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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
(978) 745-0799 | HistoricSalem.org
© 2022
�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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House History
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Built for Andrew J. Tibbetts
Baker
c. 1869
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Background to House History
160 Federal Street
Updated: 6-28-23
During the administration of Mayor Stanley Usovicz (1998-2005), the owner of 160
Boston Street, Michael Shea, received recognition for his preservation and restoration of
this house with an HSI house plaque.
The plaque read:
Built for
John Burbeck
1869
Second Empire Style
No full house history was created. Following is some basic history about the first owner
of this house John Chamberlain Burbeck, who was a “soap boiler and tallow chandler”
with a manufacturing facility in Peabody. He married to Clarissa McIntyre of Westford,
Massachusetts.
In line with current plaque protocol at HSI, recommended replacement plaque wording
is:
Built for
John C. Burbeck
▲ Soap and Candle Mfr. ▲
Peabody
and his wife
Clarissa McIntyre Burbeck
1869
Following are some resources for information about the Burbecks.
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John Chamberlain Burbeck (1810-1895) - Find a Grave Memorial
John Chamberlain Burbeck
BIRTH 8 Nov 1810
New Hampshire, USA
DEATH 22 Oct 1895 (aged 84)
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
BURIAL Cedar Grove Cemetery
Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
MEMORIAL ID 214978501
Photo added by Thomas F. Scully
Family Members
Spouse
Clarissa Burbeck
1809–1883
Created by: Thomas F. Scully
Added: 29 Aug 2020
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 214978501
Added by Thomas F. Scully
Find a Grave, database and images
(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214978501/johnchamberlain-burbeck: accessed 20 June 2023), memorial page
for John Chamberlain Burbeck (8 Nov 1810–22 Oct 1895), Find a
Grave Memorial ID 214978501, citing Cedar Grove Cemetery,
Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by
Thomas F. Scully (contributor 46818179).
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Clarissa Burbeck (1809-1883) - Find a Grave Memorial
Clarissa Burbeck
BIRTH 31 Aug 1809
DEATH 6 Jun 1883 (aged 73)
BURIAL Cedar Grove Cemetery
Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
MEMORIAL ID 214978456
Family Members
Spouse
Photo added by Thomas F. Scully
John Chamberlain
Burbeck
1810–1895
Created by: Thomas F. Scully
Added: 29 Aug 2020
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 214978456
Added by Thomas F. Scully
Find a Grave, database and images
(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214978456/clarissaburbeck: accessed 20 June 2023), memorial page for Clarissa
Burbeck (31 Aug 1809–6 Jun 1883), Find a Grave Memorial ID
214978456, citing Cedar Grove Cemetery, Peabody, Essex County,
Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Thomas F. Scully (contributor
46818179).
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Boston Street
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House History
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Built for
John C. Burbeck
Soap and Candle Mfr.
Peabody
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Clarissa McIntyre Burbeck
1869
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1869
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Massachusetts
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Salem
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1869, 1985
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Joyce King
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1869
31
31 Buffum
Buffum
Curtis
Curtis E. Wadleigh
Italianate
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tin-ware
Wadleigh
wood
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School Street
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14 School Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
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House history
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1869, 1984
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P.O. BOX 865
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 01970 I PHONE (508) 745-0799
ONE DEARBORN STREET
Built for
WILLIAM MAYNES, haberdasher
in 1869
Research:
Donna Vinson
January, 1993
�ONE DEARBORN STREET
Built in 1869 by William Maynes, Haberdasher
History of the Property:
The house presently bearing the address One Dearborn Street was
built in 1869 by William Maynes, provisioner of "hats, caps and furs"
as an investment property.
Maynes then occupied an adjoining house on
the corner of North and Dearborn Streets and operated a
b~siness
at 88
Nor th Street.
The parcels of land on which Maynes' two DearLorn street houses
were erected had been purchased from the city of Salem in 1867-1868
<Essex County Registry of Deeds, Book 737, leaf 246 and Book 745, leaf
264).
North Salem, known as Northfields until well into the nineteenth
century, was pastureland for Salem's seventeenth- and eighteenthcentury settlers.
Parcels of land were distributed to Salem
householders in ten-acre lots by the town council from 1634 tu 1611,
but the Maynes lots somehow escaped distribution, despite the laying
out of North Street in the eighteenth century.
The main thoroughfare
of Northfields, North Street was alternatively called "Proprietors'
�Way", "Weld's Lane", and the "Highway through ye Nor\-nfield" until the
following century.
Dearborn Street was laid out by the proprietors of Northfields
from North Street to "Rope's Point" on the North River in 1787 in an
attempt to capture the proposed bridge to Beverly for their
neighborhood.
They were not successful, and consequently Dearou1n
Street began developing shortly thereafter along residential, rather
than commercial, lines.
In 1868, when William Maynes purchased "a
certain parcel of land situate in Northfields" bounded by North Street
from the city of Salem, little pastureland remained on Dearborn Street.
Maynes retained his Dearborn Street property for less th,
decade.
a
In 1877 he sold "a parcel of land, upon which are two dwelling
houses, situated in said Salem, beginning at the corner of North and
Dearborn Streets and thence running Northeasterly by Dearborn Street
ninety-four feet and nine inches more or less .... '' to
Tho~os
Symonds of
Salem, a descendant of the first settler of North Salem <E.C.R.D. Book
986, leaf 81).
The Symonds family possessed numerous
properti~s
in the
neighborhood, and so One Dearborn Street was let to Lneir daughter and
son-in-law Anna and Joseph Waldron, after their marriage in 1886 <Salem
Directories, 1886-1900).
Evans, a Chelsea clerk.
The Waldrons shared the house with Alvin
After Thomas Symonds died in 1900, his widow
Mary Ann conveyed One Dearborn Street to her daughter Anna S. Waldron
for "love and affection and $1" <E.C.R.D Book 1603, page 567).
The
Waldrons did not reside at their newly-acquired house for long; it
remained a two-family house and was successively leased out to the
Mansfield, Pepper, Putnam, Delaney, and Kingsley families for the term
�of tl1eir possession <Salem Directories, 1900-i923).
The heirs-at-law of Anna Waldron sold the "certain parcel of land
together with the buildings thereon being numbered One on Dearborn
Street in said Salem" to Mary Clancey of Salem,
<E.C.R.D. Book 2541, page 357).
ei
1~idow,
i11 1923
Mrs. Clancey held on to the property
for only a year, after which it was transferred to Fred and Katherine
Litka of Salem (E.C.R.D. Book 2586, page 145).
Mr. Litka, a
shoeworker, and his wife occupied the house exclusively during their
three years of possession, then sold the property to Mary L. Creeden of
Salem, another widow <E.C.R.D. Book 2730, page 14).
Mary Creeden occupied part of One Dearborn Street during her
thirty-year period of ownership, while the other part of the huLSe was
leased to a succession of widows and leatherworkers (Salem
Directories, 1927-1957).
In 1957 Mrs. Creeden conveyed One Dearborn
Street to Marie E. Reardon and Mary Almeida, both of Salem, and the
former continues to own and occupy the property (E.C.R.D. Book 4414,
page 269).
Documentation:
Essex County Registry of Deeds, Bood 745, leaf 264
Granter:
City of Salem
Grantee:
William Maynes of Salem
�Consideration:
$75
Conveyance of:
"a certain parcel of land situate in Nort11fields,
so called, in said Salem, bounded as follows, viz.:
beginning at
the northerly corner of land heretofore conveyed to said Maynes
by City of Salem at land heretofore conveyed by said City to
Augustus Hutchings and thence running in a nothwesterly direction
said land of Hutchings a distance of eighteen feet to a point
which shall be forty-seven feet from Dearborn Street,
me~
~red
on
line between land of said Maynes and land of said Hutchings .... "
Date recorded:
May 22, 1868
E.C.R.D. Book 986, leaf 81
Grantor:
William Maynes of Salem
Grantee:
Thomas Symonds of Salem
Consideration:
$7100
Conveyance of:
"a parcel of land, upon which are two
dw~lling
houses, situated in said Salem, beginning at the corner of North
and Dearborn Streets and thence running northeasterly by Dearborn
Street ninety-four feet and nine inches more or less .... "
Date recorded:
October 27, 1877
E.C.R.D. Book 1603, page 567
Grantor:
Mary Ann Symonds, widow of Thomas Symonds
Grantee:
Anna Symonds Waldron, wife of Joseph E. Waldron
�Consideration:
"love and affect ion and $1
Conveyance of:
"a certain parcel of land with the dwelling house
11
thereon numbered One on Dearborn Street .... being a part
01
the
same land conveyed by William Maynes to my late husband Thomas
Symonds".
Date recorded:
March 3, 1900
E.C.R.D. Book 2541, page 357
Granters:
Isabelle A. Patten, widow, and Ethel S. Parsons,
both of Salem, and Ernest Y. Waldron of Ogden, Utah
Grantee:
Mary F. Clancey of Salem
Consideration:
paid
Conveyance of:
"a certain parcel of land together with the
buildings thereon being numbered One on Dearborn Street in said
Salem ..•. the granters obtained their title in said premises as
the only heirs-at-law and legatees under the will of the late
Anna S. Waldron, deceased, who was their mother .... "
Date recorded:
February 14, 1923
E.C.R.D. Book 2586, page 145
Granter:
Mary F. Clancey, widow, of Salem
Grantee:
Katherine Litka of Salem
Consideration:
paid
Conveyance of:
One Dearborn Street
�Date recorded:
February 2, 1924
E.C.R.D. Book 2730, page 14
Grantors:
Grantee:
Fred Litka and Katherine Litka of Salem
Mary L. Creeden, widow, of Salem
Consideration:
paid
Conveyance of:
One Dearborn Street
Date recorded:
July 8, 1927
E.C.R.D. Book 4414, page 269
Grantor:
Grantees:
Mary L. Creeden of Salem
Marie E. Reardon and Mary Almeida, both of Salem
Consideration:
paid
Conveyance of:
"the land with the buildings thereon situated at
One Dearborn Street in said Salem"
Date recorded:
October 24, 1957
E.C.R.D. Book 4757, page 80
Grantor:
Marie E. Reardon of Salem
Grantee:
Mary Almeida of Salem
Consideration:
paid
Conveyance of:
One Dearborn Street
�Date recorded:
April 4, 1961
E.C.R.D. Book 5811, page 662
Grantor:
Mary Almeida of Peabody
Grantee:
Marie E. Reardon and Charles H. Reardon, both of Salem
Consideration:
paid
Conveyance of:
One Dearborn Street
Date recorded:
October 16, 1971
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Donna Vinson, January 1993
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1
1 Dearborn
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Dearborn
haberdasher
Maynes
Victorian
William
William Maynes
wood
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Essex Street
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175 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
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House history
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1869
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salem
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Salem Fraternity
Salem MA
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Lafayette Street
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259 Lafayette Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
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House history
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1869, 1990
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Rory Goff
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English
1869
1990
259
Bookkeeper
Goff
Jose
Lafayette
Margati
Massachuetts
Rory
Salem
Street
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Orne Street
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20-22 Orne Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
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circa 1869, 2015
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14 Thorndike Street
Built by and for
James J. Welch
Contractor
and his wife, Catherine
c. 1869
Researched and written by Dan Graham
July 2021
�14 Thorndike St, c. 1978
Source: MACRIS SAL.3188
14 Thorndike St, c. 1985
Source: MACRIS SAL. 3188
�Source: Google Maps, accessed July 26, 2021
�As noted in the MACRIS report for this property (SAL.3188), the structure at 14
Thorndike (referred to as the “James J. Welch House”) is a modest example of the Second
Empire (1850s-1870s) style. Although sided with more modern asphalt, this 1 ½ story residence
still retains some original material and detailing. Characteristic features include the mansard
roof, bracketed door hood, flat-roofed dormers, and small brackets at the dormer roofs.
Vernacular houses of this type are common to the Bridge St. area. I want to thank local
architectural historian Vijay Joyce for assistance in characterizing and corroborating details of
the home’s features.
Prior to discussing the history of the home and its original owners, it is first worth
covering some details of the land on which it is settled. The deed history shows that the land
was owned by the Salem Mill Dam Corporation in the 1820s. This group—which included John
Pickering, Benjamin W. Crowninshield, Joseph Ropes, and John W. Treadwell—was
incorporated in approximately 1826, specifically to seek and establish authority to build dams in
the vicinity of Bridge Street, North River, and Winter Island.1 While Thorndike Street did not
exist at the time, the property in question at 14 Thorndike can be traced through deeds granted
from the Salem Mill Dam Corporation to David Buffum, Elisha Odlin, Jacob Berry, and finally
Rufus Wyman who sold his land to James and Catherine Welch in late 1871.2 A likely
antecedent to Thorndike Street was the so-called “Mill Dam Street,” which is frequently
mentioned in the deeds in question from 1830 to 1871.
1
See “An Act to Incorporate the Salem Mill Dam Corporation, 1825, Chap. 0148.” Boston: Secretary of the
Commonwealth. https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/bitstream/handle/2452/111009/1825acts0148.txt?
sequence=1&isAllowed=y
2
See Southern Essex District Registry of Deeds Book 260 Page 153; Book 314 Page 137; Book 352 Page 219; Book
433 Page 56; Book 501 Page 209; and Book 843 Page 137. These deeds are included under “Deeds” later in this
packet.
�As can be seen by comparing the 1851 and 1874 atlases below, an enormous amount of
development occurred in the vicinity of Thorndike Street during that timespan. The MACRIS
report for this property identifies the builder as James Welch, and estimates the date of the
building between 1869 and 1871. The deed history and directory research corroborates such an
estimation: the 1869 and 1872 directories place James at 4 Thorndike Street, which the MACRIS
author ventured was presumably the same house as 14 Thorndike. From the research
conducted, I agree that this assessment makes sense given that the area was much less
developed at the time; there were simply not many houses on Thorndike in the early 1870s. In
1869, Charles Grimes and John Whalan (perhaps fellow laborers to James) were also living at 4
Thorndike, giving attestation to the notion that the property did exist in that year. By 1874,
Welch owned three of the four structures on the north side of Thorndike Street, and the
directory for that year shows him living at 16 Thorndike (see image of property below).
�
16 Thorndike St. Source: MACRIS SAL.3187.
Earlier on, according to the 1870 U.S. Census, James was living at 11 Thorndike with
Catherine Welch (nee McCarthy/McCarty and Hurley; variously spelled as Catharine, Katherine,
and Katharine in vital records and family histories). Catherine was previously married to William
Hurley (estimated to have lived from 1828 to 1864) and had two children—John (b. 1852) and
Katherine (b. 1861)—from that marriage. The 1866 directory lists Catherine (i.e. “Mrs. William
Hurley”) living at 1 Thorndike with John Hurley and Nicholas Grogan.3 After remarrying to James
Welch, the couple had two children—James J. (b. 1869) and Margaret T. (b. 1872). Needless to
say, the Welches owned and occupied several properties on Thorndike throughout the 1870s
which served as the hub for James’s construction company (discussed in more detail below).
3
See Salem City Directory for 1866, p. 92.
�While historical records show some inconsistencies in James and Catherine’s birth and
death dates, Catherine is most convincingly estimated to have lived from 1834 to 1890, and
James from sometime in the 1840s (1844, 1848, or 1849, more specifically) to 1903. Some vital
records suggest that James was born in April of 1849 (corroborated by his age in his 1892
marriage record in the “Sources” below, for instance) to Geoffrey Welch and Mary Cahill (listed
as Jeffrey and Mary Morrison in his death record). After Catherine’s death (from pneumonia),
James remarried Mary Alice Lynch (of Beverly, MA; 1861-1944) and had five more children—
Marion Florentina (1892-1980), Arthur W. (1894-1946), Louise L. (b. 1895-1976), Francis Curran
(1898-1977), and William Bernard (1902-1975) before his death on February 10, 1903 (of heart
disease).
James J. Welch is laid to rest in Saint Mary’s Cemetery in Salem, MA; St. Joseph’s Avenue West, plots
1596-1601. Memorial ID: 114905135. Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114905135/jamesj.-welch.
�Both James and Catherine were Irish immigrants. The precise dates of their immigration
are somewhat unclear, but it is likely that Catherine arrived in the United States by the early
1850s (her son John Hurley was born in the U.S. in 1852) and James in July 1865 (see below for
an associated passenger manifest record; his name appears last and he was recorded to be 17
years old at the time). James is commonly thought to have hailed from Waterford, Ireland.
Source: Ancestry.com. Salem and Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S., Crew Lists and Shipping Articles, 17971934 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.
Original data: Massachusetts, Salem and Beverly Crew Lists and Shipping Articles, 1797-1934. Salt Lake
City, UT, USA: FamilySearch, 2016. Selected Passenger and Crew Lists and Manifests. National Archives at
Boston.
While Salem's Irish roots run deep and back to the early days of the colony, the city’s
Irish population grew steadily throughout the early half of the nineteenth century. Pull factors
drawing immigrants to the U.S. during this period included growing development of railroads
and industrialization. Push factors of Irish immigration in particular have been well-
�documented, namely the 1845 famine which devastated Ireland and led to an unprecedented
exodus of nearly two million people in the 1840s. The sizeable influx of poor, unskilled labor
contributed to prejudice and ill will from the native population, resulting in the development of
the “Know Nothing” political party. This party was very pronounced and successful in
Massachusetts, including Salem where its members swept elections in 1858. In order to be a
member, one had to be a so-termed “native born” U.S. citizen and a Protestant. The party
quickly fractured over the issue of slavery and had little impact on the laws, but it nonetheless
highlights prejudices of "native" Americans toward the Irish. During the period from 1820 to
1880, some three and half million Irish immigrated to the United States in one of the largest
movements of people in history.
Given the date of his arrival, James would have skirted the kind of pronounced anti-Irish
animosity covered above. Indeed by all accounts, he was a very accomplished builder and
clearly a large property owner in the Bridge St. area throughout the end of the nineteenth
century. For that matter, his construction business has remained extant well over a century
past his death—he has direct lineage to JJWelch Construction. That being said, the stated
incorporation date of 1852 on JJWelch’s website is admittedly confusing given that the earliest
Welch I have found (i.e. the James J. Welch in question) did not immigrate until 1865 (and
would have only been approximately four years old in 1852!). It is worth mentioning that a
William Welch (identified as a “morocco dresser”) was living with James at 4 Thorndike in 1872,
but any potential familial relation between the two would be speculative at best: this person
does not otherwise appear in any family lineage or tree that I have seen. I have reached out to
�the family directly for any extant records, though to no avail as of the time of this house history
report.
James Welch and his descendants’ imprints on the area are vast and as yet likely untold
in their entirety. In addition to 14 Thorndike, the following properties also bear his namesake:
14 Bridge St.; 15 Thorndike; and 18 Thorndike (a barn which has unfortunately been
demolished).
14 Bridge St. “James J. Welch House.” Constructed in 1896. Source: MACRIS SAL.3197.
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15 Thorndike St. “James J. Welch House.” Constructed in 1892. Source: MACRIS SAL.3182.
18 Thorndike St. “James Welch Barn.” Constructed c. 1880. Source: MACRIS SAL.3186.
�The barn pictured above (no longer extant) was judged to have been built around 1880
by James at the end of Thorndike St., likely for storage (see MACRIS SAL.3186). Welch is
reputed to have built cellars, roads, sea walls, and curbs, and also carried out blasting and road
grading. He owned quarries on Essex and School Streets in Beverly, and the location of this barn
was conveniently situated on three routes to Beverly: by Bridge Street, by water, and by the
Eastern Division of the Boston and Maine Railroad. Welch drew considerable business
enterprises in the construction of roads, as well as of industrial and residential buildings at the
end of the nineteenth century. Evidence suggests that his business interests and associates
likely overlapped with properties on Thorndike, too. For instance, Salem lumber dealer and
architect John P. Langmaid purchased the property at 14 Thorndike from Welch in 1872
(though he does not appear to have ever resided in the property, according to city directories).
�
Old Welch & Co. Contractors office on Thorndike St., likely in the vicinity of the area behind 14 Thorndike
St. See the 1897 and 1906 atlases below, marked out in the latter as “CONTRACTORS YARD”; or
potentially at the end of Thorndike St. Date of photograph unknown. Accessed 21 July 2021. JJWelch,
https://www.instagram.com/p/BS4HdQhAVCt/
�
“Estate of James Welch, Salem. J. F. Bly, Engineer” recorded with Essex South District Registry of Deeds,
th
Book 1857, Page 1. See deed from Alden P. White, Commissioner to James J. Welch, dated January 29 ,
1907, recorded in said Registry, Book 1858, Page 238.
The screenshot above captures the vastness of Welch’s properties on Thorndike St. and the immediate
surrounding area in the early 1900s. The full plan of the estate is included in the source materials below.
I want to acknowledge Nancy Doherty of the Southern Essex District Registry of Deeds for assistance in
locating this artifact.
�
1911 advertisement for James J. Welch & Co. Notice mention of 14 Bridge St. and stable on Thorndike St.
Thank you to local historian and archivist Jen Ratliff for directing me to this source.
1913 James J. Welch & Co. telephone ad in Naumkeag Directory.
�Beyond construction, the Welch family has a long history of sprawling real estate
dealings and property acquisitions. See, for instance (on the following page), a 1913 newspaper
clipping in which James J. Welch (Jr.) successfully bid $5,025 on the former Salem police station
located at 15 Front St. Five-time Salem mayor John Francis Hurley presided over the auction,
which was very vividly recounted in the newspaper clipping below.
�
�As the tables of owners and occupants below attest, 14 Thorndike appears to have been
primarily used as a rental property until the Ryan family came to own it in the mid 1940s: prior
to that time, few if any of the property owners resided in the home for any substantial period
of time. Like the Welch family, the Ryans were descendants of Irish immigrant lineage. After
renting the property since 1931, William J. Ryan (1879-??) and Mary E. Ryan (nee Manning,
1878-??) were willed the property from James J. Welch Jr.’s estate in 1946, overseen by J.
Norman Welch (1930-1988) and William D. Chapple.4 Three years later in 1849, the property
was then granted to their son, William E. Ryan (1912-1988), and his wife Dorothy M. Ryan (nee
Greenwood, 1907-1999), who owned and resided in the property until the late 1990s. Scant
details are available about the couple and their family. They were married on April 22, 1933 in
Windham New Hampshire and lived in Beverly, MA in the 1930s and 1940s.
14 Thorndike’s rather unassuming connection to the JJWelch enterprise is impressive,
but in my estimation the most fascinating element of the research conducted is what can be
learned about the original James J. Welch by way of both his prowess and commitment to the
Thorndike/Bridge St. area. As a first-generation immigrant, he was of course remarkably
resourceful and successful, developing and capitalizing on business relationships with the
proximity to industry ventures that Thorndike St. afforded. Given the amount of properties he
likely built, owned, and lived in in the immediate vicinity of 14 Thorndike, one is left with the
sense that he was an incredibly enterprising yet also whimsical person as he moved from one
property to the other on an almost yearly basis.
4
See Southern Essex District Registry of Deeds, Book 3451 Page 168.
�Owner
Document
Referenced
(Book-Page)
Until 1871, the deeds consulted and featured below from the Salem Mill Dam Corporation through to
Rufus Wyman only mention land on so-called “Mill Dam Street” which, as of the early 1830s, was
referred to as a “street lately laid out… extending from Bridge Street to the North River.” Mill Dam
Street does not appear on any Salem atlases I have seen, and is likely an early antecedent of
Thorndike St.
Salem Mill Dam Corporation
1830-1871
41
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David Buffum
$40
260-153
Elisha Odlin
$34
314-137
Jacob Berry
$175
352-219 / 433-56
Rufus Wyman
$1500
501-209
James Welch
1871-1872
1
$1
843-137
Catharine Welch
MACRIS SAL.3188
John P. Langmaid
1872-1886
14
$1,000
860-5
872-44
946-266
Bridget Tobin (ux William)
1885-1888
2
$500
1165-239
Caroline Strombeck et al
1888-1889
1
$1,300
1232-128
Brer Carlman
1889-1891
2
$1,450
1240-348
James Welch
1891-1894
3
$1,600
1327-181
Catharine Lahey
1894-1897
3
$1
1420-188
Catharine E. Tierney
1897-1897
1
$2,000
1522-53
James Fanning
1897-1907
10
1532-408
James J. Welch
1907-1946
39
$1,045
1858-238
William J. Ryan
1946-1949
3
$2,200
3451-168
Mary E. Ryan
William E. Ryan
1949-1998
49
“consideration
3660-5
Dorothy M. Ryan
paid”
Edward D. O’Brien
1998-2004
6
$84,000
15132-492
Debra O’Brien
Scott L. Cochran
2004-2006
2
$217,000
22941-241
Jose A. Tavares
2006-2008
2
$247,500
25255-79
Tania Tavares
26024-34
Thomas Greene
2008-present
13
$190,000
27609-210
Tracey M. Majka
Years of
Ownership
Number
of Years
Purchase Price
�Residents
Directory Year
Directory Notes
14 Thorndike does not appear in city directories until 1874. Any potential occupants to the
property prior to that time are unknown, with the exception of what has been put forth
above concerning the property’s likely earlier designation as 4 Thorndike.
Mary Flynn
1874
Widow, boards
Maurice Flynn
Laborer
Charles Grimes
Laborer
Charles Silver
1876
Laborer
Maurice Flynn
1878
Laborer
George W Thomas
Morocco dresser
Maurice Flynn
1879-1883
Laborer
William Martin
1884
Gas works
The property was vacant in 1886.
Edward Welch
1890-1891
Occupations unlisted
Jeremiah J Kelleher
Jeremiah J Kelleher
1893-1894
Occupation unlisted
Thomas Connelly
1895-1896
“removed to Beverly”
Jeremiah J Kelleher
Blacksmith’s helper
John H Condon
1897-1898
Occupation unlisted
Burrill M Yarigle
1901-1902
Occupation unlisted
John J Coughlin
1904-1917
Laborer
14 ½ Thorndike begins to appear during John J Coughlin’s residence at 14, with P. Coughlin
and Daniel Coughlin (teamster) variously listed as residents. In 1914, Julia Steele (widow of
John A) appears at 14 Thorndike. Additional occupants of 14 ½ in the 1920s, 1930s, and
1940s are G. P. Smith, Chester G. Thomas, George E. Rollins, Leo H. White, Thomas White,
Grace Goldthwaite, Harry F. Goldthwaite, and Mabel R. Goldthwaite.
The property was vacant in 1921.
William J. Ryan
1931-1998
Mary E. Ryan
William E. Ryan
Dorothy M. Ryan
Edward D. O’Brien
1998-2004
Debra O’Brien
Scott L. Cochran
2004-2006
Jose A. Tavares
2006-2008
Tania Tavares
Thomas M. Greene
2008-present
Tracey M. Majka
Note: Available Salem City Directories span 1837-1964. All currently accessible City Directories were consulted.
Some years were not available at the time of research.
��5/19/2021
Unofficial Property Record Card
Unofficial Property Record Card - Salem, MA
General Property Data
Parcel ID 37-0029-0
Prior Parcel ID 21 -Property Owner GREENE THOMAS M
MAJKA TRACEY M
Mailing Address 14 THORNDIKE STREET
Account Number 0
Property Location 14 THORNDIKE STREET
Property Use One Family
Most Recent Sale Date 3/14/2008
Legal Reference 27609-210
Grantor U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
City SALEM
Mailing State MA
Zip 01970
Sale Price 190,000
ParcelZoning R2
Land Area 0.069 acres
Current Property Assessment
Card 1 Value
Building Value 185,900
Xtra Features 0
Value
Land Value 134,000
Total Value 319,900
Building Description
Building Style Old Style
# of Living Units 1
Year Built 1870
Building Grade Average
Building Condition Average
Finished Area (SF) 1187.20001
Number Rooms 6
# of 3/4 Baths 0
Foundation Type Brick/Stone
Frame Type Wood
Roof Structure Mansard
Roof Cover Asphalt Shgl
Siding Asbestos
Interior Walls Plaster
# of Bedrooms 3
# of 1/2 Baths 0
Flooring Type Softwood
Basement Floor Concrete
Heating Type Forced H/Air
Heating Fuel Gas
Air Conditioning 0%
# of Bsmt Garages 0
# of Full Baths 1
# of Other Fixtures 0
Legal Description
Narrative Description of Property
This property contains 0.069 acres of land mainly classified as One Family with a(n) Old Style style building, built about 1870 , having Asbestos exterior
and Asphalt Shgl roof cover, with 1 unit(s), 6 room(s), 3 bedroom(s), 1 bath(s), 0 half bath(s).
Property Images
Disclaimer: This information is believed to be correct but is subject to change and is not warranteed.
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�ImmigraXon passenger record for James Welch dated July 26, 1865.
�1870 Census featuring the Welch family living on Thorndike.
�1880 Census featuring the Welch family residing on Thorndike.
�Marriage record for James Welch (contractor) to Mary Lynch, Jan 31 1892.
�Deaths registered in Salem in 1903, showing James J. Welch died of “heart disease” (three rows from the bo@om).
�Inventory No:
SAL.3188
Historic Name:
Welch, James House
Common Name:
Address:
14 Thorndike St
City/Town:
Salem
Village/Neighborhood:
Bridge Street
Local No:
37-29
Year Constructed:
c 1869
Architect(s):
Architectural Style(s):
Second Empire
Use(s):
Single Family Dwelling House
Significance:
Architecture
Area(s):
SAL.DG: Thorndike Street Area
Designation(s):
Building Materials(s):
Roof: Asphalt Shingle
Wall: Asbestos Shingle; Wood
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FORM B
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BUILDING
FORM NO.
Drr
Town
3 [33
Salem
Address
lk
Historic
Use:
Thorndike
St.
Name
Present
residential
Original
DESCRIPTION':
Date
by 1869
Source
Naumkeag
Sty 1e
Directories
Second Empire
Architect
Exterior wall fabric
asbestos
shingles
Outbuildings
Major a l t e r a t i o n s
(with
Date
Moved
Approx.
Recorded by
M
-
M a 3 a g u t l / k . Murphy
Organization
Salem P l a n n i n g Dept.
Date
October,
acreage
Setting
1985
(Staple a d d i t i o n a l sheets
dates)
here)
about 3,000
residential
s.f.
�A P ^ I T E C T U R A L SIGNIFICANCE ( D e s c r i b e i m p o r t a n t a r c h i t e c t u r a l f e a t u r e s
e v a l u a t e i n terms o f o t h e r b u i l d i n g s w i t h i n the community.)
and
A m o d e s t e x a m p l e o f t h e S e c o n d E m p i r e s t y l e , t h i s l-§- s t o r y r e s i d e n c e , a l t h o u g h s i d e d ,
s t i l l r e t a i n s some o r i g i n a l m a t e r i a l a n d d e t a i l i n g .
Characteristic features include
t h e mansard r o o f , b r a c k e t e d door hood, and f l a t - r o o f e d dormers.
V e r n a c u l a r houses
o f t h i s t y p e a r e common t o t h e B r i d g e S t . a r e a .
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srponr j*0oo e* f
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE ( E x p l a i n t h e r o l e owners p l a y e d i n l o c a l o r s t a t e
h i s t o r y a n d how t h e b u i l d i n g r e l a t e s t o t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e c o m m u n i t y . )
I n 1874 James W e l c h , l a b o r e r , owned t h r e e o f t h e f o u r s t r u c t u r e s e x i s t i n g on t h e n o r t h
side of.Thorndike Street.
He i s l i s t e d a s l i v i n g i n 1 6 T h o r n d i k e S t r e e t i n t h a t s a m e y e a r .
1872 a n d 1869 d i r e c t o r i e s show h i s a d d r e s s
as 4 Thorndike Street, which i s presumably the
same h o u s e .
James Welch i s l i s t e d as l i v i n g a t the c o r n e r of Grove and Tremont S t r e e t s i n
1866.
W e l c h was a l a r g e p r o p e r t y owner i n t h e B r i d g e S t r e e t a r e a d u r i n g t h i s t i m e .
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BIBLIOGRAPHY a n d / o r PJEFERENCES (name o f p u b l i c a t i o n , a u t h o r , d a t e a n d p u b l i s h e r )
S a l e m Maps & D i r e c t o r i e s
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Present
owner
at
Description:
Date
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Source
Style
4.
Map.
D r a w s k e t c h of b u i l d i n g l o c a t i o n
in r e l a t i o n to nearest c r o s s
other buildings.
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<
Architect
streets and
north.
Exterior wall fabric
l^zfLo
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Outbuildings (describe)
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Other
5.
_
features
Altered^
Date
Moved
Date
Lot size:
One a c r e
-
or less
c
_ » ^ ^ O v e r one a c r e
Approximate
frontage
Approximate
d i s t a n c e of b u i l d i n g f r o m
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S u b s e q u e n t u s e s (if any) a n d dates_
8. T h e m e s (check as many as
Aboriginal
Agricultural
Architectural
The A r t s
Commerce
Communication
C o m m u n i t y development
applicable)
Conservation
Education
Exploration/
settlement
Industry
Military
Political
Recreation
Religion
Science/
invention
Social/
humanitarian
Transportation
9 . H i s t o r i c a l s i g n i f i c a n c e ( i n c l u d e e x p l a n a t i o n of t h e m e s c h e c k e d a b o v e )
6
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10. B i b l i o g r a p h y and/or r e f e r e n c e s (such as l o c a l h i s t o r i e s , deeds ,
e a r l y maps, etc.)
assessor's
/I
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records,
�Inventory No:
SAL.3182
Historic Name:
Welch, James House
Common Name:
Address:
15 Thorndike St
City/Town:
Salem
Village/Neighborhood:
Bridge Street
Local No:
37-24
Year Constructed:
1892
Architect(s):
Architectural Style(s):
Queen Anne
Use(s):
Single Family Dwelling House
Significance:
Architecture
Area(s):
SAL.DG: Thorndike Street Area
Designation(s):
Building Materials(s):
Roof: Asphalt Shingle
Wall: Asbestos Shingle; Wood
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appearance of related information in MACRIS. Users should also note that not all source materials for the MACRIS
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public research area at its offices at the State Archives Building, 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, open M-F, 9-5.
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FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. IF YOU ARE REPRESENTING A DEVELOPER AND/OR A PROPOSED PROJECT THAT WILL
REQUIRE A PERMIT, LICENSE OR FUNDING FROM ANY STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY YOU MUST SUBMIT A PROJECT NOTIFICATION
FORM TO MHC FOR MHC'S REVIEW AND COMMENT. You can obtain a copy of a PNF through the MHC web site (www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc)
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FORM B - BUILDING •
FORM
D-H
NO.
318^
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
80 BOYLSTON STREET'.
BOSTON, MA 02116
Salem
15 T h o m d i k e
St.
residential
^kinal
"
Salem
SKETCH MAP
Show property's l o c a t i o n i n r e l a t i o n
to nearest cross streets and/or
geographical features.
Indicate
a l l buildings between inventoried
property and nearest i n t e r s e c t i o n .
Indicate north.
.
Directories
Q u e e n Anne V e r n a c u l a r
Style
Architect
Exterior wall fabric
asbestos
siding
Outbuildings
;
Major alterations ( v i t h dates)_
Date
Moved
Approx.
Recorded by
M
»
M a l a g u t i / K . Murphy
Organization
Salem P l a n n i n g Dept.
Date
October,
acreage
Setting
1985
(Staple additional sheets here)
about 6,300
residential
s.f.
�5/U. 3*
(
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE ( D e s c r i b e i m p o r t a n t a r c h i t e c t u r a l f e a t u r e s
e v a l u a t e i n terms o f o t h e r b u i l d i n g s w i t h i n the community.)
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and
15 T h o r n d i k e S t . i s a n i n t e r e s t i n g v e r n a c u l a r e x p r e s s i o n o f t h e Queen Anne s t y l e .
B u i l t on a c r o s s - g a b l e p l a n , t h e e n t r a n c e i s l o c a t e d under a p o r c h a t t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n of. t h e t w o w i n g s .
B r a c k e t e d porch p o s t s , deep eaves and eave r e t u r n s , and
a t w o - s t o r y bay a r e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c d e t a i l s ,
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
( E x p l a i n t h e r o l e owner s p l a y e d i n l o c a l o r s t a t e _
h i s t o r y a n d how t h e b u i l d i n g r e l a t e s t o t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e c o m m u n i t y . )
T h i s h o u s e w a s c o n s t r u c t e d i n 1 8 9 2 b y J a m e s W e l c h , a s t o n e c o n t r a c t o r who b u i l t
c e l l a r s and f o u n d a t i o n s , r o a d s and u n d e r p i n n i n g s .
H i s s t o n e q u a r r i e s were l o c a t e d on E s s e x and
Wellman S t r e e t s i n B e v e r l y .
A l t h o u g h t h i s h o u s e was r e n t e d o u t , W e l c h h i m s e l f l i v e d a c r o s s
the
s t r e e t a t 16 T h o r n d i k e S t r e e t .
I n b u i l d i n g 15 T h o r n d i k e S t r e e t W e l c h c a p i t a l i z e d u p o n t h e
need f o r moderately p r i c e d h o u s i n g r e s u l t i n g from i n d u s t r i a l growth i n the B r i d g e S t r e e t
area
a t t h e end n i n e t e e n t h
century.
BIBLIOGRAPHY a n d / o r REFERENCES (name o f p u b l i c a t i o n , a u t h o r , d a t e a n d p u b l i s h e r )
S a l e m Maps &
Directories
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7/82
�Inventory No:
SAL.3186
Historic Name:
Welch, James Barn
Common Name:
Address:
18 Thorndike St
City/Town:
Salem
Village/Neighborhood:
Bridge Street
Local No:
37-38
Year Constructed:
c 1880
DEMOLISHED
Architect(s):
Architectural Style(s):
No style
Use(s):
Abandoned or Vacant; Out Building; Warehouse
Significance:
Agriculture; Architecture; Commerce
Area(s):
SAL.DG: Thorndike Street Area
Designation(s):
Building Materials(s):
Wall: Wood; Wood Clapboard
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records and related scanned files may be updated as new information is incorporated into MHC files. Users should
note that there may be a considerable lag time between the receipt of new or updated records by MHC and the
appearance of related information in MACRIS. Users should also note that not all source materials for the MACRIS
database are made available as scanned images. Users may consult the records, files and maps available in MHC's
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REQUIRE A PERMIT, LICENSE OR FUNDING FROM ANY STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY YOU MUST SUBMIT A PROJECT NOTIFICATION
FORM TO MHC FOR MHC'S REVIEW AND COMMENT. You can obtain a copy of a PNF through the MHC web site (www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc)
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�FORM B -
.—
BUILDING
FORM NO.
AREA
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
80 BOYLSTON STREET
BOSTON, MA 02116
Salem
18 T h o r n f l i k p .
Street
i c Name
Present v
Original
a r a
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nr
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PTION
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mapg
Vernacular
tect
Sketch Map:
Draw nap showing p r o p e r t y ' s l o c a t i o n
in r e l a t i o n to n e a r e st c r o s s s t r e e t s and/or
geographical features.
Indicate a l l buildings
between i n v e n t o r i e d p r o p e r t y and n e a r e s t
intersection(s).
I n d i c a t e north
E x t e r i o r Wall
Outbuildings
Fabric
Clapboard
44/A-
Major A l t e r a t i o n s
(with dates) None
Condition
Moved No
UTM
REFERENCE
USGS QUADRANGLE_
SCALE
Date
Acreage
30,000
Setting
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storage.
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grading.
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q u a r r i e s on Essex and School Streets i n B e v e r l y .
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by B r i d g e S t r e e t , by w a t e r a n d by t h e E a s t e r n D i v i s i o n o f
the B and M R a i l r o a d .
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b u i l d i n g s , a t t h e end o f t h e n i n e t e e n t h c e n t u r y , p r o v i d e d ample b u s i n e s s f o r Welch.
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�1930 census—see William J. Ryan family residing on Thorndike
�Boston College yearbook clipping for William Edward Ryan, who came to own 14 Thorndike in 1946. Yearbook image dated 1929.
�Marriage record for William E. Ryan and Dorothy M. Greenwood, dated 1933.
�WELCH
Boston Globe (1960-1989); Apr 17, 1965; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Boston Globe
pg. 19
Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.
�J. Norman Welch Of construction firm
Boston Globe (1960-1989); Nov 28, 1971; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Boston Globe
pg. 72
Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.
�City record of added egress on 1st floor, 9/17/1987
��1874 atlas, Ward 2
�1874 atlas,
enlarged
to show
Thorndike
�1890 Sanborn fire insurance map
�1897
atlas
�1906 atlas, see CONTRACTORS
YARD behind 14 Thorndike
�"Estate of James Welch, Salem, J. F. Bly, Engineer"
recorded with Essex South District Registry of Deeds, Book 1857, Page 1.
See deed from Alden P White, Commissioner to
James J. Welch, dated January 29th, 1907,
recorded in said Registry, Book 1858, Page 238.
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41 Flint Street
Rufus B. Gifford
Master Builder
Built circa 1869
Written and researched
by Isabella Connor
Historic Salem, Inc.
9 North Street, Salem, MA 01970
978.745.0799 | HistoricSalem.org
© 2021
�Isabella Connor, New England Author & Historian.
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41 Flint Street in the background of a stereoview of the Bowditch School. Published by J.S. Lefavour, Salem, Mass., circa
1880-82. Courtesy of Salem State University Digital Commons.
Introduction & Architectural Details:
Located in Salem’s McIntire Historic District, the house at 41 Flint Street was built around
1869 by master builder Rufus B. Gifford. It is an excellent example of a Second Empire style home,
featuring a mansard roof and a handsome bay window above a projecting Italianate style portico.
Details of a typical Second Empire home. From The Salem Handbook, Historic
Salem Inc., 1977.
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The section of Flint Street the home is situated on was once called Dean Street, and the
house number and street name changed to 41 Flint Street from 11 Dean Street when Dean Street
was incorporated into Flint Street sometime between 1886 and 1890.1
Atlas depiction of the property as “11 Dean Street.” Atlas of the City of Salem, Massachusetts.
Published by G.M. Hopkins, 1874.
Prior to and during construction of the home, the Giffords lived next door at 149 Federal
Street.2 On the opposite side of 41 Flint Street was the Bowditch public grammar school at 35 Flint
Street, the building of which is now the Bowditch Place Condominiums. Early information about 41
1
2
1886 & 1890 Salem City Directories.
MHC MACRIS SAL.642, “Carlton, John F. - Gifford, Rufus House.”
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Flint Street was detailed by Henry K. Oliver, a local public servant who had previously served as
Salem’s mayor. In 1885, Oliver wrote the following about 41 Flint Street;
Opposite the Culliton Estate and on Dean Street is the estate with house of Rufus B.
Gifford built by him in 1869 upon the estate formerly owned by Stephen Bradshaw
Ives, father of Wm. Ives, printer, and Stephen B. Ives, founders of Salem Observer.
The old house was sold and removed to Phelps Court, and the present then built.
The land is 49 feet on Dean Street, and the depth is 40 feet. The house is of two
stories with a high French roof, having ample rooms, there being eleven rooms in the
whole house. The house is of 25 feet front and 36 feet deep with eleven rooms, a
projection on the northerly side of six feet by 18, the whole height of the house, that
being 30 feet. A flower garden is on the south and west sides bordering on the yard
of the Bowditch school house. The house is of veryattractive appearance, and with
all modern appliances. It is occupied by Mr. Gifford and family. In its rear is a yard
and adjoining garden with fruit trees on Dean Street extending southerly to the
Stearns Estate.3
Rufus B. Gifford & Sarah E. Gifford: 1860s — 1910s
In 1865, Rufus B. Gifford purchased a small massage of land from John Remond, which sat
behind his then home at 149 Federal Street.4 On May 17, 1869, Gifford purchased adjoining land
from the city of Salem,5 and in combination with the land he had purchased in 1865, he was able to
begin construction of the 41 Flint Street home. As a master builder and carpenter, Rufus B. Gifford
worked at a family-owned building company started by his brother, Thomas J. Gifford, called “T. J.
Gifford & Co.” By 1872, the house’s construction was completed and listed in the Salem City
Directory.6
3
Henry K. Oliver, "Reminiscences of Federal Street, Written in 1885," page 183.
Essex County Registry of Deeds Book 688, Page 127.
5
Essex County Registry of Deeds Book 776, Page 12.
6
It should be noted that 1870 & 1871 city directories were not located for reference, so the house’s exact year of
completion is unclear.
4
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T. J. Gifford & Co. Advertisement, 1878 Salem City Directory.
Rufus B. Gifford married a woman named Emma Sanderson in 1847.7 After only a few short
years of marriage, Emma Sanderson Gifford passed away from “consumption,” or what is now
known as tuberculosis.8
By the 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Rufus B. Gifford had married Sarah Elizabeth
Hayward.9 Rufus and Sarah Gifford faced many hardships as parents, losing several children in
infancy and early childhood, including four year-old Emma and three year-old Albert, who both
passed away of scarlet fever within ten days of eachother in 1862.10 In 1874, Rufus B. and Sarah E.
7
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2005.
8
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
9
1855 Massachusetts State Census.
10
Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915.
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Gifford welcomed a new family member, a son named Josiah.11 It is possible that the Gifford
children may have attended the Bowditch school next door to their home. The Giffords also
employed and housed servants in their household at 41 Flint Street, most of them being young
women who had immigrated from Ireland. In the 1870 Federal Census, a twenty-two year-old
woman from Ireland named Anne Bradley is listed as a household member.12
By 1870, Rufus and Sarah Gifford’s surviving children were seven-year old Sarah E. Jr. and
five-year old Rufus B. Jr. A birth record for a “Sarah E. Gifford Jr.” was not located, but one for a
“Lizzie” Gifford in 1862 was found.13 There are no later references to a “Sarah E. Gifford,” but
references to an “Elizabeth S. Gifford” with the same birth year begin to appear in primary records.
It can be inferred that “Sarah E.”and “Elizabeth S.” are the same person with the first and middle
names swapped. In 1890, Elizabeth S. Gifford married a man named Stephen H. Knight, and the
couple moved to Detroit, Michigan.14
The Gifford’s eldest son, Rufus B. Gifford Jr., became a bank-teller and married Annie
Thorndike in 1890.15
Rufus B. Gifford passed away of liver cancer on April 3, 1892 at the age of sixty-five.16 He
left behind a will which stated in part:
After the payment of my just debts and funeral charges, I bequeath and devise as
follows: Item First, I bequeath and devise all my real and personal estate of whatever
nature and wherever found to Rufus B. Gifford Jr. of Salem to be held in trust; all
net income of said property to be paid to my beloved wife Sarah Elizabeth during
her natural life. Item second, For ten years after the decease of my wife the property
11
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
12
1870 US Federal Census.
13
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
14
New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915.
15
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
16
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
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shall be held in the same trust and the income shall be equally divided between my
three children Elizabeth G. Knight wife of Stephen H. Knight now of Detroit
Michigan, and Rufus B. Gifford Jr, and Josiah H. Gifford both now of Salem, Mass,
if living, and if either shall decease before theexpiration of said term bearing issue
the share of said deceased shall be paid to such issue. Item third, at the expiration of
the aforenamed time the said property shall be equally divided between my three
aforesaid children. 17
Rufus B. Gifford Jr. passed away from appendicitis in September of 1892 at twenty-seven years-old,
just around five months after his father’s death.18
In 1899, Josiah H. Gifford married Louise B. Haddock,19 and the couple lived in 41 Flint
Street alongside Sarah E. Gifford.20 Sarah E. Gifford passed away at seventy-nine years old on the
eve of Halloween in 1908, and was buried at Harmony Grove Cemetery.21
Josiah H. Gifford & Louise B. Gifford: 1910s — 1942
After his mother’s passing, Josiah H. Gifford continued to live in the 41 Flint Street home
with his wife Louise B. Gifford. Josiah H. Gifford was the President of the Merchants National
Bank and Vice-President of Roger Conant Cooperative Bank.22 On September 9, 1922, Josiah
Gifford’s sister Elizabeth Knight, and her husband Stephen Knight, sold their share of the property
to him.23 On November 10, 1928, Josiah Gifford sold 41 Flint Street to a Michael J. Reardon for an
unknown sum described as “consideration paid.” 24 That same day, Michael J. Reardon sold the
17
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
18
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
19
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
20
1900 US Federal Census.
21
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2013.
22
1931 Salem City Directory.
23
Essex County Registry of Deeds Book 2527, Page 375.
24
Essex County Registry of Deeds Book 2786, Page 339.
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property back to Josiah and Louise Gifford, establishing Louise as an owner of the property
alongside Josiah.25
Josiah and Louisa Gifford were both heavily involved in the Salem community. Josiah H.
Gifford was an early investor and supporter of the Hawthorne Hotel, or what was then referred to
as “Salem’s New Modern Hotel,”26 and Louise B. Gifford served as a Director on the board of The
House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association in the organization's early years.27 There do not
appear to be any records of Josiah and Louise Gifford having children. In 1941, Josiah H. Gifford
passed away on Christmas Eve at the age of sixty-seven.28
25
Essex County Registry of Deeds Book 2786, Page 340.
Salem Hotel Corporation, "Salem's New Modern Hotel" (1923). Books & Pamphlets. 36.
https://digitalcommons.salemstate.edu/books_pamphlets/36
27
The House of Seven Gables Settlement Association, "Fifth Annual Report of the House of Seven GablesSettlement
Association,
Salem, Massachusetts 1914-1915" (1915). Books & Pamphlets. 2.
https://digitalcommons.salemstate.edu/books_pamphlets/2
28
Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
26
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Josiah H. Gifford Obituary, The Boston Daily Globe—Thursday, December 25, 1941. Courtesy of Ancestry.com. U.S.,
Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
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41 Flint Street in the Mid-20th — Early 21st Centuries:
On May 28, 1942, Louise B. Gifford sold 41 Flint Street to Agnes McGrath of Nahant.29
Agnes McGrath lived at 41 Flint Street with her husband, Joseph McGrath, who worked in the
leather industry.30 Agnes McGrath sold the home to Katherine C. Sheehan on April 2, 1945.31
Dr. Katherine C. Sheehan was a physician who ran her practice out of her home at 41 Flint
Street.32 In 1948, Dr. Sheehan sold 41 Flint Street to her daughter, Genevive Veronica Sheehan, and
herself as “joint tenants.” 33 Dr. Katherine Sheehan passed away in 1951, leaving Genevive Sheehan
as the sole owner of the house. Genevive Sheehan began renting the home to Nancy Lowery.34
Nancy Lowery was listed in the 1940 US Federal Census as Dr. Katherine C. Sheehan’s
grand-daughter, and her mother was likely Catherine Lowery, who died in 1935.35 Genevive V.
Sheehan passed away in 1953, leaving the home to Nancy Lowery.36 Nancy Lowery worked as a
secretary as of the 1954 Salem City Directory’s publication.
29
Essex County Registry of Deeds Book 3295, Page 94.
1943 & 1944 Salem City Directories.
31
Essex County Registry of Deeds Book 3400, Page 368.
32
1950 & 1951 Salem City directories.
33
Essex County Registry of Deeds Book 3630, Page 407.
34
1952 Salem City Directory.
35
Find A Grave Memorial ID: 196992399.
36
In Essex County Registry of Deeds Book 4086, Page 339, Nancy Lowery states “"For my title see deed of Katherine
C. Sheehan to Genevieve V. Sheehan and Katherine C. Sheehan recorded Essex South District Deed, Book 3630, Page
407. (Said Katherine C. Sheehan having died at Said Salem on October 21, 1951) and Estate Genevieve V. Sheehan,
Essex Probate No. 241,280.” These probate records are not yet available online publicly. Due to the “72 year rule,”
records such as this and the 1950 US Federal Census will be made available to the public in April of 2022.
30
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Nancy Lowery, 1943 Salem High School Yearbook.
Courtesy of Ancestry.com U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999.
Sheehan Family Plot. Saint Mary's Cemetery, Salem. Findagrave.com Memorial ID: 196992071.
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On July 27, 1954, Nancy Lowery sold 41 Flint Street to Zeno J. Gawrys and Noella B.
Gawrys.37 The couple lived in the home with their son, Dennis J. Gawrys.38 Zeno J. Gawrys worked
as a salesman for Fenway Park Motors.39 He passed away in 1961 at the age of thirty-eight. 40
Dennis J. Gawrys, 1959 Salem High School Yearbook.
Courtesy of Ancestry.com U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999.
In September of 1968, Noella B. Gawrys sold 41 Flint Street Paul A. Wilkins.41 Paul A.
Wilkins owned the home until October of 1983 when it was sold to Wayne C. Sousa.42 In 2003, the
home was sold to Mary S. Simpson.43
37
Essex County Registry of Deeds Book 4086, Page 339.
1962 Salem City Directory.
39
1958 Salem City Directory.
40
Find A Grave Memorial ID: 120073768.
41
Essex County Registry of Deeds Book 5560, Page 643.
42
Essex County Registry of Deeds Book 7248, Page 304.
43
Essex County Registry of Deeds Book 22318, Page 552.
38
�Inventory No:
SAL.641
Historic Name:
Gifford, Rufus B. House
Common Name:
Address:
41 Flint St
City/Town:
Salem
Village/Neighborhood:
Central Salem
Local No:
25-105
Year Constructed:
1869
Architect(s):
Architectural Style(s):
Second Empire
Use(s):
Single Family Dwelling House
Significance:
Architecture
Area(s):
SAL.HD: Federal Street
SAL.HU: McIntire Historic District
Designation(s):
Local Historic District (03/03/1981)
Building Materials(s):
Roof: Slate
Wall: Glass; Wood; Wood Clapboard
Foundation: Brick; Granite; Stone, Cut
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�FORM B - BUILDING
LHD 3/3/81
Assessor's number
TJSGS Quad
25-105
Area(s)
Salem
Town
HU,HD
Form Number
641
Salem
Place (neighborhood or village) Central Salem
Address 41 Flint Street
Historic Name Rufus B. Gifford House
Uses: Present
Residential
Original Residential
Date of Construction
Source
1869
Oliver: 1885
Style/Form Second Empire
Architect/Builder unknown
Exterior Material:
Foundation Granite
Wall/Trim
Wood Clapboard
Roof
Slate
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures
none
Major Alterations (with dates) date? - recessed entrance
enclosed with glass
Condition
good
Moved _\ no
Acreage
Recorded by
Lisa Mausolf
Organization
Salem Planning Department
oRi€®i¥E©
AUG 0 5
yes
Date
less than one acre
set on sidewalk on street of late 18th-20th
century dwellings, adjacent to Bowditch School
1997
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Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form.
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�BUILDING F O R M
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A R C H I T E C T U R A L DESCRIPTION
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the
community.
41 Flint Street is a modest but well-preserved Second Empire-style house, two stories in height and capped by a concave
mansard roof sheathed in fishscale slate shingles. The clapboarded building rests on a granite foundation. The facade
measures just two bays wide and has a recessed, sidehall entrance which has been enclosed with glass. Inside the vestibule,
the double doors each display two raised panels and are capped by a rectangular transom. The sidewalls of the entrance are
paneled. Projecting from the entrance is a flat door hood decorated by small brackets and supported by two large scroll
brackets decorated by incised and cut-out decoration and terminating with crocket pendants. Resting on the door hood is a
second story, three-sided bay window decorated by small brackets. The remaining windows contain 2/2 sash with molded
surrounds and flanked by shutters. Rising from thefrontand south slopes of the roof are two peaked dormers containing 2/2
sash. Paired brackets spanned by smaller brackets decorate the cornice line. The front edge of the larger brackets is
decorated by a bead molding and end in pendants. On the south side there is an enclosed chimney stack with a brick top.
Projecting to the north is a two-story wing resting on a granite and brick foundation and also capped by a mansard roof.
There is a stained glass window on the north side. At the rear is a single-story wing with 2/2 windows and a modem sixpanel door.
The house is setback about five feet from the sidewalk. Above a granite base, an iron picket fence encloses the front yard
which is filled with bushes and a small tree. A gravel driveway and capped board fence extend to the south of the house.
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE
Describe the history of the building. Explain its associations with local (or state) history. Include uses of the buildi
the role(s) the owners/occupants played within the community.
According to Henry K. Oliver, writing in 1885, this house was constructed in 1869 for Rufus B. Gifford. The house was
constructed on the site of the house owned by Stephen Bradshaw Ives, father of William Ives, printer and Stephen B. Ives,
founders of the Salem Observer. The old house was moved to Phelps Court to make room for the present house. In 1885,
Oliver observed that there was a flower garden on the south and west sides, bordering on the yard of the Bowditch School.
There was a rear yard and adjoining garden with fruit trees on Dean Street (Oliver 1885).
Josiah H. Gifford, cajhier at the Merchants National Bank was living here from the turn of the century until the early 1940s.
Later occupants included Mrs. Katherine Sheehan and Zeno Gawrys.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
Hopkins, G.M. Atlas of Salem. Massachusetts. Philadelphia: 1874.
Mclntyre, Henry C.E. Map of the City of Salem. Philadelphia: 1851.
Oliver, Henry K. "Reminiscences of Federal Street, Written in 1885", E1HC 82 (April 1946): 179-185.
Richards, L.J. Atlas of the City of Salem. Massachusetts. 1897.
Salem City Directories, 1836-1970.
Salem Historic Resources Survey, 1979.
Sanborn Insurance Maps, 1890, 1906, 1950, 1957, 1965, 1970. [Massachusetts State Library].
Tolles, Bryant F., Jr. Architecture in Salem: an Illustrated Guide. Salem: Essex Institute, 1983.
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220 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, Massachusetts 02125
Community
Property Address
Salem
41 Flint Street
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641
National Register of Historic Places Criteria Statement Form
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Statement of Significance by: Lisa Mausolf
Justify criteria that are checked in the above sections:
The Rufus Gifford House at 41 Flint Street is a good and well-preserved example of the Second Empire style, displaying a
characteristic mansard roof, bracketed door hood and bracketed cornice. It retains integrity of location, design, setting,
materials, workmanship, feeling and association. The house would be a contributing element if the Chestnut Street Historic
District (listed 8/28/1973) were expanded to include Flint Street.
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�Chain of Title, 41 Flint Street, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
Date Recorded
Grantor(s)
Grantee(s)
Consideration
John Remond of
August 16, 1865 Salem
May 17, 1869 City of Salem
"The Massage on Dean Street, in
said Salem, the same bounded
Easterly by said Street Northerly
on land of said Gifford, Westerly
on land of Leonard B. Harrington
and Southerly on land now or late
$55.00 of Henderson and others."
Rufus B. Gifford, of said
Salem
Rufus B. Gifford, of said
Salem
Conveyance of
Michael J. Reardon, of
Salem
Josiah H. Gifford, and
Michael J. Reardon, of Louise B. Gifford, they
Salem, being
being husdand and wife,
November 10, 1928 unmarried
both of Salem
Document
Book : Page
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
688 : 127
Notes
"Beginning at the present corner
of the lot on Dean Street and at
land of said Gifford and thence
running in a Southeasterly
direction by said Dean Street
sixteen feet; thence in a
Southwesterly direction fifty two
feet by other land of the said City
to a point in the present division
fence between lands of said City
of Salem and said Gifford; then
turning and running in a
Northeasterly direction by land of
said Gifford fifty four feet to the
corner began at on Dean Street:
said lot containing four hundred
and twenty-four feet."
One dollar
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
776 : 12
"Northerly on land now or late of
Eagen on four slightly varying
courses of thirty feet, two feet,
thirty feet thirty-five feet,
respectively; Easterly by Flint
Street, fifty-one feet; Southerly on
land of the City of Salem, one
hundred and five feet; and
Westerly on land now or late of
Harrington forty-six feet."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
2527 : 375
"consideration paid"
"Northerly on land now or late of
Eagen on four slightly varying
courses of thirty feet, two feet,
thirty feet thirty-five feet,
respectively; Easterly by Flint
Street, fifty-one feet; Southerly on
land of the City of Salem, one
hundred and five feet; and
Westerly on land now or late of
Harrington forty-six feet."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
2786 : 339
"consideration paid"
"Northerly on land now or late of
Eagen on four slightly varying
courses of thirty feet, two feet,
thirty feet thirty-five feet,
respectively; Easterly by Flint
Street, fifty-one feet; Southerly on
land of the City of Salem, one
hundred and five feet; and
Westerly on land now or late of
Harrington forty-six feet."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
Stephen K. Knight, and
Elizabeth G. Knight his
wife, in her right, of
September 9, 1922 Detroit Michigan
Josiah H. Gifford, of Salem "consideration paid"
November 10, 1928 Josiah H. Gifford
Source
2786 : 340
"Meaning hereby to convey one
undivided half part of the above
described premises."
�Louise B. Gifford,
May 28, 1942 widow, of Salem
April 2, 1945 Agnes Mcgrath
October 28, 1948 Katherine C. Sheehan
July 27, 1954 Nancy Lowery
Noella B. Gawrys,
widow of Zeno J.
August 29, 1961 Gawrys
Noella B. Gawrys, as
trustee of the Gawrys
August 4, 1966 Family Trust
"consideration paid"
"Northerly on land now or late of
Eagen on four slightly varying
courses of thirty feet, two feet,
thirty feet thirty-five feet,
respectively; Easterly by Flint
Street, fifty-one feet; Southerly on
land of the City of Salem, one
hundred and five feet; and
Westerly on land now or late of
Harrington forty-six feet."
"consideration paid"
"Northerly on land now or late of
Eagen on four slightly varying
courses of thirty feet, two feet,
thirty feet, and thirty-five feet,
respectively; Easterly by Flint
Street, fifty-one feet; Southerly on
land of the City of Salem, one
hundred five feet; and Westerly on
land now or late of Harrington,
forty-six feet."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
3400 : 368
"Geneieve V. Sheehan and
myself, as joint tenants not
as tenants in common"
"consideration paid"
"Northerly on land now or late of
Eagen on four slightly varying
courses of thirty feet, two feet,
thirty feet, and thirty-five feet,
respectively; Easterly by Flint
Street, fifty-one feet; Southerly on
land of the City of Salem, one
hundred five feet; and Westerly on
land now or late of Harrington,
forty-six feet."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
3630 : 407
Zeno J. Gawrys and Noella
B. Gawrys. husband and
wife, as tenants by entirety "consideration paid"
"Northerly on land now or late of
Eagen on four (4) slightly varying
courses of thirty (30) feet, two (2)
feet, thirty (30) feet, and thirty-five
(35) feet, respectively; Easterly by
Flint Street, fifty-one (51) feet;
Southerly on land of the City of
Salem, one hundred five (105) feet;
and Westerly on land now or late
of Harrington, forty-six (46) feet."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
4086 : 564
Noella B. Gawrys, as
Trustee of the Gawrys
Family Trust
"consideration paid"
"Northerly on land now or late of
Eagen on four (4) slightly varying
courses of thirty (30) feet, two (2)
feet, thirty (30) feet, and thirty-five
(35) feet, respectively; Easterly by
Flint Street, fifty-one (51) feet;
Southerly on land of the City of
Salem, one hundred five (105) feet;
and Westerly on land now or late
of Harrington, forty-six (46) feet."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
4822 : 339
"consideration paid"
"Northerly on land now or late of
Eagen on four (4) slightly varying
courses of thirty (30) feet, two (2)
feet, thirty (30) feet, and thirty-five
(35) feet, respectively; Easterly by
Flint Street, fifty-one (51) feet;
Southerly on land of the City of
Salem, one hundred five (105) feet;
and Westerly on land now or late
of Harrington, forty-six (46) feet."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
5383 : 621
Agnes McGrath of Nahant
Katherine C. Sheehan
Noella B. Gawrys
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
3295 : 94
"For my title see deed of Katherine
C. Sheehan to Genevieve V.
Sheehan and Katherine C. Sheehan
recorded Essex South District Deed,
Book 3630, Page 407. (Said
Katherine C. Sheehan having died at
Said Salem on October 21, 1951) and
Estate Genevieve V. Sheehan, Essex
Probate No. 241,280."
�September 26, 1968 Noella B. Gawrys
October 18, 1983 Paul A. Wilkins
April 5, 1985 Wayne Sousa
Paul A. Wilkins
Wayne C. Sousa
Wayne Sousa, Trustee of
41 Flint Street
Condominuim Trust
Wayne C. Sousa, a/k/a
Wayne Sousa,
indivudually and as
trustee of 41 Flint
Street Condominium
October 22, 2003 Trust
Mary S. Simpson
"Northerly on land now or late of
Eagen on four (4) slightly varying
courses of thirty (30) feet, two (2)
feet, thirty (30) feet, and thirty-five
(35) feet, respectively; Easterly by
Flint Street, fifty-one (51) feet;
Southerly on land of the City of
Salem, one hundred five (105) feet;
and Westerly on land now or late
of Harrington, forty-six (46) feet."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
5560 : 643
"Northerly on land now or late of
Eagen on four (4) slightly varying
courses of thirty (30) feet, two (2)
feet, thirty (30) feet and thirty-five
(35) feet, respectively; Easterly by
Flint Street, fifty-one (51) feet;
Southerly on land of the City of
Salem, one hundred five (105) feet;
and Westerly on land now or late
$63,000.00 of Harrington, forty-six (46) feet."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
7248 : 304
"consideration paid"
"One dollar ($1.00) and
other valuable
considerations"
"Northerly on land now or late of
Eagen on four (4) slightly varying
courses of thirty (30) feet, two (2)
feet, thirty (30) feet and thirty-five
(35) feet, respectively; Easterly by
Flint Street, fifty-one (51) feet;
Southerly on land of the City of
Salem, one hundred five (105) feet;
and Westerly on land now or late
of Harrington, forty-six (46) feet."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
"Northerly on land now or late of
Eagen on four (4) slightly varying
courses of thirty (30) feet, two (2)
feet, thirty (30) feet and thirty-five
(35) feet, respectively; Easterly by
Flint Street, fifty-one (51) feet;
"Consideration paid and in Southerly on land of the City of
full consideration of less
Salem, one hundred five (105) feet;
than one hundred and
and Westerly on land now or late
0/100 ($100.00) dollars"
of Harrington, forty-six (46) feet."
Essex County Registry of Deeds Deed
7717 : 371
22318 : 552
This deed was later updated to
include the grantor's middle initial in
the form of a confirmatory deed
dated November 20, 1990, located
in Book 10633, Page 506.
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Flint Street
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41 Flint Street, Salem, MA, 01970
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House History
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Rufus B. Gifford
Master Builder
Built circa 1869
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Historic Salem, Inc.
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Historic Salem, Inc. house histories
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Built circa 1869
House history completed 2021
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Isabella Connor
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English
1869
2021
41 Flint Street
Gifford
Massachusetts
master builder
Salem