
following the war, the Rybickis witnessed the collapse of the Russian, German, and AustroHungarian Empires and the birth of an independent Poland. She wouldn’t remain in Poland
for long though. In 1922, a couple of months after turning eighteen, she approached the
40 The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York,
New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 17872004; RG: 85
24
�American consulate in Warsaw and requested an emergency passport to return to America. 41
The following month Ludwick (then seventeen) also requested a passport. As soon as his
passport was granted, the siblings traveled to Copenhagen, boarded the Oscar II, and arrived
in New York City a month later, from where they made their way to Salem. Adela rented a
room at 18 Carlton Street 42 while Ludwick boarded at 82 Derby Street. 43
Salem’s maritime golden age ended in the 1830s when the shipping industry began to
decline. Looking to revitalize the city’s fortunes, Salem turned to the growing industry in New
England, becoming a major industrial center of leather and textiles. Derby Street transformed
from a bustling commercial port into a major industrial area within the city. The need for
more workers to fill this booming industry turned Salem into an attractive destination for
immigrants, first Irish and later in the nineteenth century, French-Canadians and Eastern
Europeans, especially from Poland.
Figures 12 and 13: Adela and Ludwick Rybicki's passport photos
41 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Emergency Passport Applications,
Argentina thru Venezuela, 1906-1925; Volume #: Volume 005: Warsaw, Poland
42 The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York,
New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 17872004; RG: 85
43 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Emergency Passport Applications,
Argentina thru Venezuela, 1906-1925; Volume #: Volume 006: Poland
25
�Though there had been some Poles in America like the revolutionary hero Thadeus
Kosciusko, it was only in the nineteenth century, following several failed uprisings for Poland’s
independence, that Polish communities began to appear in the main American cities. The
increasingly repressive policies in Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia towards the Polish
population made emigrating to America an attractive prospect for many young Poles. By the
1890s, many young Poles were coming to Salem, looking to work in the factories. Like many
other immigrants, the Polish community quickly built formal and informal support networks.
New immigrants like Stanley would initially stay with a fellow Polish family, relatives if
possible while getting on their feet. At the same time, formal Polish and allied organizations
developed around the neighborhood starting with the aforementioned St. Joseph Society
in 1897, followed by other organizations like the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and
school, Caroline Emmerton’s House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association, and
the Polish-American Moose Club. 44
The arrival of Eastern Europeans, mainly Poles but also Russians and Ukranians made
the neighborhood southeast of the Common, between Derby and Essex Streets, into the
center of Salem’s Polish-American community. Though it was connected to Beverly, Peabody,
and the rest of Salem through the streetcars, the central and tightly packed location of the
neighborhood propitiated the development of Polish businesses and other insistutions,
creating a self-contained community. 45
Like Stanley, Adela also seems to have been part of this community. After marrying,
they moved in with Ludwick, renting some rooms at 82 Derby Street, where their two
children were born, Stanley Francis Jr. in 1929, and Albin A. in 1931. By this time, Stanley
was now cleaning machines for Helburn Thompson Co. at their “Sunshine Tannery” on
Goodhue Street, while Ludwick was working as a shoemaker for the Salem Shoe Co.
44 Stanton, Cathy and Becker, Jane, In the Heart of Polish Salem: An Ethnohistorical Study of St. Joseph Hall and Its Neighborhood
(Boston: National Park Service, 2009), 43-45
45 Ibid, 103-104
26
�Figure 14: Polish-American Store at 126 Derby Street, 1951, Wicked Local
The 1930s marked the beginning of the disappearance of the Polish neighborhood in
Salem. The Great Depression generated a wave of loss of jobs, not only due to factory closures
but also due to repeated worker strikes in response to the factories’ cost-saving measures.
The biggest blow to the neighborhood was the creation of the Salem Maritime National
Historic Site in 1938. For many preservationists and the wealthy elite of Salem, this vibrant
neighborhood was nothing more than a slum. The designation as a historic site allowed the
city to take advantage of eminent domain and evict several Polish tenants from their homes,
demolishing several institutions in the neighborhood. 46 Perhaps it ’s no coincidence that the
Geseks decided to permanently move out of the Derby Street neighborhood in 1937. They
seemed to have saved enough money to move north of the Common, closer to Bridge Street,
and purchase 8 Pleasant Street from the heirs of Thomas Cronan.
46 Ibid, 133-138
27
�Figure 15: Helbrun Thompson Co. "Sunshine Tannery" at 18 Goodhue Street, Salem.
The Geseks and Ludwick both moved to Pleasant Street. Since it was a two-family
home, they rented the second apartment to John Harold Smith and his wife Jane. Harold
was born in Salem in 1907 to John Smith and Mary Mahoney. He was a longshoreman and
truck driver, working for J.W. Picking Coal. He married Jane in the 1930s and the couple
moved into 8 Pleasant Street. At some point in the 1940s, with the US's entry into World
War II, Harold was drafted into the US Navy where he attained the rank of Motor
Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class. 47 According to poll records, in 1951 both Adela and Jane
entered the workforce. Adela briefly worked for a cloth mill until 1954, while Jane worked
for the Parker Brothers Game Factory as a clerk.
47 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; NAID:
6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
28
�Though not uncommon for women to go into the workforce during the 40s and 50s,
the fact that both Adela and Jane were in their forties would indicate that both families'
finances became strained. This period coincided with a general economic stagnation
across Salem and other New England cities as the old large-scale cloth mills began going
out of business. Salem’s fortunes wouldn’t be reversed until it embraced tourism in the
1970s. Middle-class families like the Geseks and Smiths found themselves struggling
with their income, which would explain why both women needed to find employment. For
the Geseks, finances would be especially strained since Albin was still in college and
Ludwick lost his job in 1947 and would remain unemployed for more than ten years until
finally finding another job at a shoe factory in 1958.
Figure 16: Parker Brothers Game Factory, Salem, 1975. The Salem News Historic Photograph Collection, Salem
State University Archives and Special Collections, Salem, Massachusetts
29
�Stanley, Jr. graduated high school in 1945 and attended Northeastern University, where
he was elected class treasurer and was a member of the Northeastern University Civil
Engineering Society. 4 8 After college, Stanley Jr. joined the US. Army, fighting in the Korean
War. Upon his return to Salem, he would follow in his father ’s footsteps and become a
leather worker for a factory. In 1955 he married Mary E. Barry, a nurse from Revere. The
couple initially lived at 8 Pleasant Street. The Smiths moved out that same year so it's
possible that Stanley Jr. and Mary were living in the second apartment. Eventually, they
were able to save enough money to afford their own place in Revere, moving there in 1958.
Stanley, Jr. would eventually work for the city of Boston as a civil engineer. He and Mary had
three children together, Christine, John, and Robert. 4 9
Figure 17: Stanley Francis Gesek's yearbook picture, Salem High School Yearbook, 1945
Figure 18: Stanley Francis Gesek's yearbook picture, Norhteastern University, 1950.
48 "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Northeastern University; Year: 1950
49 Stanley Gesek Obituary,” The Salem News, October 15, 2010
30
�Albin was heavily involved in several extracurriculars in high school, being part of the
student council and the National Honor Society. 5 0 Upon graduating in 1947, he was accepted
at MIT. 5 1 After college, he followed his brother ’s footsteps and joined the army, fighting in the
Korean War. The city voter rolls show that after the war, he remained living with his parents
at 8 Pleasant Street, and working for the city of Salem as an electrical engineer at Fort Lee.
Once the second apartment became vacant again, the Geseks rented it out to an elderly
couple, William and Mary McNamee. William John McNamee was born in Peabody in 1889. In
1910, he married Mary Donahue. 5 2 The couple had five children. According to the city voter
rolls, by 1958, when they moved to 8 Pleasant Street, William, then 68 years old, was working
for the city’s water department.
Figure 19: Albin Gesek's yearbook picture, Salem High School, 1947.
Figure 20: Albin A. Gesek's yearbook picture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951
50 "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Salem High School; Year: 1947
51 "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Year: 1951
52 New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915
31
�The Gesek family experienced two successive losses at the beginning of the 1960s.
Stanley died in 1960, shortly after his retirement. Less than a year later, Ludwick also passed
away. Around that same time, William McNamee also passed away, leaving Adela, Albin, and
Mary, as the sole residents of 8 Pleasant Street. Mary moved away in 1970, to New Haven,
Connecticut, where she died in 1974. 5 3
After the McNamees, a new couple moved into the second apartment in 1970, Robert
and Audrey Sandborn. Robert Joseph Sandborn was born in Manchester, New Hampshire
in 1916. He joined the US Army and fought during World War II. After the war, he married
Audrey Nellie Wrest, from Beverly. The couple only had one daughter, Wendy. The family
previously lived at 12 Pleasant Street, so it’s possible they were already acquainted with the
Geseks. Robert was a salesman. The voter rolls identify Audrey as a housewife in 1970, but in
1974 she took a job as an accountant clerk.
1974 is also the year in which Albin moved out. In 1977, in New Jersey, he married Carol
Myers from Ohio, and the couple eventually moved to West Virginia. Adela remained living
alone at 8 Pleasant Street as the Sandborns' landlady. Robert retired in 1982 and passed away
in 1983. 5 4 Adlea found herself living with another widow again. Audrey moved out in 1986 and
eventually died in 1994.
After the Sandborns, Stanley Jr.’s daughter, Christine, and her husband, Massimo
Michelini, moved into the second apartment. During this time, Adela moved to
AtlantiCare Nursing Home (now Lighthouse Nursing Care Center) in Revere, perhaps to be
closer to her son, leaving her granddaughter in charge of 8 Pleasant Street. Adela passed
away on April 27, 1994, at 89 years old. Stanley Jr. and Albin, heirs of Adela’s estate, formally
sold the property to Massimo and Christine, making them sole owners of 8 Pleasant Street.
53 Connecticut Department of Health. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2003. Original data: Connecticut Department of Health. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001. Hartford, CT,
USA: Connecticut Department of Health.
54 Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.,
2012.
32
�CHAIN OF DEEDS
33
�Chain of Title, 8 Pleasant Street*, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
Date
Conveyed
by
Conveyed to
Property
Amount
Doc
Book
Page
22 Jun
1920
Ellen M.
Hodgkins.
Executrix
of the last
will of
George W.
Hodgkins
Thomas F.
Cronan
“A certain
parcel of land
with the
buildings
thereon
situated on
Bridge Street
(…) being lot
A.” and “A
certain parcel
of land with
the buildings
thereon
situated on
Pleasant
Street (…)
being lot C.”
$1,430.75
Deed
2455
482
01 May
1937
Sarah A.
Thomas L.
and
Francis P.
Cronan.
Trustees
under the
will of
Thomas F.
Cronan
Stanislaw
and Adela
Gesek
“A lot of land
$5,400.00
with the
buildings
thereon
situated in
said Salem and
being lot
marked C.”
Deed
3106
433
03 Oct
1994
Albin A.
Gesek
a/k/a
Akbin
Gesek, and
Stanley F.
Gesek
a/k/a/
Stanislaw
Gesek.
Executors
of the
estate of
Adela
Gesek
Massimo
and
Christine G.
Michelini
“A lot of land
with the
buildings
thereon
situated in
said Salem”
$100,000.00
Deed
12771 488
01 Jul
1998
Massimo
and
Christine G.
Michelini
“A lot of land
with the
$1.00
Deed
14923 476
34
�Adela
Gesek
01 Jul
1998
Massimo
and
Christine
G.
Michelini
Christine G.
Michelini
“A lot of land
with the
buildings
thereon
situated in
said Salem”
$1.00
Deed
14923 476
6 Aug
2021
Christine
G.
Michelini
Ryan
Guilmartin
“A lot of land
with the
buildings
thereon
situated in
said Salem”
$690,000.00
Deed
39959 048
17 Oct
2023
Ryan
Guilmartin
Joseph
Piemonte
“The land with $810,000.00
the buildings
thereon”
Deed
41810 515
Note: All deeds prior to June 1920 correspond to 121 Bridge Street, which encompassed 8 Pleasant Street.
35
�SOURCES
36
�Inventory No:
SAL.3159
Historic Name:
Common Name:
Warren and Carey Grocery Store
Address:
8 Pleasant St
City/Town:
Salem
Village/Neighborhood:
Salem Common;
Local No:
36-443;
Year Constructed:
C 1820
Architectural Style(s):
Federal; Queen Anne;
Use(s):
Market or Grocery Store; Multiple Family Dwelling House;
Significance:
Architecture; Commerce;
Area(s):
SAL.FB, SAL.IU
Designation(s):
Nat'l Register District (06/27/2002);
Building Materials:
Wall: Wood; Wood Clapboard;
Demolished
No
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�MACRIS file for 8 Pleasant Street. Note that it incorrectly identifies it as the former Grocery Store, demolished
in 1920
38
�Corner of Pleasant and Bridge Streets. Map of Salem 1851.
39
�"G.L. Hodgkins" House and store, 45 Pleasant Street. Salem Atlas 1874, Plate D.
40
�"S" Store at 8 Pleasant Street. Salem Atlas 1880-1903, Plate 14.
41
�"Mrs. G.L. Hodgkins Heirs" House and store, 8 Pleasant Street. Salem Atlas 1897, Plate 1.
42
�"Heirs Sarah E. Hodgkins" House and store, 8 Pleasant Street. Salem Atlas 1911, Plate 7.
43
�8 Pleasant Street. Salem Atlas 1921-1838, Plate 7.
44
�Advertisement for George L. Hodgkins:Dealers in Tea and Spices and First Class Family Groceries". Salem, 1869
45
�Advertisement for George L. Hodgkins:Dealer in Choice Family Groceries". Salem, 1874
46
�Certificate of Death of Thomas F. Cronan
47
�List of Alien Passengers on board the Imperator: 25. Stanislaw Gesek
48
�Stanislaws Gesek's WWI Draft Card.
49
�Ludwick (Louis) Rybicki's passport application
50
�Adela Rybicki's passport application
51
�List of United States Citizens on board the Oscar II: 9. Adela Rybicki, 10. Louis Rybicki
52
�Johm Harold Smith's Veteran Burial Application
53
�Stanislaws Gesek's WWII Draft Card.
Stanley Gesek's WWII Draft Card.
54
�Death Certificate of Adela Gesek
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5 Pleasant Street
Built for Andrew J. Tibbetts
Baker
c. 1869
Researched and written by Eric Baumeister
October 2022
Historic Salem Inc.
The Bowditch House
9 North Street, Salem, MA 01970
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�OWNERSHIP TABLE
Family or
Company
Name
Years of
Ownership
Number
of Years
Purchase
Price
Deed
Referenced
(Book-Pg)
Loring
George
Loring
1858
>1
Phippen
Joseph
Phippen
1859
>1
$1,071.60
575-10
Fuller
Enoch
Fuller
1859-1870
11
$2,500
587-70
Tibbetts
Andrew J.
Tibbetts
1870-1924
54
$4,800
789-275
Harney
William T.
Harney
1924
1 month
“Three
thousand
three
hundred
thirty three
and
33/100
dollars”
2614-593
Pierce
Albert
Pierce
1924-1943
19
2620-258
1943
>1
3352-128
Nellie B.
Pierce
Hammond
et al.
Mary B.
Hammond
James O.
Harris
J. Allen
Harris
Crosby
Arthur H.
Crosby
1943-1946
3
Landry
George H.
Landry
1946-1981
35
“Considerations
paid”
3352-128
3480-37
Notes,
Additional
Documents
or Deeds
Referred to
as Lot C
�Charles E.
Landry
Arcari
Gerard A.
Arcari
1981-1986
5
$135,000
6876-40
Russo
Josephine
Russo
1986-2002
16
“Consideration paid”
8473-562
8473-567
Declared as
the “3-5
Pleasant
Street
Realty
Trust”
2002-2009
7
18900-212
18900-222
Declared as
the “Bidjar
Realty
Trust”
2009-2020
11
Constance
M. Russo
Arcari
Gerard A.
Arcari
Constance
R. Arcari
Twelvetone
LLC
3 Pleasant
Street LLC
Marc
Tranos
2020present
$475,000
28360-503
$749,000
38279-501
�TIMELINE SUMMARY
In 1858 the trustees of William D. Pickman split up and sold off his many properties as
per his will. One of these properties, a parcel that would later include 5 Pleasant Street, was
sold by trustee George Loring to Joseph Phippen, who has done business with Pickman (and
other real estate brokers on Pleasant Street) in the past.1 Phippen was living further down
Pleasant Street at the time. After the winter he sold the new property again to Enoch Fuller, a
carpenter.2 Fuller would own the property for eleven years before selling it again to a baker
named Andrew Tibbetts in 1870 – evidence suggests that the house was completed before this,
as the contract drawn between Tibbetts and other carpenters makes explicit mention of
improvements upon the property, and the buying price more than doubled over Fuller’s tenure.3
Tibbetts’s property fell into the hands of Harrison O. Woodbury by 1924. On October 15
1924 Woodbury’s estate was split up by his wife and administrator Lillie F. Woodbury into three
parts. One of these thirds was drawn up for William T. Harney, a real estate broker: the area
began at the corner of Bridge and Webb streets, ran fourteen feet on Bridge to Pleasant street,
then ran along Pleasant for one hundred three and a half feet before zigzagging northeast to
Webb again, before running back to the initial corner. This area, surveyed by Shea & Leary
C.E., was dubbed Lot C.4
That same hour Harney took out mortgages from the Salem Five Cents Savings Bank
and the Essex Mutual Investment Company and got the premises and all future buildings upon it
insured.5 It’s likely that around this time, the house was built on Lot C. The next month, on
November 29, he granted Lot C to married couple Albert and Nellie Pierce for them to live as
tenants. The Pierces had dealings with other properties as well in Marblehead and Danvers, so
1
2
3
4
5
Essex County, Massachusetts, Deed Book 575: 10, 11.
Essex County, Massachusetts, Deed Book 587: 70 - 73.
Essex County, Massachusetts, Deed Book 789: 275 - 279.
Essex County, Massachusetts, Deed Book 2614: 593, 594.
Essex County, Massachusetts, Deed Book 2614: 594 - 596.
�they may have had living accommodations elsewhere, but based on the use of the word
“tenants” in both the initial deed and in later deeds it is likely that they had occupied the land at
some point. In addition, the Pierces had granted a mortgage covenant of the property to the
Salem Co-operative Bank on July 22 1929.6
This mortgage document also confirms that Lot C in 1929 had been thoroughly
developed: a house had been built by this point, and either contained or had the infrastructure
and plans to install “furnaces, heaters, ranges, mantels, gas and electric light fixtures, screens,
screen doors, awnings,” and more.
On October 25 1943, a coterie of people who had conducted business with Albert Pierce
in the past – namely Mary B. Hammond, James O. Harris, and J. Allen Harris – granted Lot C
and “the buildings thereon” to Arthur H. Crosby. 7 On August 30 1946 Crosby granted the
property to George H. Landry and Charles E. Landry, who in turn granted the mortgage to
Naumkeag Trust Company of Salem.8
On October 19 1981, the Landrys sold the property for $135,000.00 to Gerard A. Arcari,
originally of Manchester MA. Arcari not only bought Lot C, but also Lot A from the initial Shea &
Leary C.E. survey from 1924 – the Landrys had acquired Lot A from a pior resident, Ellen E.
Neary, from 1956.9 From here on, Lot C (5 Pleasant Street) and Lot A were intertwined and
acquired together, though considered distinct for the purposes of describing land area.
On August 26 1986, Arcari granted both parcels of land to Josephine and Constance M.
Russo, who on the same day created the 3-5 Pleasant Street Realty Trust.10 However, on July 1
2002, the property was granted back to Gerard Arcari as well as Constance R. Arcari, who had
created the Bidjar Realty Trust in the same year.11
6
Essex County, Massachusetts, Deed Book 2814: 35, 36.
Essex County, Massachusetts, Deed Book 3352: 128, 129.
8
Essex County, Massachusetts, Deed Book 3480: 37, 38.
9
Essex County, Massachusetts, Deed Book 6876: 40, 41.
10
Essex County, Massachusetts, Deed Book 8473: 562-565, 567.
11
Essex County, Massachusetts, Deed Book 18900: 212-217, 222.
7
�On February 27 2009, the Arcaris as Trustees of Bidjar Realty Trust granted the
properties at Lot A and Lot C to Twelvetone LLC, sold for $475,000. 12 Later, on February 21
2020, Twelvetone LLC sold the properties for $749,000 to 3 Pleasant Street LLC.13 As of March
2022, 3 Pleasant Street LLC still owns 5 Pleasant Street, managed by Marc Tranos.14
12
Essex County, Massachusetts, Deed Book 28360: 503-505.
Essex County, Massachusetts, Deed Book 38279: 501-503.
14
Essex County, Massachusetts, Deed Book 40764: 190, 191.
13
�DEEDS & SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS
(This section will include documents in chronological
order, beginning in 1858.)
�575-10
George Loring et al. grants the property to Joseph Phippen, 1858 (pg. 1)
�575-11
George Loring et al. grants the property to Joseph Phippen, 1858 (pg. 2)
�587-70
Joseph Phippen grants the property to Enoch Fuller, 1859 (pg. 1)
�587-71
Joseph Phippen grants the property to Enoch Fuller, 1859 (pg. 2)
�587-72
Joseph Phippen grants the property to Enoch Fuller, 1859 (pg. 3)
�587-73
Joseph Phippen grants the property to Enoch Fuller, 1859 (pg. 4)
�789-275
Enoch Fuller grants the property to Andrew Tibbetts, 1870 (pg. 1)
�789-276
Enoch Fuller grants the property to Andrew Tibbetts, 1870 (pg. 2)
�789-277
Enoch Fuller grants the property to Andrew Tibbetts, 1870 (pg. 3)
In this, Fuller is contracting another carpenter, B. Mulcher
�789-278
Enoch Fuller grants the property to Andrew Tibbetts, 1870 (pg. 4)
In this, Fuller is contracting another carpenter, B. Mulcher
�789-279
Enoch Fuller grants the property to Andrew Tibbetts, 1870 (pg. 5)
In this, Fuller is contracting another carpenter, B. Mulcher
�2614-593
Lillie F. Woodbury grants Lot C to William T. Harney, 1924 (pg. 1)
�2614-594
Lillie F. Woodbury grants Lot C to William T. Harney, 1924 (pg. 2)
William T. Harney mortgages to Salem Five Cents Savings Bank (pg. 1)
�2614-595
William T. Harney mortgages to Salem Five Cents Savings Bank (pg. 2)
�2614-596
William T. Harney mortgages to Salem Five Cents Savings Bank (pg. 3)
�Survey conducted by Shea & Leary C.E. for William T. Harney in 1924
Lot C is on the bottom-right corner
�2814-35
Albert Pierce and Nellie B. Pierce mortgage the property to Salem Co-operative
Bank (pg. 1)
�2814-36
Albert Pierce and Nellie B. Pierce mortgage the property to Salem Co-operative
Bank (pg. 2)
�3352-128
Mary B. Hammond et al. grant the property to Arthur H. Crosby, 1943 (pg. 1)
�3352-129
Mary B. Hammond et al. grant the property to Arthur H. Crosby, 1943 (pg. 2)
�3480-37
Arthur H. Crosby grants the property to George H. and Charles E. Landry, 1946
(pg. 1)
�3480-38
Arthur H. Crosby grants the property to George H. and Charles E. Landry, 1946
(pg. 2)
Additionally, the Landrys mortgage to Naumkeag Trust Company of Salem
�6876-40
The Landrys grant the property to Gerard A. Arcari, 1981 (pg. 1)
�6876-41
The Landrys grant the property to Gerard A. Arcari, 1981 (pg. 2)
�8473-567
Gerard Arcari grants the property to Josephine and Constance M. Russo, 1986
�8473-562
Josephine and Constance M. Russo form the 3-5 Pleasant Street Realty Trust,
1986 (pg. 1)
�8473-563
Josephine and Constance M. Russo form the 3-5 Pleasant Street Realty Trust,
1986 (pg. 2)
�8473-564
Josephine and Constance M. Russo form the 3-5 Pleasant Street Realty Trust,
1986 (pg. 3)
�8473-565
Josephine and Constance M. Russo form the 3-5 Pleasant Street Realty Trust,
1986 (pg. 4)
�18900-222
The Russos grant the property to Gerard A. and Constance R. Arcari, 2002
(pg. 1)
�18900-223
The Russos grant the property to Gerard A. and Constance R. Arcari, 2002
(pg. 2)
�18900-212
Gerard A. and Constance R. Arcari form Bidjar Realty Trust, 2002 (pg. 1)
�18900-213
Gerard A. and Constance R. Arcari form Bidjar Realty Trust, 2002 (pg. 2)
�18900-214
Gerard A. and Constance R. Arcari form Bidjar Realty Trust, 2002 (pg. 3)
�18900-215
Gerard A. and Constance R. Arcari form Bidjar Realty Trust, 2002 (pg. 4)
�18900-216
Gerard A. and Constance R. Arcari form Bidjar Realty Trust, 2002 (pg. 5)
�18900-217
Gerard A. and Constance R. Arcari form Bidjar Realty Trust, 2002 (pg. 6)
�28360-503
The Arcaris grant the property to Twelvetone LLC, 2009 (pg. 1)
�28360-504
The Arcaris grant the property to Twelvetone LLC, 2009 (pg. 2)
�28360-505
The Arcaris grant the property to Twelvetone LLC, 2009 (pg. 3)
�38279-501
Twelvetone LLC grants the property to 3 Pleasant Street LLC, 2020 (pg. 1)
�38279-502
Twelvetone LLC grants the property to 3 Pleasant Street LLC, 2020 (pg. 2)
�38279-503
Twelvetone LLC grants the property to 3 Pleasant Street LLC, 2020 (pg. 3)
�
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22-24 Pleasant Street
Built for
Benjamin Webb
Yeoman and Innholder
c. 1801-1807
Researched and written by
Isabella Connor
April 2022
Historic Salem, Inc.
9 North Street, Salem, MA 01970
978.745.0799 | HistoricSalem.org
© 2022
�Chain of Title, 22-24 Pleasant Street, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
Date Recorded Grantor(s)
Grantee(s)
Consideration
March 27, 1801 Pelatiah Brown
Benjamin Webb of Salem,
Innholder
Benjamin Webb of
Salem, yeoman, and
Mary, wife of Benjamin John Barton of Salem,
June 18, 1807 Webb
mariner
Mary Worcester of
April 29, 1847 Salem
April 30, 1847 Gardner Barton, et al.
Gardner Barton,
apothecary of Salem
Jonathan F. Worcester of
Salem, teacher
George A. Pollard and
Mary Helen Pollard, his
wife in her right, in
Grand Rapids, in the
June 25, 1892 state of Michigan
John Casey of Salem
May 29, 1902 Mary L. Casey
Mary W. Reeves
Conveyance of
Source
Document
Book : Page
Notes
169 : 19
Reffered to as "a piece of land," no
dwelling is mentioned.
181 : 254
"a certain dwelling house, with land
under and adjoining situate in said
Salem"
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
381 : 138
"the estate of my late father, John
Barton, mariner)
"Easterly on Pleasant Street so
called, sixty four feet, and six
inches, Southerly on land of
Kimball and land of heirs of late
Mary Barton dec. one hundred and
thirty five feet, Westerly on land
now or late of Pelatiah Brown sixty
feet and eight inches, and
northerly on land of Stocker and
Buxton one hundred and fifty four
feet, with all the buildings
$2,784.00 thereon."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
381 : 138
"Easterly by Pleasant Street, sixtyfour feet, six inches, southerly by
land of J. H. Phippen about one
hundred thirty-five feet, westerly
by land of the estate of Ephriam
Brown, sixty feet and eight inches,
and northerly by land of Bowen,
$4,000.00 one hundred and fifty-four feet."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
1347 : 359
"Easterly by Pleasant Street, sixtyeight feet, eleven inches, southerly
by land of Phippen about one
hundred thirty-six feet, westerly by
land of the estate of Ephriam
Brown, sixty feet eight inches, and
northerly by land of Bowen, one
hundred and fifty-four feet."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
1672 : 433
"Easterly on Pleasant Street so
called sixty four feet and six inches
- Southerly on Land of John
Gardner one hundred and thirty
five fee. Westerly on land of the
Grantor sixty feet and Eight inches,
and Northerly on Land of Thomas
Buxton one hundred and fifty four
$350.00 feet."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
"beginning at the Southeasterly
corner of Thomas Buxton's land,
thence Southerly sixty four feet
and six inches, bounded Easterly
on Pleasant Street, thence running
Westerly one hundered and thirty
five feet, bounded Southerly on
land of Pelatiah Brown, thence
running Easterly once hundred
and fifty four feet and bounded
Northerly by land of Thomas
$1,391.00 Buxton"
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
"the estate of my late father John
Barton, Mariner, of said Salem
deceased, said estate consisting
of a track of land with buildings
thereon, situate in Pleasant Street
in said Salem, and occupied and
$360.00 improved by him at his decease"
"one dollar and other
valuable considerations"
�Febuary 18, 1947 Frank W. Waite
Frank W. Waite & Ella
March 26, 1953 L. Waite
December 20, 1957 Apphia Williams
February 23, 1974 Jeanne Munnis
August 23, 1977 John A. Driscoll
Frank W. Waite & Ella L.
Waite, they being husband
and wife
Consideration paid
"Easterly by Pleasant Street, sixtyeight (68) feet eleven (11) inches;
Southerly by land now or formerly
of Phippen about one hundred
thirty-six (136) feet; Westerly by
land now or formerly of the estate
of Ephriam Brown, sixty (60) feet
eight (8) inches; Northerly by land
now or formerly of Bowen, one
hundred fifty-four (154) feet."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
3508 : 160
Frank W. Waite, Ella L.
Waite, & Apphia M.
Williams
Consideration paid
"Easterly by Pleasant Street, sixtyeight (68) feet eleven (11) inches;
Southerly by land now or formerly
of Phippen about one hundred
thirty-six (136) feet; Westerly by
land now or formerly of the estate
of Ephriam Brown, sixty (60) feet
eight (8) inches; Northerly by land
now or formerly of Bowen, one
hundred fifty-four (154) feet."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
3970 : 502
Consideration paid
"EASTERLY by Pleasant Street,
sixty-eight (68) feet eleven (11)
inches; SOUTHERLY by land now
or formerly of Phippen about one
hundred thirty-six (136) feet;
WESTERLY by land now or
formerly of the estate of Ephriam
Brown, sixty (60) feet eight (8)
inches; and NORTHERLY by land
now or formerly of Bowen, one
hundred fifty-four (154) feet."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
4429 : 14
John A. Driscoll
"EASTERLY by Pleasant Street,
sixty-eight (68) feet eleven (11)
inches; SOUTHERLY by land now
or formerly of Phippen about one
hundred thirty-six (136) feet;
WESTERLY by land now or
formerly of the estate of Ephriam
Brown, sixty (60) feet eight (8)
inches; and NORTHERLY by land
now or formerly of Bowen, one
$40,000.00 hundred fifty-four (154) feet."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
6047 : 130
Richard E. Savickey
"EASTERLY by Pleasant Street,
sixty-eight (68) feet eleven (11)
inches; SOUTHERLY by land now
or formerly of Phippen about one
hundred thirty-six (136) feet;
WESTERLY by land now or
formerly of the estate of Ephriam
Brown, sixty (60) feet eight (8)
inches; and NORTHERLY by land
now or formerly of Bowen, one
$60,000.00 hundred fifty-four (154) feet."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
6400 : 193
Jeanne Munnis
"Being the same premises conveyed
to Mary W. Reeves by deeds
recorded with Essex South District
Deeds, Book 1672, Pages 433, 434
and 435. Said Mary W. Reeves, later
Mary R. Chase, devised said
premises to her husband Paran S.
Chase - Essex probates #193100.
Said Paran S. Chase devised said
premises to me - Essex Probates
#196675."
"Being the same premises conveyed
to Frank W. Waite, Ella L. Waite, and
to me as joint tenants"
�Isabella Connor, New England Author & Historian.
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Introduction & Architectural Details:
The house at 22-24 Pleasant Street was constructed sometime between 18011 and 1807 for
Benjamin Webb, yeoman and innholder.2 Benjamin Webb purchased the lot of land from Pelatiah
Brown in 1801 for $350.3 The house is a fine example of the early 19th century’s popular Federal
style. While two-story gable roofed Federal period homes are common in Salem, three-story
examples, such as 22-24 Pleasant Street, are not seen as often.4 Pleasant Street was laid out in 1796,
and extended to Bridge Street, meaning that 22-24 Pleasant Street was likely one of the first houses
constructed on the street.5 Prior to the house being re-numbered as “22-24 Pleasant Street,” it was
considered to be “31 Pleasant Street.”
Common elements of Federal architecture, from “Architecture in Salem: A Guide to Four
Centuries of Design.” National Park Service, Salem Maritime National Historic Site.6
1
Essex County Registry of Deeds, book 169, page 19.
Essex County Registry of Deeds, book 181, page 254.
3
Essex County Registry of Deeds, book 169, page 19.
4
MACRIS SAL.2300
5
MACRIS SAL.2300
6
http://npshistory.com/brochures/sama/salem-architecture.pdf
2
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2
When Benjamin Webb purchased the 22-24 Pleasant Street lot in 1801, primary documents
list him as an “Innholder.” Webb was well known in Salem as an innkeeper, owning the popular Sun
Tavern that was located on Essex Street. Around 1795, Benjamin Webb began purchasing
undeveloped lots of land in Salem and constructing houses on them.7 By the time he sold the 22-24
Pleasant Street property in 1807, his official title in the primary records was listed as “yeoman” (land
owner).8
1807-1818: Captain John Barton
On June 18, 1807, Benjamin Webb sold 22-24 Pleasant Street to his son-in-law, mariner
Captain John Barton, for the sum of $1,391.9 John Barton had married Benjamin Webb’s daughter,
Mary Webb, on October 18, 1802.10 The transaction of the 22-24 Pleasant Street property was just
four days shy of John Barton’s thirty-third birthday, as he was born on June 22, 1774.11 Nine months
later, John and Mary Barton’s son John was born.12 Between 1804 and 1815, Mary and John Barton
had at least nine children, including two sets of twins.13
Samuel, born August 30, 1804.
Betsey, born October 16, 1806
John, born March 18, 1808.
Mary & Lydia, born June 12, 1809.
Benjamin, born July 28, 1811.
William, born January 14, 1813.
Gardner & Margaret, born July 23, 1815.
7
Historic Salem, Inc., “98-100 Bridge Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970,” House Histories of Salem, accessed March 1,
2022, https://hsihousehistory.omeka.net/items/show/99.
8
Essex County Registry of Deeds, book 181, page 254.
9
Essex County Registry of Deeds, book 181, page 254.
10
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line].
11
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line].
12
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line].
13
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]
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In July of 1800, John Barton was the captain of the brigCruger, which sailed to Naples, Italy
and carried home to Salem a cargo of soap and wine.14 A painting of the Cruger in Naples is
attributed to Michele Felice Cornè.
Brig Cruger of Salem By Michele Felice Corne; Watercolor and gouache on paper.15
An oil portrait of Captain John Barton also attributed to Michele Felice Cornè is located within the
collections of the Peabody Essex Museum. In the portrait, Barton is depicted with blue-gray eyes,
light hair (which may be powdered or graying), sideburns, and a widow's peak. He wears a striking
blue coat with gold buttons, a white shirt, and white cravat.16 One of the fascinating, yet easy to miss,
14
Historical Sketch of Salem. 1626-1879. By Cha(rle)s. S. Osgood and H. M. Batchelder.
https://archive.org/details/marinepaintingsd00peab_0/page/42/mode/2up?q=John+Barton&view=theater
16
“Captain John Barton,” by Michele Felice Corne (1752-1845). Oil on canvas. East India Marine Hall, Peabody Essex
Museum.
15
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details within this portrait is the pair of small gold hoop earrings that Captain Barton sports.
Earrings were a popular accessory amongst seafaring men, particularly well-to-do men in a position
of authority such as Captain John Barton.
“Captain John Barton,” by Michele Felice Corne (1752-1845). Oil on canvas. East India Marine Hall,
Peabody Essex Museum. 17
17
https://web.archive.org/web/20180803184742/http://explore-art.pem.org/object/american-decorative-arts/M5160/
detail.
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Between 1805 and 1807,18 John Barton captained the ship Arab, which made at least two
seperate voyages out of Salem to India. According to crew lists, aboard the Arab’s voyages was a
young Black man by the name of John Mugu19, who was listed as an indentured apprentice to John
Barton.20
Captain John Barton died of consumption (tuberculosis) on February 24, 1818 at the age of
forty-four. 21 He is buried in the Barton family plot at Harmony Grove Cemetery. 22
1818-1892: The Barton Family, et al.
Mary Barton remained in the house following her husband’s death, living at 22-24 Pleasant
Street for twenty-nine more years. As of the 1842 Salem City Directory, her son William, who
worked as a jeweler, was also living in the 22-24 Pleasant Street home.23
On September 9, 1841, Mary Barton Jr. (daughter of Mary Barton and Captain John Barton)
became Mary Worcester when she married Jonathan Fox Worcester,24 and the couple lived in the
22-24 Pleasant Street home alongside Mary’s mother. It is possible that this was the time-frame in
which 22-24 Pleasant Street became a two-family house. Jonathan Worcester had received his M.D.
from Harvard Medical School in 1830, where the subject of his graduating thesis was “Fracture of
Lower Extremities.” 25 According to United States Federal Censuses as well as Massachusetts State
Censuses, Jonathan Worcester worked as a schoolteacher. Jonathan Worcester had a daughter named
Mary, born in 1834, with his first wife, who passed away in 1836.
18
Salem and Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S., Crew Lists and Shipping Articles, 1797-1934.
Surname spelling unclear in primary documents.
20
Salem and Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S., Crew Lists and Shipping Articles, 1797-1934.
21
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line].
22
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234944224/john-barton : accessed 10
May 2022), memorial page for John Barton (unknown–1818), Find a Grave Memorial ID 234944224, citing Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by K Berry & JGBC (contributor 47557551) .
23
1842 Salem City Directory.
24
Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
25
U.S., College Student Lists, 1763-1924.
19
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When she was sixty-six years old, Mary Barton died of a heart complication on January 30,
1847.26 Wills and probates for Captain John Barton and Mary Barton were not discovered, but based
on the deed trail, it appears as though shares of the 22-24 Pleasant Street property were divided
between their children. On April 29, 1847, Mary Worcester sold a $360 share of the 22-24 Pleasant
Street property to her younger brother, Gardner Barton.27 The following day, Gardner Barton, along
with Mary and John Barton’s other children Betsy, Lydia, and Margaret, sold the property to
Jonathan Worcester.28
Mary Worcester, daughter of Jonathan Worcester and stepdaughter of Mary Worcester (née
Barton), married George A. Pollard in Salem on Halloween of 1855,29 and afterwards the couple
moved to Michigan.
22-24 Pleasant Street in the Late 19th & Early 20th Centuries
Mary and George Pollard sold the 22-24 Pleasant Street estate for a total of $4,000 to John
Casey on June 24, 1892.30 This is the first time the house left the ownership of its original
Webb-Barton-Worcester family line.
Ten years later, Mary L. Casey sold the property to Mary W. Reeves for one dollar and “other
valuable considerations.” 31 According to the 1900 United States Federal Census, Mary W. Reeves’
mother, Mary E. Reeves, rented 24 Pleasant Street, and Mary W. Reeves lived there with her prior to
her purchase of the house in 1902.32
26
Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
Essex County Registry of Deeds, book 381, page 138.
28
Ibid.
29
Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
30
Essex County Registry of Deeds, book 1347, page 359.
31
Essex County Registry of Deeds, book 1672, page 433.
32
Year: 1900; Census Place: Salem Ward 2, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 647; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0444; FHL
microfilm: 1240647.
27
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Born in Kentucky in 1870, Mary W. Reeves worked as an assistant clerk33 at the Salem City
Hall.34 She married Paran S. Chase in Salem on Halloween of 1919.35 Mary and Paran Chase moved
to a house on Beacon Street in Salem, while Mary’s mother continued living in the Pleasant Street
home. At some point before the 1930 United States Federal Census, Mary and Paran Chase had
moved back into 22-24 Pleasant Street alongside Mary E. Reeves.36 Paran Chase worked as a stock
bonds salesman.37
The Reeves-Chase family alternated between living in the 22 and 24 portions of the Pleasant
Street house during their years of ownership. Mary Reeves Chase passed away in 1939,38 leaving the
house to her husband. Paran S. Chase died the following year in 1940.39
On February 18, 1947, Frank W. Waite sold 22-24 Pleasant Street to himself and his wife,
Ella L. Waite. In the deed, the property is described as “the same premises conveyed to Mary W.
Reeves by deeds recorded with Essex South District Deeds, Book 1672, Pages 433, 434 and 435.
Said Mary W. Reeves, later Mary R. Chase, devised said premises to her husband Paran S. Chase Essex probates #193100. Said Paran S. Chase devised said premises to me - Essex Probates
#196675." From 1942 until at least 1950, the Chase family lived in the 24 Pleasant Street section of
the house.40 According to the 1950 United States Federal Census, Frank and Ella Waite occupied the
22 Pleasant Street portion of the house at that time alongside their daughter, Eleanor, who worked
33
The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 31/ Oct/ 1919; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Year: 1910; Census Place: Salem Ward 2, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 647; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0444; FHL
microfilm: 1240647.
35
The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 31/ Oct/ 1919; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
36
Year: 1930; Census Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0249; FHL microfilm:
2340637.
37
Ibid.
38
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line].
39
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line].
40
Salem City Directories.
34
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as a salesperson at a department store.41 On March 26, 1953, Frank W. Waite and Ella L. Waite sold
22-24 Pleasant Street to themselves and Apphia Williams of Waltham, as”joint tenants, not tenants
in common.” It is unclear whether Apphia Williams ever resided in the house.
Frank W. Waite died on October 9, 1957,42 following the death of his wife Ella L. Waite the
previous year.43
On December 20, 1957 Apphia Williams sold the 22-24 Pleasant Street property to Jeanne
Munnis.44 Jeanne Munnis lived in 24 Pleasant Street and operated a store first called the “Sleigh Bell
Barn” and later the “Sleigh Bell Shop.” 45 She sold the property on February 23, 1974 to John A.
Driscoll for $40,000.46 Three years later, 22-24 Pleasant Street was sold to Richard E. Savickey for
$60,000.47
41
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950;
Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950;
Home in 1950: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
42
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Mason Membership Cards, 1733-1990 [database on-line].
43
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line].
44
Essex County Registry of Deeds, book 4429, page 14.
45
Salem City Directories.
46
Essex County Registry of Deeds, book 6047, page 130.
47
Essex County Registry of Deeds, book 6400, page 193.
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House History and Plaque Program
15 Pleasant Street
Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Resear ch and Wri ti ng Provided by
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Historic Salem
May 2017
Historic Salem, Inc.
9 North St reet, Salem, MA 01970
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The House History of 15 Pleasant Street
�In the spring of 1864, men from Salem marched across wide swaths of Virginia fighting
in the Overland Campaign of the American Civil War. The members of the 23rd Regiment
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry fought in small battles at Port Waltham Junction and
Arrowfield Church before engaging in the disastrous assault at Cold Harbor and the long siege of
Petersburg. Salem men died fighting for the Union, and a memorial to their service is affixed to a
58-ton boulder a short walk from Pleasant Street, at the end of Winter Street by the Salem
Common.
To the north of Salem that same spring, Nathaniel Hawthorne passed away in the
Pemigawasset Hotel in the White Mountains of New Hampshire while on a walking tour with
Franklin Pierce. From 1846 to 1850, Hawthorne had lived just a few streets down at 14 Mall
Street, where he composed the classic The Scarlet Letter.
In that year, too, a middle-aged carpenter named Abraham Towle, built a new family
home at 15 Pleasant Street.
Almost all the surviving buildings on Pleasant Street date from the nineteenth century.
The earliest buildings on the street are the Thomas Bickford House, c. 1800, at 1 Pleasant Street,
the 1805 house at 26-28 Pleasant Street, and the 1809 house at 10 Pleasant Street built for John
Rhodes, a mariner. Other Federal-period houses can be found at 8 Pleasant Street, 22-24 Pleasant
Street, and 23-25 Pleasant Street.1 These boxy, symmetrical structures testify to the status of
Salem as a major seaport in the first quarter of the nineteenth century.
The last house mentioned, that at 23-25 Pleasant Street, also bears elements of the Greek
Revival style which dominated residential American building in the 1830s. The Greek Revival
filtered down from the work of European antiquarians and architects to American polymaths like
Thomas Jefferson and architects like William Strickland and received a great boost of popularity
from the 1830 pattern-book, The Practical House Carpenter, by Connecticut-and-Massachusettsbased architect Asher Benjamin. The John Cook House at 14 Pleasant Street was constructed in
1845 in the Greek Revival Style. So too are the houses at 16 Pleasant Street, 20 Pleasant Street,
and 29 Pleasant Street.2
The Italianate style of architecture, which drew on Italian Renaissance architectural
features such as flat roofs, long arched windows, and heavy cornices, reigned from the 1840s to
the 1860s, and is represented on Pleasant Street by numbers 9 (the 1860 William F. Luscomb
House), 31 (the c. 1851 Charles Millett House), and 33 (the 1851 William B. Parker House). The
1
Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS): SAL.3147, SAL.3158, SAL.2300, SAL.3165.
2
MACRIS: SAL.3157, SAL.3156, SAL.2300, SAL.2804
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�houses at numbers 3-7 and 13, both built in 1869, and number 30, built in 1870, are later
examples of the style. 3
The Second Empire style, drawing on French Renaissance forms repopularized during the
reign of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, has but three representatives on the street: clothing
manufacturer James Trefren’s circa 1870 home at 35 Pleasant Street, the Daniel Henderson
House, built around 1874 at 19-21 Pleasant Street, and the house at 15 Pleasant Street built in
1864.4
The large house at 15 Pleasant exists today, at least in terms of footprint, as it appears in
the 1874 Atlas of Salem.5 The 2 1/2 –story house sits at the corner of Pleasant and Walter Streets,
with its ridgeline running WSW to ENE. It features a mansard roof with nine dormers, each with
their own small mansard top. There is a veranda projecting from an addition on the southern face
of the house and a back ell at the eastern side of the house.
Pleasant Street existed as the “Ancient Highway” in the seventeenth century, though the
northern side of the street was the “Ship Tavern Pasture” and the land of Deliverance and
Susannah Parkman.6 The street was laid out in 1796. Judging by maps from the two years, it
appears the area around 15 Pleasant Street was first developed between 1795 and 1806.78 This
date is borne out by the surviving houses as listed above.
Immediately prior to its purchase by Abraham Towle in 1864, the land at 15 Pleasant
Street was owned by Seabury F. Rogers, a confectionary with a shop at 170 Essex Street in a
building which was located where the East India Fountain stands on Essex Street. Rogers bought
the property in 1858 from the trustees of Mary F. Loring, wife of the prominent merchant George
B. Loring.9 The couple lived in the brick mansion at 328 Essex Street. Mary Loring had inherited
the parcel in 1857 on the death of William Pickman, a Salem merchant and investor.10
3
MACRIS: SAL.3150, SAL.2782, SAL.2783, SAL.3148, SAL.3152, SAL.2298.
4
MACRIS: SAL.2784, SAL.3175, SAL.3156.
5
Busch, Edward. Atlas of the City of Salem, Massachusetts. From actual Survey & Official records. G.M. Hopkins
& Co. Philadelphia, 1874.
6
Phillips, James Duncan, Sidney Perley, and William W.K. Freeman. “Part of Salem in 1700.” Map. In Salem in the
Seventeenth Century. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1933.
7
Map of Salem, c. 1795. Essex County Registry of Deeds, Salem, MA.
8
Bowditch, Nathaniel. “Chart of the harbours of Salem, Marblehead, Manchester, and Beverly: From a survey taken
in years 1804, 5, & 6.” Map. 1806. Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, Boston Public Library. http://
www.leventhalmap.org/id/10920
9
Deed, Essex County Registry of Deeds. Book 0574, Page 228. 26 July 1858.
10
Essex County Probate Records.
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�After selling the property, Rogers moved to 6 Cross Street on Bridge Street Neck, 11 and
in 1866, he was elected a Resident Member of the Essex Institute.12 Rogers, who was originally
from New London, Connecticut, returned to his home city and died there in 1905. 13
Salem in 1864 was a large and culturally important city. Four years earlier, it had been the
42nd largest city in the United States with a population of 22,252.14 This was a ranking similar to
that of Raleigh, Atlanta, Miami, or Minneapolis today.
Salem’s Lyceum, founded in 1831, attracted speakers of international fame like Ralph
Waldo Emerson and Frederick Douglass on a regular basis. The 1863-64 season included
lectures by Oliver Wendell Holmes on the “Weaning of Young America”, Wendell Phillips on
“National Reconstruction”, and Emerson on the “True American Idea.” 15 The Essex Institute,
founded in 1848, hosted lectures, displayed art and historical objects, and featured exhibitions on
horticulture and agriculture. The Essex Institute Historical Collections, begun in 1859, gathered
lectures and articles on the history and genealogy of Essex County. The Salem Athenaeum,
housed in Plummer Hall on Essex Street since 1857, provided a vast library for those who
subscribed.
The Golden Age of Sail had closed in Salem, but still 44 wharves dotted the city’s
shoreline.16 The city directory for 1864 attests to the diversity of the town’s workforce. There are
insurance agents, clerks, engineers, teamsters, painters, carpenters, hoteliers, and railway men;
and that’s just among the Abbotts! The inhabitants of the city called on the service of carriage
painters, leather measurers, fur sewers, vest-makers, building movers, ketchup manufacturers,
cigar makers, and bonnet bleachers.
11 Adams,
Sampson, & Co. The Salem Directory, containing the Names of the Citizens, City Officers, A Business
Directory, and an Almanac for 1861. Also, a Business Directory for South Danvers. Salem: Henry Whipple & Son,
1861. p. 154.
12
Proceedings of the Essex Insitute, Vol. V - 1866/67. Salem: Essex Institute Press, 1866-1868, p. 65.
13
Wellman, Joshua Wyman. Descendants of Thomas Wellman of Lynn, Massachusetts. Boston: Arthur Holbrook
Wellman, 1918. p. 257.
U.S. Bureau of the Census. “Table 9. Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1860” 15 June 1998. Accessed
3 May 2017. https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027/tab09.txt
14
15
Historical Sketch of the Salem Lyceum, with a List of the Officers and Lecturers since its Formation in 1830, with
an Extract of the Address of Gen. Henry K. Oliver, delivered at the Opening of the Fiftieth Course of Annual
Lectures, November 13th, 1878. Salem, MA: The Salem Gazette, 1879. p. 60.
16 Adams,
Sampson, & Co. The Salem Directory, containing the City Record, the Names of the Citizens, and a
Business Directory, with an Almanac for 1864. Salem, Massachusetts: Geo. M. Whipple & A.A. Smith, 1864. pp.
46-47.
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�There were 11 apothecaries, 9 boarding houses, 15 bakers, 9 dealers in books and
stationary, 6 cabinetmakers, and 21 physicians. For entertainment, there was a bowling saloon on
Washington Street. Essex Street afforded a gymnasium and shooting gallery and the Essex
House, a tavern. There were also numerous establishments around town offering oysters and
refreshments.
Abraham Towle purchased the land at 15 Pleasant Street from Seabury Rogers in 1860
for $987. 17 Towle was a master carpenter and contractor. There were 45 carpenters in Salem the
year that he constructed the house, but Towle was one of the most prominent. In 1850, he was a
trustee of the Salem Charitable Mechanic Associates, 18 an organization founded in 1817 with the
purposes of “relieving the distresses of unfortunate mechanics and their families, in promoting
inventions and improvements in the mechanic arts, by granting premiums for such inventions
and improvements, and in assisting young mechanics with loans of money.”19
Towle had served as a contactor with Simeon Flint in building the Superior Court
Building on Federal Street in 1861 and 1862. The initial building was finished in mastic, a
waterproof cement, but in 1891 it was refinished in brick.20 This later renovation altered the style
from Italianate to the Richardson Romanesque appearance the courthouse bears today. Enoch
Fuller was the architect, though he died shortly after the building began at the age of 33.21
While serving as master carpenter for the city of Salem in 1873, Towle built “a pile
structure for a fender for the pipe bridge and siphon” for the Salem Water Works at the Bass
River to protect the pipes from boat strikes. 22
Towle was born in circa 1808 in New Hampshire. By 1842, he was working as a
carpenter in Salem. Towle at that time lived near to Pleasant Street at 9 Spring Street, in a house
whose origins and date are currently unknown, but which may have been built by Towle
17
Deed, Essex County Registry of Deeds. Book 0606, Page 163. 17 May, 1860.
18 Adams,
George. The Salem Directory: containing the City Record, Banks, Insurance Companies, Churches, and
Societies. Names and Business of the Citizens, An Almanac for 1851 with a Variety of Miscellaneous Matter. Salem,
MA: Henry Whipple, 1851. p. 190.
19
Private and Special Statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from May 1822, to March 1830: Revised and
Published by the Authority of the Legislature in Conformity to a Resolve, Passed April 16, 1836. Vol. 6. Boston:
Dutton and Wentworth, State Printers, 1837. p. 3.
20
Robinson, John. Visitor’s Guide to Salem. Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1895. pp. 55-56.
21
Tolles, Bryant F and Carolyn K. Tolles. Architecture in Salem: An Illustrated Guide. Hanover, NH: University
Press of New England, 2004. pp. 119-120.
22
The Fifth Annual Report from the Wenham Water Board of the City of Salem, Mass., to the City Council, for the
Year Ending in December 31, 1873. Salem: Salem Press, 1873. p. 27
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�himself.23 From approximately 1846 to 1864, Towle lived on Harbor Street in what is today the
Point neighborhood. In that time he worked as a carpenter at 8 Lafayette Street with his partner,
Walter Norris. The house at 19 Harbor Street was the left half of a 2 ½ story two-family house
with 13 rooms, though it was destroyed in the Great Salem Fire of 1914 and replaced in 1915
with a brick Colonial Revival apartment building.
Towle built a 1 ½-story carpentry shop 20 feet by 35 feet separate from the main house.
He got his lumber from J.P. Langmaid & Sons at 175 Derby Street and George F. & S. Brown at
38 North Street.24 Towle reared fruit trees and grape vines in the yard running along Webster
Street. In the 1860 census, a 20-year-old Irish maid named Katie Sullivan is living with the
family on Harbor Street.25 It is not clear if she moved with the family to Pleasant Street.
Towle’s probate give further clues to his life at 15 Pleasant Street. Towle got his
groceries from George Hodgkins, a grocer who lived down the street at 45 Pleasant Street, and
Israel P. Harris at 6 St. Peter Street.26 Firewood and coal came from Lemuel B. Hatch, at 113
Derby Street. Towle also subscribed to the Salem Gazette and the Boston Traveller. He bought
boots & shoes at Eben. Buswell & Co. on Essex Street.
He used the services of Nathaniel Pulsifer, a painter who lived at 11 Spring Street,
perhaps to paint the interiors or exteriors of the house. He owed money to Frothingham &
Fitfield, sellers of stoves and tinware, John Cabeen, a teamster, and T.J. Gifford, another
carpenter, who lived on Mason Street in North Salem.
In the probate are small debts to Henry Hale, a seller of cutlery, hardware, and
agricultural tools, R. Skinner & Co., makers of doors, sashes, and blinds, Richardson & Waters,
sellers of hardware, and John C. McLaughlin, a plumber and gas fitter. Perhaps some of these
purchases of hardware and other household fixtures were used at 15 Pleasant Street, though it
would be hard to determine at which property the pieces were used.
23
MACRIS: SAL.3168
24
Essex County Probate Records
25
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/
61903/1:1:MZH2-MCX : 30 December 2015), Abraham Towle, 1860.
26
Essex County Probate Records
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�Towle and his wife, Mary, had two children, Albert and Sarah. Albert L. Towle, lived in
Niobara, Nebraska by the time of his father’s death.27 Towle became a 32 degree Mason. 28
Sarah A. Towle, born in August 1834, married Stephen S. W. Upton, a farmer and miller,
and moved to Townsend, Massachusetts in northwestern Middlesex County.29 There they had a
son, William, and three daughters, Persis, Laura W., and Sarah J. In the 1880 census, Sarah J.
Towle, Sarah’s elderly aunt, and an unrelated 16-year girl named Lillian A. Blood are listed as
living with the family as well.30 By 1900, Stephen Upton had become a lumber dealer, and Laura
W. Upton still lived at home and taught music at the age of 29.31
Abraham Towle died September 29th, 1876.32 He had $75 worth of carpentry tools and
$50 worth of furniture. In 1878, Albert L. Towle sold his father’s real estate to cover the
aforementioned debts and advertised 15 Pleasant Street and his two other properties for sale. The
house featured 11 finished rooms and 2 unfinished with a furnace, gas, and water from Wenham
Lake, and Towle’s shop, advertised as suitable for a carpenter or a mason. The proximity of the
Common is noted, with the property touted as “a residence in a pleasant locality and in a first
class neighborhood.” 33 Also for sale were the house at 19 Harbor Street and a 2 ½-story house at
31 Hazel Street with 16 rooms.
House
O u t s t a n d i n g Sale-1878
Mortgage
27
Essex County Probate Records. As Albert L. Towle is listed at home in 1861, 1866, and 1869, it seems unlikely
that he is the Albert Towle mentioned in Johnson’s History of Nebraska as a survivor of the wreck of the Hannibal
in 1857, or the longest-serving postmaster in the state in 1869. This other Towle makes identifying very much about
his western life quite difficult.
28
Transactions of the Supreme Council, 33o, for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America, October,
1897.Charleston: Gr. Orient of Charleston, 1897, p. 130.
29
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/
61903/1:1:MH6T-SH4 : 11 August 2016), Stephen S W Upton, Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States;
citing enumeration district ED 379, sheet 523D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National
Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0539; FHL microfilm 1,254,539.
30
Ibid.
31
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/
61903/1:1:M9T5-7JS : accessed 25 May 2017), Stephen W Upton, Townsend Town Townsend town,
Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 967, sheet 10A, family 252, NARA
microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL
microfilm 1,240,666.
32
Essex County Probate Records
33
Essex County Probate Records,
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�15 Pleasant Street
$350
$3,870.00
19 Harbor Street
$1000
$2,325.50
William Mack bought the property at Pleasant Street and owned the property for a
Hazel Street
$2,500
$1,950.00
decade, from 1878 to 1888.34
Mack was a physician whose personal papers at the Phillips Library include 6 volumes of
notes on medicine and his patients. His primary residence was at 21 Chestnut Street, in the
eastern end of the Federal brick double house purchased by his father, Judge Elisha Mack in
1837. Mack travelled to Europe in the 1830s and in 1841 was the secretary of the Essex Southern
District of the Massachusetts Medical Society. 35 Mack’s reputation was enough that in 1889,
Colcord Upton, a steamboat manager, and Lillian S. Towne, named their firstborn child William
Mack Upton. 36 A large parcel of land in North Salem given to Mack by his sister, Esther, was
given to the city on his death in 1895 to become Mack Park.
Mack was a treasurer and directory of the Salem Street Railway Company and the
Pleasant Street property was rented to company employees.37 He likely bought the property
because of its proximity to the company’s building, which was directly abutting on the east along
Webster Street.
In 1880 and 1881, the inhabitants were Willard B. Ferguson, the superintendent of the
“Horse Rail Road” at 233 Essex Street, and Charles A. Murch, the assistant superintendent.38
Both Ferguson and Murch were in their late thirties and originally from Maine. Murch lived with
34
Deed, Essex County Registry of Deeds. Book 0995, Page 23. 4 March 1878.
35
Medical Communications of the Massachusetts Medical Society, with an Appendix containing the Proceedings of
the Society. Vol. 6. Boston: Massachusetts Medical Society, 1841. p. 122.
36
Perley, Sidney. A History of Salem, Massachusetts, Vol. II 1638-1670. Salem: Sidney Perley, 1926. p. 382.
37
Public Documents of Massachusetts, Being the Annual Reports of Various Public Officers and Institutions for the
Year 1885. Vol. III, nos. 10-15. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Company, 1886. p. 401.
38
The Salem Directory, 1881 Containing in the City Record, Business Directory, and Street Directory, No. XIX.
Sampson, Davenport, & Co. Salem: A.A. Smith & Co. p. 78 and p. 157.
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�wife, Rosa, who was ten years his junior.39 Ferguson and his wife, Etta, had a similar age gap,
and in 1879 they had a son, Berton G. Ferguson.40
Ferguson and his wife continued to live at 15 Pleasant Street until at least 1886. From
1882 to 1884, they shared the property with Frank A. Shepherd, a horse car conductor.41 In 1886,
they lived with Peter W. Whitney, another driver.42
Next, Charles Odell owned the property for a short time, from 1888 to 1890.43 Odell ran
an auction, real estate, and insurance business from Washington Street and lived in the 1880s at
20 Pleasant Street.44 By the time he purchased the land on Pleasant Street, he had moved to 24 ½
Winter Street. Odell did not live at the house but rented it out as Mack had done. In 1890, the
tenant was a man named Nathaniel Morton who has no profession listed.45
Charlotte Fairfield, a bookkeeper and coal-dealer, purchased the property in 1890 and
owned it until 1929. 46 The Fairfields lived next door in the Italianate house built in 1869 by her
father, James Fairfield. James Fairfield was a dealer in lumber, lime, cement, and coal, with
39
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/
61903/1:1:MH6F-8TJ : 11 August 2016), Charles Murch, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing
enumeration district ED 231, sheet 620A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives
and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0532; FHL microfilm 1,254,532.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/
61903/1:1:MH6F-8TX : 11 August 2016), Willard G Ferguson, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing
enumeration district ED 231, sheet 620A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives
and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0532; FHL microfilm 1,254,532.
40
41
Meek, Henry M. The Naumkeag Directory for Salem, Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, containing a list
of the Inhabitants and Business Firms of the Districts and other Matters of General and Local Interest. No. 1 –
1882-83. Salem: Henry M. Meek & Francis A. Fieldler. p. 79.
42
The Salem Directory 1886 Containing a Directory of Citizens, Street Directory, The City Record, and Business
Directory with Map. Also Directories for the Towns of Beverly, Peabody, Danvers, and Marblehead. No. XXII.
Sampson, Murdoch, & Co. Salem: Mackintire and Henry P. Ives.
43
Deed, Essex County Registry of Deeds. Book 1216, Page 437. 20 February 1888.
44
The Salem Directory, 1879. No. XVIII. Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Co. p. 171.
45
The Salem Directory 1890-91 Containing a Directory of Citizens, Street Directory, The City Record, and Business
Directory with Map. Also Directories for the Towns of Beverly, Peabody, Danvers, and Marblehead. Sampson,
Murdoch, & Co. Salem: Mackintire and Henry P. Ives. p. 265.
46
Deed, Essex County Registry of Deeds. Book 01290, Page 63. 9 September, 1890.
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�businesses at 52-60 Central Street and a coal yard at 7 Water Street in Beverly.47 Her mother, was
Lucy W. Fairfield, who was widowed by 1912. Her brother, Charles E. Fairfield, was a clerk who
died young in 1897.
Charlotte, called Lottie by her family, was born in 1856.48 From 1880 until the early
1900s she worked as a bookkeeper, but after her father’s death she took over the family business.
She faced resistance from the coal dealers of the Salem Coal Club because she was a woman, so
she acted independent of the association.49 The story became national news, as evidenced by the
headline of The Leavenworth Times in Kansas: “Girl Coal Dealer Fights the Trust.” 50 Fairfield
prevailed and was a successful coal dealer for two decades. In 1912, she is listed as a coal dealer
with businesses at 78 Washington and 52 Central and 127 Cabot and 15 Water in Beverly.51
In the 1890s, the house at 15 Pleasant was rented to John G. Page, the assistant
superintendent of streets and his brother, Fred M. Page, who ran a shoe and paper box findings
company on Washington Street.52 The Pages continued living at the property until 1906. In the
early 1910s, the house was rented to Charles A. Southworth. Charles and Fred were the
Southworth Brothers, landscape architects and nurserymen.53 From 1914 until 1922, the house
was rented by Robert B. Chalmers and his wife, Sarah E. Chalmers worked at the United Shoe
Machinery Corporation in Beverly and the couple rented a summer cottage at 71 Bay View
Avenue in the Juniper Point neighborhood of Salem.
47
Meek, Henry M. The Naumkeag Directory for Salem, Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Essex, and
Manchester. Containing a list of the Inhabitants and Business Firms of the District and Other Matters of General
and Local Interest. 9. 1899-1900. pp. 225-226.
48
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/
61903/1:1:MH6F-8TL : 11 August 2016), Lottie Fairfield in household of James Fairfield, Salem, Essex,
Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 231, sheet 620A, NARA microfilm publication T9
(Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0532; FHL microfilm 1,254,532.
49
“Coal Dealers Disagree” The Portsmouth Herald, Portsmouth, NH. 11 Feb 1903, p. 5.
50
“Girl Coal Dealer Fights the Trust” The Leavenworth Times, Leavenworth, KS. 14 Feb. 1903. p. 5.
51
The Naumkeag Directory for Salem, Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Essex, and Ipswich Containing a
list of the Inhabitants and Business Firms of the District and Other Matters of General and Local Interest. No. 20,
1912. Salem: The Henry M. Meek Publishing Company, 1912. p. 156.
52
The Salem Directory 1893-94 Containing a Directory of Citizens, Street Directory, The City Record, and Business
Directory with Map. Also Directories for the Towns of Beverly, Peabody, Danvers, and Marblehead. Salem:
Mackintire and Henry P. Ives. p. 132.
53
Salem Directory, 1912.
Page 9 of 10
�In 1924, John E. Heffernan, a druggist, and his wife Mary E. had moved into 13 Pleasant
Street, and Lester S. Durkee and his wife Marion E. lived at 15 Pleasant Street. By 1926, the
house was rented to Edward L. Kanze, his wife Ruth S. Kanze, and Oscar Kanze, a boarder.
Edward Kanze was a cook at The Hawthorne Hotel.54
John W. and Emma Szczepucha purchased the house from Marion Durkee in 1929 after
the Durkees moved to Beverly. 55 John Szczepucha was a shoe worker in 1929, a clerk at The
Bunghole liquor store in 1933, a clerk at the restaurant of Charles Szczepucha at 124 Derby
Street in 1935, and a shoeworker again in 1945. Emma was a homemaker. A family of
Szczepuchas, likely relatives, lived at 105 Derby Street. In 1939, Bronislaw and his wife Stella,
Edward, Helen, Ignatz, and Stanley lived at 105 Derby.56 Bronislaw was the proprietor of a
liquor store, Edward was a forester, Helen a lamp worker, and Ignacy a laborer and a tanner.
Ignacy or Ignatz was the first Szczepucha to appear in the records in Salem as a tanner living
with his wife Anastacia at 17 Bentley Street in 1926. 57
1949, the Szczepuchas sold the property to John Goodwin.5859 In 1949, John W. Goodwin
was a clerk, Emma D. Goodwin, was a housekeeper, and John Jr. was living at home at age 24.
By 1953, John Jr. had become involved in real estate. In 1954, Marjorie Goodwin, a clerk aged
25, appears for the first time. In 1954, John sold the property for less than $100 to Marjorie
Lorraine Goodwin.60 Emma and John Jr. continued to live at 15 Pleasant Street until 1985.
From the pasture of the Ship’s Tavern to the shop of a carpenter, a lodging for railroad
employees to a plant nursery, and a first American home for recent immigrants, the land and
house at 15 Pleasant Street have had a long and fascinating existence which testifies to the
changing nature of Salem over several centuries.
54
Directory for Salem and Beverly containing an Alphabetical list of the Inhabitants and Business Firms of the
District, Street and Householders’ Directories and other Miscellaneous Matter for each City. No. 27- 1926. Salem:
The Henry M. Meek Publishing Company, 1926. p. 133.
55Deed,
Essex County Registry of Deeds. Book 2812, Page 291. 2 July 1929.
56
1939 Salem Poll Listing.
57
1926 Salem Directory.
58
Deed, Essex County Registry of Deeds. Book 3704, Page 490. 16 November 1949.
59
The similarities between the Szczepucha and Goodwin families- both are named John W. and Emma, both are
about the same age, and the lack of address chance in the 1949 poll listing when the Goodwins appear make me
suspect that the Szczepuchas and the Goodwins are the same family and that the Szczepuchas changed their name to
assimilate better into American culture. However, John’s signatures are considerably different in the deeds of 1949
and 1954 and the very presence of the 1949 deed raises questions that perhaps this is just empty speculation.
60
Deed, Essex County Registry of Deeds. Book 0438, Page 296. 4 January, 1954.
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�����������Ownership History of 15 Pleasant Street, Salem MA 01970
Conveyed by
Conveyed to
1995, Sep
14
Marjorie Kerwin (Estate of John
Goodwin aka John Sepuha)
John Goodwin
Marjorie Lorraine
Goodwin
1949, Nov
16
John W. Szczepucha and Emma
Szczepucha
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Deed
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$100.00
41
Consideration
paid
Amount
Book
Page
Deed
4038
296
5
Deed
3704
490
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mortgage for
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291
$3,425.00
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Deed
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63
$1.00
2
Deed
1216
437
$3,870.00
1
Deed
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23
18
Deed
606
163
Kristin W. Amos
1954, Jan
4
Years
Owned
$139.000.00
Date
John Goodwin
1929, Jul 2 Lester S. Durkee and Marion F.
Durkee (related to Fairfield?)
John W.
Szczepucha and
Emma Szczepucha
1890, Sep
9
Charles Odell
Charlotte Fairfield
1888, Feb
17
William Mack
Charles Odell
1878, Mar
4
Deed of Albert L. Towle, Executor
(Estate of Abraham Towle) by
Public Auction
William Mack
1860, May
17
Seabury F. Rogers, being part of an Abraham Towle
estate conveyed to me
$987.00
�Ownership History of 15 Pleasant Street, Salem MA 01970
1858, Jul
26
William Pickman
“We, George B. Loring of Salem,
John W. Rogers of Boston, J.
Ingersoll Bowditch and John H.
Loring both of Boston, trustees of
Mary F. Loring, under the will of
William Pickman, late of Salem,
and Mary F. Loring, wife of said
George B. Loring, who joins in this
deed to release all her interest in
said premises a “parcel of land”…
Seabury F. Rogers
$2,074.00
Deed
2
574
228
�Ownership History of 15 Pleasant Street, Salem MA 01970
1860, Oct 9
Abraham Towle (Master Carpenter) to Charles Henry Allen “36” Pleasant and Webster Streets
1865, Jan 11
Anna K. Kimball for Charles H. Allen (deceased) -- to John Carroll b 992/p101
Charles H. Allen, Jr. and Margaret E. Allen, wife of Charles H. Allen, (he being now absent at sea) all buildings on said “Web
Street” see (previous deed) b.992/p.101
1870, Nov 17
to John Carroll
deed b.964/p195 Salem Webb Street
1878, April 5
Abraham Towel’s estate sold to William Mack
b. 995/p23???
Pleasant and Webster
Courthouse downtown built by Towle: The courts Friday, Oct. 3, 1862. Enoch Fuller was the architect and Simeon Flint and
Abraham Towle the contractors. Authority was obtained from the legislature to expend $25,000 in its erection. The
expenditure was within the appropriation, as noteworthy a fact as anything connected with its history. The outside of this building
when built was covered with mastic but it proved most unsatisfactory and in the fall of 1891, after the building of the extension in
the rear, the coat of mastic was removed and a new covering of brick was laid and a tower added in front, thus bringing the
outside into harmony with the new annex.
Visitor’s Guide to Salem, The Essex Institute, 1897
https://archive.org/details/visitorsguideto00massgoog
Towle born in Omaha Nebraska about 1808, married Mary…?
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