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Holly Street
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13-15 Holly Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
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House history
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Plaque was granted after research was presented by homeowner; no formal house history on record.
13 Holly Street:
Built in 1915 for Hattie and Frank Brennan, dairy merchant
15 Holly Street:
Built in 1915 for Annie & Harry Fitch, dairy merchant
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Historic Salem, Inc.
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Historic Salem, Inc. house histories
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Historic Salem, Inc., Salem Historical Society
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1915, 2014
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Emily Udy
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English
13
15
1915
2014
Annie
Brennan
Dairy Merchant
Emily
Fitch
Frank
Harry
Hattie
Holly
Massachusetts
Salem
Street
Udy
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8 ½ Daniels St
Built c. 1915
for Joseph Kowalski, farmer
and his wife, Julianna
Researched and written by Dan Graham
May 2022
�Image taken from property record card for 8 ½ Daniels Street on Patriot Properties website.
�According to the Massachusetts Historical Commission, what is now Daniels Street was
in existence as early as 1661, and by the mid-1700s was known as Daniels Lane, and later
Daniels Street. By the late 1700s, both Palfrey’s and Fogg’s Wharves were located at the foot of
Daniels Street, making the street busy with activities connected with the sea.
The history of 8 ½ Daniels is entrenched in the history of 6/8 Daniels Street, for which a
Historic Salem report exists. See also the MACRIS report for 6/8 Daniels Street (SAL.2584).
According to city atlases and directories, 6 Daniels and 8 Daniels were partitioned as separate
addresses for most of their lifetimes, with 8 ½ Daniels emerging in the early 1900s as part of the
same deed history. The first appearance of 8 ½ Daniels is on the 1906-1938 atlas, which
identifies the structure as “FLATS.” That being said, the 1911 atlas does not show the structure.
Based on the research conducted as part of this report, the structure’s likely construction
occurred in or immediately prior to 1917, given that this was the first year in which residents
were identified as occupying the building. The property record cards for 8 ½ Daniels Street on
Patriot Properties suggest 1915 as the year of construction. In the deed history, the property
does not appear as its own parcel of land until Book 4930 Page 152 (dated June 12, 1962).
Wilfred and Lionel R. Pelletier partitioned the land after receiving it from the Kowalski family,
its original owners. A survey of the land is included as part of the deed history below.
In terms of the structure itself, local architectural historian Vijay Joyce contributed the
following description:
8 ½ Daniels Streets is a typical early 20th century vernacular multi-family home, known
colloquially as a ‘triple-decker,’ commonly found in New England. Resting atop a
fieldstone foundation is an all-wood structure of three floors tall, nearly identical as
�evidenced by the order and layout of the windows, capped by a flat roof. The cornice is
detailed with pairs of wood brackets, evenly spaced on each face above a continuous
dentil molding; a typical detail for the style. The roof overhang is shallow at all points
except for a deep overhang on the northern side supported by a simple wood bracket,
set at an angle, providing shelter for the front entryway that is facing East toward
Daniels St. The siding is wood clapboard with wood corner boards. The Northern rear
face has three covered decks stacked upon one another, supported with square posts
and a square-balustered railing system.
Like 6/8 Daniels Street, 8 ½ Daniels was home to various tenants, many of them Polish
immigrants. Attracted to job opportunities in the city’s mills and factories, Polish immigrants
began arriving in Salem en masse around 1890, accounting for about 8% of the city’s overall
population by 1911. Religion played a strong role in the Polish community and as the number of
Polish Catholics in Salem grew, the need for a permanent house of worship became apparent.
Nearby Herbert Street and Union Street became the heart of the Polish Catholic presence in the
city, after the opening of St. John the Baptist Church, a parochial school, convent, and rectory.
The new church catalyzed the settlement of Polish immigrants in the neighborhood and
multiple single-family homes were converted or replaced with multi-family tenements to house
the growing population. Indeed 8 ½ Daniels Street seems to have been constructed exclusively
for this purpose. The Derby Street neighborhood became a tight knit hub of all Polish activities
with multiple shops, restaurants, and social clubs in the area catering to Poles from all regions
and religions. Even the House of the Seven Gables (the namesake of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s
1851 novel) played a crucial role in this community. Caroline Emmerton opened the museum in
�1910 to support her adjacent settlement house, which provided classes and workshops to the
local immigrant community, a role the museum still upholds to this day.
Closer to 8 ½ Daniels, the Polish American Citizens Club (PACC) moved its headquarters
across the street to 9 Daniels in 1928 (see MACRIS SAL.2619). Founded in 1916 – right around
the time of 8 ½ Daniels’ construction – the PACC grew out of efforts to promote citizenship and
naturalization among Salem’s Polish immigrants, a project that was strongly supported by the
St. Joseph Society and community leaders such as Teofil Bartnicki, Felix Rybicki, and Wladyslaw
Sobocinski (who lived on Daniels and likely had relatives at 6/8 Daniels in the early 1900s). The
building has remained part of the community, later becoming (and remaining) the home of the
local Polish Legion of American Veterans post, which had originally used the old firehouse at
128 Derby Street as its meeting place.
The first owners of 8 ½ Daniels Street were Joseph (b. 1870, Poland; d. 1948, Danvers)
and Julianna Kowalski (nee Robierska; her parents were Annie and John) (b. 1876, Poland; d.
1953, Salem). The couple were married on August 31, 1895 in Salem. They had at least five
children: Edmund (1903-1985); John (b. 1904); Stasia (b. 1909; also identified as Clara S.);
William (b. 1912); and Albert (b. 1914). William and Albert were executors of Julianna’s will and,
in 1955, sold the Daniels Street properties to Wilfred and Lionel R. Pelletier. According to the
1910 Census, Joseph and Julianna Kowalski obtained U.S. citizenship in 1890 and 1892,
respectively, though other years were reported in other census accounts. Joseph’s profession in
1910 and other census data was identified as “farmer.” By this year, Julianna had given birth to
ten children with five having survived. While the family owned the Daniel Street properties, the
1910 and 1920 Censuses show them living on Tedesco Street in Marblehead. City directories
�throughout the 1920s have the Kowalski family living at 8 ½ Daniels, however; and the 1930
Census lists them at 6-R Daniels. While the 8 ½ address does not show up in the 1930 Census, it
is very likely that 6-R and 8 ½ were used somewhat interchangeably given that two other
families – the Dancausses and Jastrzembskis – were also said to be residing at 6-R according to
the 1930 Census while featuring at 8 ½ in city directories from 1917 through the 1930s.
Though Joseph was identified as a “farmer” in nearly all censuses consulted in this
research, the 1926 Salem Directory associates him with Derby Shoe Manufacturing Co. Inc. at
51 Canal Street. This site was home to two shoe manufacturers – E. S. Woodbury Company and
J. T. Hopkins’ Sons (established in 1882), the latter of which specialized in fine women’s and
misses’ shoes. His sons were identified as shoeworkers for each of the available city directories
from the 1920s.
Significantly, Joseph Kowalski and Wladyslaw Jastrzembski were involved in early efforts
by Polish immigrants to create a mutual benefit association around the turn of the century in
1897. According to In the Heart of Polish Salem: An Ethnohistorical Study of St. Joseph Hall and
Its Neighborhood, Kowalski (whose name features as “Jozef” rather than the Americanized
“Joseph”) and Jastrzembski were two of seven men who created a Society of Saint Joseph (the
other men were A. S. Kotarski, Farnciszek Luzienski, Jozef Laskowski, Marcin Witos, and
Franciszek Sobocinski). Kowalski served as the Board’s vice president and president in 1899 and
1900, respectively. Freely available online, In the Heart of Polish Salem is worthwhile of further
investigation regarding Polish immigrants in Salem as well as potential ties to the Daniels Street
neighborhood and residents: http://npshistory.com/publications/sama/in-heart-polishsalem.pdf.
�Owner
Years of
Number
Ownership of Years
Purchase Price
Julianna + Joseph
Kowalski
1909-1928
19
“$1 and other valuable
considerations”
Julianna Kowalski
Lionel R Pelletier +
Wilfred Pelletier
Theresa C Pelletier
1928-1955
1955-1958
27
3
“for consideration paid”
$14,500
1958-1962
1962-1974
1972-1974
4
12
2
“for consideration paid”
“for consideration paid”
$50,000
$20,000
Edmund L Phelan +
Marguerite H Phelan
1974-1985
11
$31,477.17
John J Runnals +
Sara J Runnals
1985-1994
9
n/a
William H Pitman
Jeremy McElwain +
Mary Fortunato
Matthew DeFelice
1994-2005
2005-2006
11
1
$163,550
$489,020
2005-2013
8
$262,500
Paul Kirby
Roopika Risam
Michael Egan +
Amanda Campbell
2013-present
9
9
1
$250,000
$263,000
“less than $100”
William H. K. Donaldson
John J Connelly III
John A Driscoll
2013-present
2021-present
Document
Referenced
(Book-Page)
1949-521
1958-504
1958-505
2797-599
4187-289
4487-369
4930-152
5936-470
5936-472
5936-476
6059-306
7642-284
(established
right of way)
11979-318
12676-154
12676-154
24390-487
25084-5
25111-526
25395-52
32432-370
32628-310
39643-305
�Residents
Directory Year
Directory Notes
Walter A Jastrgembski, moulder
Theophile Dancausze
Frank Sentkowski, morocco dresser
Jozef + Julia Kowalski
John Kowalski, shoeworker
Edward Kowalski, shoeworker
Alice Kowalski, milliner
Exena Dancause
Joseph Kowalski
Joseph Waleszkiewicz, leather worker
Nelly Waleszkiewicz
Andrew W Jastrzembski
Josephone Jastrzembski
Waclaw Jastrzembski, sign painter
William Radzymski
John Maciejewski
Jessie Maciejewski
Eug Maciejewski, shoeworker
Henry Radzymski, shoeworker
John Radzymski, shoeworker
Frances Radzymski
John Jaskiel
1917-31
1917-21
1917-21
1922, 1924, 1926
1922, 1924, 1926
1922, 1924, 1926
1922, 1924, 1926
1931
1931
1931
Jastrgembski and Dancausze
were noted as living at rear
1933-35
1935
1933-35
1933-37
1933-37
1935-36
1935-36
1935
1935
1935
1937
8 ½ Daniels
John Jaskiel
Victoria Jaskiel
William Radzymski
John J Maciejewski
Joseph Bulkowski
Henry E Jendrazek
1947
1948, 1950, 1951
8 ½ Daniels
8 ½ Daniels
1931
1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1959
1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1959
1954
1959
Note: Available City Directories span 1837-1964. All currently accessible City Directories were consulted. Some
years were not available at the time of research. 1917 is the first year in which 8 ½ features in a directory.
�Kowalski family headstone, Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Salem, MA. Images obtained from:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82098321/joseph-kowalski
�Marriage record for Joseph and Julia (Julianna) Kowalski (nee Robierska). The date of their marriage was August 31,
1895. Image obtained from: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2511/images/41262_b13941300532?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=gMt208&_phstart=successSource&pId=813872
�1910 Census which shows key information about the Kowalski family in the early 1900s. Document obtained from:
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/183227527/person/412385605614/hints?usePUBJs=true
�1930 Census showing Kowalski family as well as Dancausze and Jastrgembski families living on Daniels Street. Note
that families were identified as living at 6-R. Image obtained from:
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4606999_00766?treeid=&personid=&rc=&useP
UB=true&_phsrc=gMt209&_phstart=successSource&pId=312969
�William Walter Kowalski’s draft card, 1940. Image obtained from: https://www.ancestry.com/familytree/person/tree/183227527/person/412385591912/hints?usePUBJs=true
�����FORM B - BUILDING
USGS Quad
Salem
Assessor's number
35-383
Town
Area(s)
Form Number
2619
Salem
Place (neighborhood or village) Derby Street
Address
9 Daniels Street
Historic Name
Uses: Present
Social Club
Original Residential
Date of Construction
Source
c. 1810
maps, directories
Style/Form
Architect/Builder
unknown
Exterior Material:
Foundation
Stone
Wall/Trim
Brick
Roof
(not visible)
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures
none
Major Alterations (with dates) (c. 1930) - south addition,
removal of facade cornice
Condition
good
Moved 13 no
Acreage
Recorded by
Lisa Mausolf
Organization
Salem Planning Department
Setting
.
•
yes
Date
6070 SF
densely built-up 19th century residential
neighborhood between Essex Street and the waterfront
Date (month/year) April 1998
SEP
Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form.
A S S . HIST. C O M M
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BUILDING F O R M (9 Daniels Street)
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.
This early 19th century brick dwelling was converted for use as a Polish social club in the late 1920s. The three-story, flatroofed brick building presents its narrow two-bay facade to the street and was apparently originally nearly identical to the
adjacent building at 7 Daniels Street which sits just a few feet to the north. The brick is laid in a Flemish bond and the
building rests on a stone foundation. With the exception of the first floor windows which have been bricked-in, most of the
windows contain a 1/1 replacement sash and display simple stone sills and splayed lintels. The windows on the third floor are
slightly smaller. On the facade, the height of the building has been raised slightly and the original cornice has been removed.
Extending to the south of the building is a 20th century three-story addition measuring l x l bay and obscuring the original
center entrance. Its detailing echoes that of the original building. The brick on this section is laid in a common brick above a
concrete foundation. The windows have splayed brownstone lintels and concrete sills. The first floor entrance is located on
the west wall of the addition and is fronted by new concrete steps. The original brownstone entablature over the entrance has
been partially obscured by a canopy and the doors have been replaced by modem bronze and glass double doors. At the rear
of the building is a two-story, wood-frame addition which is sheathed in aluminum siding above a concrete foundation. On
the south side, there is a recessed bay which accesses a set of covered stairs.
The building is set directly on the sidewalk just about two feet from the adjacent building at 7 Daniels Street. There is a large
paved parking area to the south of the building.
HISTORICAL N A R R A T I V E
Describe the history of the building. Explain its associations with local (or state) history. Include uses of the building and
the role(s) the owners/occupants played within the community.
What is now Daniels Street was in existence as early as 1661 and by the mid 1700s was known as Daniels Lane, later
Daniels Street. By the late 1700s Bentley states that both Palfrey's and Fogg's Wharves were located at the foot of Daniels
Street, making Daniels Street busy with activities connected with the sea. The houses at 7 and 9 Daniels Street both date to
the early 19th century.
The earliest available directory, that of 1836, indicates that Peirce L. Wiggin was living here at that time. Without deed
research it is not possible to find out whether he was the original owner. Mrs. Wiggin continued to live here as late as 1881.
By 1884 the property had been acquired by William H . Goldsmith, an inspector at the Custom House, who occupied part of
the house and rented out units to two tenants. William Goldsmith and William Hyde are shown as the owners on the 1911
map and in the 1905 and 1910 city valuation records. Goldsmith continued to live here until about 1915. The house was
rented out to a number of tenants over the next 10-15 years. By 1929 the building was being utilized by the Polish American
Citizens Club, which was organized in November 1916 and initially met at 160 Derby Street. By 1970 the present occupant,
the Polish Legion of American Veterans Post 55, was using the building.
B I B L I O G R A P H Y and/or R E F E R E N C E S
Hopkins, G M . Atlas of Salem. Massachusetts. Philadelphia: 1874.
Mclntyre, Henry C.E. Map of the Citv of Salem. Philadelphia: 1851.
Reardon, Elizabeth. Salem Historic District Study Committee Investigation. 1969.
Richards, L.J. Atlas of the City of Salem. Massachusetts. 1897.
Salem City Directories, 1836-1970.
Walker Lithograph and Publishing Company. Atlas of the City of Salem. Massachusetts. Boston: 1911.
Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked, you must attached a completed
National Register Criteria Statement form.
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Daniels Street
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8 1/2 Daniels Street, Salem, MA, 01970
Subject
The topic of the resource
House History
Description
An account of the resource
Built c. 1915
For Joseph Kowalski, farmer
and his wife, Julianna
Creator
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Historic Salem Inc.
Source
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Historic Salem Inc. house histories
Publisher
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Historic Salem Inc.
Date
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Built circa 1915
House history completed 2022
Contributor
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Dan Graham
Language
A language of the resource
English
1915
2022
8 1/2 Daniels Street
Farmer
Kowalski
Massachusetts
Salem