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23 Buffum Street
Aaron A. Kehew
Carpenter
And his wife
Anna M. Buffum
and her sister Lucy E. Buffum
Built circa 1866
Researched and compiled by
W.H. Demick
April 2021
Historic Salem, Inc.
9 North Street, Salem, MA 01970
978.745.0799 | HistoricSalem.org
© 2021
�Researcher’s Notes:
The date of construction for the structure at 23 Buffum Street has been particularly difficult
to pin down. The date included here (c.1866) falls within the period that the property was inherited
by the children of Edward S. Buffum Sr. (1863) and later sold to Charles W. Hutchins, master
mariner (1866.) Hutchins' deed is the earliest mention of a structure on the property. Earlier records
indicate that Edward S. Buffum owned an open lot that corresponds to the boundaries of 23 Buffum
Street, beside which was his store and dwelling.
However, Salem directories indicate that the property was the dwelling place of Joshua F.
Safford (1855) and Mrs. Nancy Conway (1857). The Southern Essex County Registry of Deeds
holds no record of either individual owning the property. It is possible that there was a discrepancy
in the directories of 1855 – 57. This forces us to rely solely on the conveyances listed in the deeds,
and leads to the conclusion that the current structure was built for Edward S. Buffum Sr.’s children
after they inherited the property. As there is no indication that the structure was lived in by the
Buffum inheritors, it was likely built expressly for sale, with the first inhabitant being Charles W.
Hutchins.
�Date
Recorded
Conveyed By
Conveyed
To
Purchase
Price
15 May
2003
Alan B. Wall
and Jennifer
A. Wall
Mary
Chrstine
Garcia and
Jonathan
Thomson
$339,000.00
20818:263
1See Fig. A for plan referenced in deed.
27 August
1997
Frederick M.
Johnson and
Lauren
MacDougall
Johnson
Alan B. Wall
and
Jennifer A.
Wall
$189,000.00
14286:249
8 See Fig. A for plan referenced in deed.
16 February
1979
Grace M. Hill
and Herbert
M. Hill
Frederick
M. Johnson
and Laruen
MacDougall
Johnson
$38,000.00
6566 459
Lot numbered 211/2 Buffum Street, Lot 1.
Grantors stay in Lot 2. See Fig. A for plan
referenced in deed, dated January 12, 1979.
This represents the splitting of the property into
21 1/2 Buffum and 23 Buffum. For grantor's title,
reference is made to the 1947 conveyance from
Ruth W. Pendergrast to Helen F. Sullivan and
Edward J. Curran.
1 June 1977
Naumkeag
Trust
Company
Grace M.
Hill and
Herbert M.
Hill
"For
consideration
paid"
6355:066
$11,000 mortgage
24 October
1957
Helen F.
Sullivan
New England “For
Telephone and consideration
Telegraph Com paid”
"for considerat
4427:47
Helen is listed as single and the sole grantor.
1 July 1947
Ruth W.
Pendergrast
Helen F.
Sullivan
and
Edward J.
Curran
"For
consideration
paid"
3555:417
30 June
1947
Edward J.
Curran
Ruth W.
Pendergast
"For
consideration
paid"
3555:416
Edward J. Curran received property from the will
of Mary E. Sullivan, doc # 220575, Probate
Court of Essex County. The document in
question is behind a paywall.
1 May 1925
Charles V.
Broadley
Mary E.
(Broadley)
Sullivan
"...in
consideration
of one dollar
and other
good and
valuable
consideration
to me paid by
my Aunt,
Mary E.
Sullivan..."
264:571
"...one undivided fourth part of the certain lot of
land, with the
buildings thereon, situated in said Salem.”
"In
consideration
of one dollar
and other
good and
valuable
consideration
”
2552:579
14 May
1923
George H.
Broadley
Mary E.
(Broadley)
Sullivan
Document
Referenced
Notes
The final portion of interest is sold to Mary E.
Sullivan.
"...one undivided fourth part of that certain lot of
land with the buildings thereon situated in said
Salem.”
Mary continues to purchase ownership of the
property of her brother, John Broadley, from his
inheritors.
18 June
1921
Frank J.
Broadley
Mary E.
(Broadley)
Sullivan
"For
consideration
paid"
2485:499
This is the earliest appearance of the land being
divided, however there are no measurements of
the land division. Document mentions the
probate of John Broadley, grantor's father.
11 March
1920
Edith M.
Broadley
Frank J.
Broadley
"For
consideration
paid"
2441:558
"One undivided fourth part of a certain lot of
land situated on Buffum Street in said Salem,
with the buildings thereon..."
This again refers to the probate of John
Broadley, grantor's father. Likely the property
was split between the inheritors of John
�Broadley's estate and this deed represents the
compiling of one half of the property under the
grantee, Frank J. Broadley. A map of Salem
dated 1911 shows two structures on the property,
implying John Broadly constructed the rear
house now located at 21 1/2 Buffum Street
8 October
1898
Christopher
McGrane
John
Broadley
"...one dollar
and other
valuable
consideration
s..."
1558:419
"...a certain plot of land situate in said Salem with
the buildings thereon”
9 July 1897
Frank E.
Locke
(Administrat
or of the
estate of
Ann E.
Hutchings)
Christopher
McGrane
$2,557.50
1523:151
"...a certain tract of land situate on Buffum street
in said Salem, with the buildings thereon”
William P.
Kloffenstein
and Annie E.
Kloffenstein
(formerly
Hutchings)
Ann E.
Hutchings
Charles W.
Hutchings Jr.,
Waldo L.
Hutchings,
Frank A.
Hutchings,
William P.
Kloffenstein
and Annie E.
Kloffenstein
Ann E.
Hutchings
24 April
1866
Aaron A.
Kehew, Anna
M Kehew,
and Lucy E.
Buffum,
singlewoman
20 October
1863
12 June
1896
8 February
1896
20 October
1863
Property sold at auction by Frank E. Locke,
administrator of the estate of Ann E. Hutchings.
Deed conveys "...a certain tract of land situate
on Buffum Street in said Salem, with the
buildings thereon..."
$1.00
1485:138
"...all that parcel of land situated in said Salem”
No direct mention of buildings on land, rather
"...all that parcel of land situated in said
Salem...". This seems to be another
consolidation of deeds to the property after the
death of a family patriarch, similar to the
Broadley deeds being consolidated and sold by
Frank Broadley.
"...in
consider
ation of
one
dollar
and
other
valuable
consider
ations
paid..."
1473:309
"...a certain parcel of land situated in said
Salem”
Charles W.
Hutchins,
master
mariner
$600.00
709:195
Deed conveys "...a certain messuage situate on
Buffum Street in said Salem...", implying a
dwelling house and possibly outbuildings on the
property. This is likely the oldest record of the
property with its original shape and size. Anna,
her husband Aaron, and Lucy are all described
as living in Chelsea, Suffolk County,
Massachusetts. The 1872 Salem Directory lists
Charles W. Hutchings, master mariner, as the
owner of the house at 23 Buffum, while his son,
Charles W. Hutchings Jr., carpenter, is boarding
there
Moses F.
Rogers,
Guardian of
George
Buffum,
Carpenter
(described as
"an insane
person")
Anna Maria
Kehew
(formerly
Buffum),
Aaron A.
Kehew, Lucy
Ellen
Buffum,
singlewoma
n
$623.00
657: 209
"...one undivided fifth part of the following
described parcels of real estate, situate in
Salem”
Edward S.
Buffum
Anna Maria
Kehew
(formerly
Buffum),
Aaron A.
Kehew, Lucy
Ellen
$623.00
Ann E. Hutchings is mentioned as "widow of
Charles W. Hutchings", and that the land was
given to the grantors through the will of Charles
W. Hutchings Sr. It is possible that the land was
conveyed through this deed to Ann after her
husband (Charles's) death by his inheritors
(their children) to support their mother (Ann).
More research would be needed to confirm this.
The property of 23 Buffum, along with property
that makes up 21 Buffum was sold at auction by
the guardian of George Buffum to Anna Maria
Kehew (formerly Buffum) and Lucy Ellen
Buffum. Given that Edward S. Buffum sold his
part ownership of the land for the same amount,
the auction seems to be a formality to exchange
the property to members of the family. Anna,
her husband Aaron, and Lucy all of Chelsea,
Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
657:211
"...one undivided fifth part of the following
described parcels of real estate situate in Salem
in the County of Essex”
�Buffum,
singlewoma
n
Fig. A - Hill Plan of Division for 23 Buffum Street 1979
Fig. B - 1911 Salem Atlas, showing the current structures at 23 Buffum.
Fig. C - 1851 Henry McIntyre Survey Map, showing an open lot at 23 Buffum.
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Aaron A. Kehew
Carpenter
And his wife
Anna M. Buffum
and her sister Lucy E. Buffum
Built circa 1866
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1866
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Buffum
Carpenter
Kehew
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Salem
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House History and Plaque Program
For Gregory Spanos
1-3 North Pine Street
Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Resear ch and Wri ti ng Provided by
Emily Udy
Preservation Manager
Historic Salem
March 2017
Historic Salem, Inc.
9 North St reet, Salem, MA 01970
978.745.0799 | Hist oricSalem.org
© 2017
�!
The House History of 1-3 North Pine Street
�Available records indicate that the house at 1-3 North Pine Street was built circa 1866
by Patrick and Ellen Hennessey. This double house held four units, and so, while Patrick was a
currier by profession, the Hennesseys were also landlords for the 43 years they owned this
building.
Ellen was 27 and Patrick was 29 when they purchased the parcel of land in August 22,
1865 from Nathaniel Frothingham Jr.1 Frothingham appears to have been some sort of
business partner with James C. Stimpson. Stimpson owned a large parcel of land surrounding
what became North Pine Street; he parcled it out, and Frothingham sold multiple parcels in
the same decade that the Hennesseys purchased their land. The Hennesseys had been born in
Ireland, but their children — Mary, James and Joseph, ages 5, 3 and newborn at the time of
the land purchase — were born in Massachusetts. A fourth child, Edward, was born in 1871.2
The population of Salem was 21,197 in 1865,3 already half of what it is today. The
house adjacent to the Hennesseys’ was constructed in the same decade by Enoch Fuller, a
carpenter and father of well-known Salem architect Enoch P. Fuller. This house is commonly
known for the Swift family, who owned it for 131 years. John and Alice Swift, also from
Ireland, purchased that house in 1868, when they were only a few years older than the
Hennesseys. John Swift was a currier like Patrick Hennessey. (Webster’s 1828 dictionary
defines a currier as a person who dresses and colors leather after it is tanned.)
The 1880 census lists the Hennessey family with James, age 18, working as a currier,
and Joseph, age 15, away at school. Also at 3 North Pine Street is another Irish family, David
Roach, a currier, and his wife Mary, with their 17-year-old daughter, Bridget, who worked in
a shoe shop. In 1 North Pine Street lived the Ford family: Jeremiah, a currier, and Mary, with
their son Victor, 19; daughter Helen, 17; and little Clarance, 2. The Ford family was all
decidedly American by at least one generation. In the other unit lived a tailoress, Mary
Blackburn, age 35, with her 5-year-old niece Hellen Hubbard. Edward and Martha Hogkins, a
young married couple, also lived there. All the adults were born in Canada and perhaps had a
family connection. Over the next few years tenants cycled through the rental units with the
Ford family staying nearly a decade and an Olssen family living there for five years.
1
Essex Country Registry of Deeds, Book 687, Page 299
2
Census Data 1880
3
City of Salem Directory 1866
�Ellen Hennessey died on May 1, 1894 at the age of 55.4 Patrick continued to own 1-3
N. Pine Street; however the 1895 City Directory and the 1900 Census record show Patrick,
age 65, living with son James at 402 Essex Street. James had married Abby (sometimes
shown as Abbie) Lannon on Nov. 15 1887, 5 and they had two sons, Ambrose and Francis T.
The house passed to James on July 14, 1908. It appears from directory information that James
owned the house as landlord and that his profession was a druggist with Upton and
Hennessey at 96 Boston Street. In the 1911 City Directory, Ambrose Hennessey is listed as a
student studying in Rome, Italy, and examination of his passport information indicates that he
was a Catholic Priest. Patrick died on July 28, 1912. 6
Tenants during this time tended to stay for many years. Mrs. Thomasina Arnold, a
widow, lived at 1 North Pine Street with her children Elizabeth and Nicholas from 1895 to
1920, and Elizabeth lived there in 1931, presumably after her mother’s death. George Graves,
a currier, and his wife Susan lived with their four children in the other unit of 1 North Pine
Street for 25 years as well. Mrs. A. E. Welsh, a widow, lived in no. 3 for 15 years. Other
shorter-term tenants came and went with many holding jobs related to shoe manufacturing.
On June 25, 1914, a fire started at the Korn Leather factory at 57 Boston Street, and in
the course of 13 hours it burned 253 acres, destroying a total of 1,792 buildings. The
Hennessey family home at 402 Essex Street was burned, while just around the corner (really
only two houses away) at 1-3 North Pine Street, the Arnold and Graves families likely
evacuated while the fire burned along the rear property line of their home. All the buildings
on North Pine Street, including 1-3 North Pine, were spared, which is surprising considering
that many on Essex and Fowler streets were lost. The 1914 City Directory lists the Hennessey
family as residents of 115 Federal Street, but by 1917 James and Abby were back at a newly
constructed 402 Essex Street.
1-3 North Pine Street passed to Ambrose Hennessey on June 1, 1929 (this was for the
second time, actually — both Ambrose and Francis had inherited a third of the interest in the
property upon the death of their mother sometime in the 1920s, but they sold their interest to
their father in 1927). Ambrose continued to be a landlord of the property while continuing his
4
Massachusetts Death listing 1841-1915 (online via Ancestry.com)
5
Massachusetts Marriages listings 1841-1915 (online via Familysearch.org)
6
Massachusetts Death listing 1841-1915 (online via Familysearch.org)
�life as a priest. In 1942 Ambrose was a priest at St. Theresa Parrish in Watertown.7 Ambrose
sold the property on May 29, 1945, thus ending 80 years of Hennessey ownership of 1-3
North Pine.
Longevity of ownership continued as a trend with Mary and William Walsh owning
the house from 1945 to 1973 (28 years), Vincent McGrath and Paul Zaido from 1973 to 1998
(25 years), and William and Kristen McGrath from 1998 to 2016 (18 years).8 In 2016, Blue
Sky Properties owner Gregory Spanos purchased the building. In 2017, Spanos commissioned
a house history and plaque for the property.
7
From WW2 draft registration form, accessed online via Ancestry.com)
8
Registry of deed information; see attached deed chain
�From
William H. and Kristen
M. McGrath
To
Blue Sky Properties
Date
Book/Page
Notes
July 12, 2016
35093,410
Vincent F. McGrath and William H. and
Paul M. Zaido
Kristen M. McGrath
October 15, 1998
15161,360
Recorded as trustees on Book 15161 page 354
William A. Walsh
Vincent F. McGrath
and Paul M. Zaido
October 30, 1973
6029, 389
For $35,000
Mary I. Walsh
William A. Walsh and April 26, 1957
Mary I. Walsh
4364,7
See also Estate of Mary I. Walsh Probate docket
319032
Ambrose Hennessey
Mary I. Walsh
May 29, 1945
3406,375
James H. Hennessey
Ambrose Hennessey
June 1, 1929
3162, 60
Ambrose Hennessey
and Francis T.
Hennessey
James H. Hennessey March 16, 1927
(husband of Abbie
B.)
Abbie B. Hennessey
Ambrose Hennessey
and Francis T.
Hennessey (Siblings)
Patrick Hennessey
James Hennessey
2906, 11
Index page gives wrong date
Inherited upon her death (2/3 of the property)
July 14, 1908
2159, 418
James was unmarried at the time. Ownership was
transferred at some point to his wife Abbie.
Atlas 1874 shows building in place.
Nathaniel Frothingham
Patrick and Ellen
Hennessey
August 22, 1865
687, 299
Frothingham owned several parcels in the North Pine
Street area. Conveyed the land as described in the
previous deed (no building mentioned).
Stimpson
Nathaniel
Frothingham
November 2, 1859
687, 299
Stimpson “convey… the following strip of land” in
consideration of 17 dollars.
Stimpson
Frothingham
December 14, 1847
391, 169
Book/page found with index
Deed to a larger portion of land than house parcel
�
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1-3 North Pine Street, Salem, MA, 01970
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House history
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Double house built c. 1866 for Patrick and Ellen Hennessey who were landlords for the 4 apartments for 43 years.
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Historic Salem, Inc house histories
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Built in 1866; Researched in 2017
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English
1-3 North Pine
1866
Ellen Hennessey
Hennessey
Patrick Hennessey
Salem MA