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OFFICE AT OLD TOWN HALL
POST OFFICE BOX 865
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 01970 / PHONE (617) 745-0799
1 Buffum Street
Built by ~<essrs Gifford
for Captain JOHN B. FISK and wife SARAH
in 1854
Research ··::;y ,
James M
cCu:::-dy
Verification and date documentation by,
Joyce King
August 1933
" to preserve Historic Sites, Bu::di11gs a11d objects,
a11d to work for the ed11catior. o' tlie com11111nity
in the true v alue of tl,e same."
�1 Buffum Street
Book 479 page 65
June 7, 1853
$700
Thomas J. Gifford and J ames B. Gifford
housewrights sold a parcel of land to
John B.· Fisk, master mariner.
Book 485 page 205
October 3, 1853
$800
Jonathan Buffum, Edward Buffum, W
illiam
Frye and Anna his wife in her right
sold a parcel of land to John B. Fisk.
�Book 788 page 70
December 9 , 1869
$4 , 800
John .B. and Sara Fisk sold the land
and dwelling house to Nathaniel A.
Horton . The same estate bought of
Thomas and James Gifford , book 479
page 65 and of Jona Buffum et al ,
book 485 page 205 .
Book 1951 page 487
January 16 , ~909
William A. and Annie P. Horton sold
the land and buildings " M
ason St . "
to M
artha 0. Batchelder . The same
premises conveyed to Nathaniel Horton
by John B. Fisk on Dec . 9 , 1869 , book
788 page 70 .
Book 2002 page 91
January 1 , 1910
Henry M and Martha o. Batchelder sol d
.
a parcel of land and the dwelling house
to Bessie Dawson. Part of the premises
described in deed of W
illiam A. Horton
bookl951 page 487 .
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May 5 , 1924
Charles .and Bessie Dawson sol d the
land and dwelling house to Angus v.
MacKay . The same conveyed by deed of
Mar tha O. Batchelder on Jan . 1, 1910 ,
book 2202 page· 91.
Book 2826 page 139
November 2 , 1929
Angus v. and Emily M
acKay sol d the
l and and dwelling house to M
argaret A.
Kidney . The same convey~d by deed of
Bessi e s. Dawson on May 5, 1924, book
2596 page 117 .
Book 3294 page 21
M 12, 1942
ay
James B. and M
argaret Kidney conveyed
' interest in the propert y to John
half
and Barbara Wadja. " For title see
book 2826 page 139 . 11
Book 4364 page 261
M 1, 1957
ay
Konstanty and Anna Gesek sold their
hal f interest i n the property to
John and Barbara Wadja. 11 The same
conveyed by M
argaret Kidney ."
Book ~
-832 page 7 8
Oct . 23 , 1961
John and Barbara Wadja sold the land
and dwelling house to Leon and Rose
Shachnow. The same conveyed by deeds
book 3294 page 21 and book 4364 page
261 .
Book 5630 page 385
August 15, 1969
Leon and Rose _
Shachnow sold the land
and buildings to Ronald R. and Frances
W
alsh . The same premises conveyed by
deed of John Wadja book 4832 page 78.
�Book 5937 page 723
December 29, 1972
$34 ,000
Ronald R. and Frances A. ·walsh sold
the land an~ buildings to Francis J .
and Anne Kimberly. The same conveyed
by Leon Shachnow on August 15, 1969,
book 5630 page 385 .
Book 6419 page 633
November 25, 1977
$47,500
Francis J. and Anne Kimberly sold the
land and buildings to Eileen Italien.
The same conveyed by deed of Ronald R.
Walsh on Dec . 29, 1972,book 5937 page
723.
Book 6725 page 266
August 12, 1980
$48 ,000
EileEtn N. L' Italien sold the land and
buildings to James A. M
ccurdy and Carole
D. Keller . T~e same conveyed by deed
of Francis J. Kimberly on Nov. 25, 1977,
book 6419 page 633.
�DOCUMENTATION
by Joyce King
The~ tax records indicate that the house and land of John B.
Fisk at 16 Mason (since changed to 1 Buffum St.) is taxed for
the first time at the value of $2,500.
The 1854-5 Salem Street Books (stored at the Essex Institute):
August 30 -k'Jrhis day Mr. Aaron Hayward and his man began to lay
edge stones for a sidewalk in front of the estate of Capt. John
B. Fisk on the corner of Mason and Buffum streets. These edge
stones were made and furnished by Clark and Blethen and straight
ones measure in length on Mason street 93 ft. and on Buffum --and the circular one round the corner measures 4 ft. 6 in. round
on the outside of the circle."
(This work was usually done
after the construction of a building. It seems safe to state
that this house was completed by mid 1854~)
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Salem Gazette - April 13, 1869
"Valuable Estate on Mason Street _at Auction - On Tuesday, May 18,
at 11 o'clock AM will be sold onthe premises if not previously
disposed of at private sale. That valuable modern house with the
land under and adjoining, situated No. 16 Mason corner of Mason
and Buffum streets.
The house was thoroughly built a few years since by Messrs Gifford
for the present proprietor, is in perfect order throughout; contains
8 finished rooms, is high stud, and in every respect a first class
house. The land fronts on Mason street 100 feet and also on Buffum
street 100 ft. making 10,000 sp. feet of lan~. This offers uncommon
induce~ents for a person wanting a first class genteel residence in
a pleasant and quiet location, free from the bustle of business,
and yet convenient to the business portion of the city.
The premises can be viewed any day between 2 - 4 P. M.
Terms easy and made known at sale."
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1983
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OFFICE AT OLD TOWN HALL
POST OFFICE BOX 865
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 01970 / PHONE (617) 745-0799
127 Derby Street
Store of CAPrAIN EDWARD ALLEN
by 1786
remodeled in 1831 by RI CHARD STICKN~Y
for JOSEPH W
ATERS
"to preserve Historic Sites, Buildings and objects,
and to w ork for tlte education of the community
in the tme value of tl1e sume."
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127 Derby Street
Derby street was laid out before 1768.
It was called a new town
way in 1768; a way leading from the Long Wharf to the ropewalk,
1770; the new lane, 1781; Fore street, 1787; and Derby street, 1799.
(Essex Antiquarian, vol. 10 pg. 22)
"This lot was a portion of the original homestead of Joseph Grafton,
a mariner, who conveyed it to his son John Grafton of Salem, mariner,
Sept. 15, 1667.
John Grafton built a house upon the lot (Hardy st.)
and lived in it until his removal to Boston, before April 14, 1711,
when he conveyed the house and land for two hundred pounds, to his
_srandson Joseph Hardy of Salem, shipwr ight . M Hardy al so removed
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to Boston before June 17 , 1713, when he conveyed the house and lot
to Joseph Andrew of Salem, house-carpenter, for three hundred pounds.
For a similar consideration,
workhouse and barn to
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Andrew conveyed the land, house,
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John Pickering
of Salem, yeoman , Feb. 21,
M Pickering died, possessed of the estate , in 1722,
r.
having de vis ed it to his daughter Sarah Hardy for her life and then
to her children by her husband Joseph Hardy.
the children of M Hardy and herself:
r.
Mrs . Hardy died, and
Benjamin Goodhue of Sal em,
blacksmith, and wife M
artha, Nathaniel Phippen, jr. , of Salem, cooper,
and wife Seeth, Edmund Hen field of Salem, cooper, and v1ife Lydia ,
I saac Pierce of Bost on , baker , and wife Mary , a.nd widow Sarah
Mansfield, conveyed fiv ~- sixths of the house and land to Warwick
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�Palfry of Salem , gentleman, Nov . 11, 1745; and Ben jamin Ropes of
Salem, cooper, and wife Ruth (another daughter of M and M
r.
rs.
Hardy) conveyed one-sixth of the house and lot to I•1r . Palfrey , t·'. ay
31 , 1746.
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Palfrey died in 1756, possessed of the house and
lot, having devised the estate to his son W
alter Palfrey v1ho the::
lived in t h e house ."
(Essex Antiquarian, vol. 10 page 72)
On June 24, 1766 Walter Palfrey , fisherman , for 60 pounds, s old ~o
Jose ph Hodges , merchant in behalf of and on account of Edward .Allen ,
land i n the East Parish containing 30 poles:
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Edward Allen, born in 1735, crune to America from Berwick on Tweed, Eng.
in 1757 and married on Jan . 18, 1759 Ruth . Hodges daugh ter of
Gamaliel and Sarah (Williams) Hodges.
After the death of his wife
Ruth, which occurred in 1774, Capt. Allen married M
argaret Lockart
of North Carolina in 1778.
Captain Allen built his house on the
corner of Derby and Hardy streets in 1768.
The first mention of Captain Allen's store (now 127 Derby St.)
appears in the tax records of 1786; previous to that time the
captain was truced for a house, warehouse, wharf and land.
(The
type of store is never given)
Captain Allen died on July 27, 1803 at the age of 68.
In his will,
i'lritten July 12, 1803, Capt o A en bequeathed to his wife M
ll
argaret
as her dower "all plate , household furniture and all provisions
and stores for the family which shall be in the house and the wood
which I shall have at the time of my death.
term of her natural life.
the real es tate.
All to wife for the
Also the income and improvement of all
The house where I now l.ive and land under and
adjoining with the stor e and other buildings thereon shall be held
and enjoyed by said wife during h er natural life and the rest shall
be h eld .and possessed by my nine children:
Edward, Ruth , Alice ,
Alexander, John, Nancy, Betsy, Henry and Sally and their heirs."
(Probate #394)
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Her death was recorded in
the East Parish list of deaths :
" Nargaret, widow of Capt . Edward Allen .
years .
Inter mittent fever, 5~
She was a Lockhart of I:orth Carolina.
years a go.
She was v er y yo_ ng to her husband.
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in marriage t went y- f ive years.
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Four children survive her, two sons.
Capt . Allen's first wife was a Hodges by whom he had three children,
one son.
W
ebb.
A grandchild also, M
ary Swett, by deceased daughter , a
Lived partly on her farm on Salem Neck.
of Hardy • 11
Derby street, co:- .
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The property was not sold until March 10, 1810 when Edward Allen
executor of the last will •~of my father Edward Allen" sold the
land and buildings to Joseph W
aters, merchant.
(book 188 page 205)
Along w"ith patriotic service :in ·the Revoluti.onary W
ar, Captain Waters'
most known accomplishment was when he superintended the construction
of the frigate "Essex" in 1798.
This famous vessel was built by
Salem ship-builders on W
inter Island, rigged and turned over to the
government
fast sailer
to serve in the War of 1812.
The "Essex" proved a very
and had a noted career.
Captain ~aters lived in the house at 114 Derby st . and apparently
purchased this property as an investment .
I n April of 1831 Joseph
'.'/ aters contracted -:1i th Richard Stickney to have Stickney " alt er
and co::npl etl y finish f or a dwelling- house , a certain store owned
by said ·.'Jaters, and situated o,: Derby Street" by J uly 31.
J os eph W
aters died on Feb. 11, 1833.
( appendix A)
In his will, written Jan. 31,
1833 (probate #29000 ) , M '.'Jaters bequea~hed to his daughter, M
r.
ary
G
ilbert, "th e new house lately erected by me , on part of the Allen
house l ot, together with the land and all the privileges and appurtenances belonging to the same ."
( appendix B)
Mary (W
aters) Gilbert was married to Daniel Gilbert, a lawyer, i n
1806.
The couple made their home in Brookfield , M
ass.
A few bills
regarding this property were found in the Waters manuscripts now
preserved at the Essex Institute:
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�The tax records for 1837 substantiate the ownership and gives notice
of the occupant: 81 Derby (sometimes 83, renumbered 127 in 1894)
Mary Gilbert of North Brooksfield owner
Michael Wheeler,mariner
1840 census -
Owner Mrs. Gilbert, 14 people in residence
Occupants
1844 - M
ichael Wheeler, Samuel Kehew, Francis Dutrey
1848 - M
ichael Wheeler, W
illiam Wheeler, George M
organ
1850 census:
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1853 the title had been transferred to Mary 's brother W
illiam D.
Waters.
On Oct. 25 ~of that year William D. Waters sold the land
and 3 dwelling houses (125 Derby, 127 Derby and 18 Hardy street)
to Isreal Shepard, William Archer Jr. and John B. Edwards.
487
page
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Occupants
George Morgan
Willi am Berry
s.
Owner
Archer et al val. $1,000
1855 Jan. 6 - Israel D. Shepard, William Archer Jr. and John B.
Edwards, traders, sold the land and building to Enoch Goodwin, grocer
for the sum of $1,175:
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into 127 Derby St. he operated a grocery store at 100 Derby
st.
1858 tax record
Enoch Goodwin
Henry Hunt
age 46
" 22
storekeeper
machinist
1858 Oct. 1 - Enoch Goodwin died.
owner val. $1 ,000
In his probate (#40539) M
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Goodwin 's property was listed as:
grocery store
$275
horse
50
buggy
15
;•1agon
6
pung
6
harness, blanket , fork
curryco mb & card
8
grocery stock
712 . 72
boot & shoe s t ock
560 .46
outstanding bills
403 .12
f~rniture & books
85 . 75
Salem ba.-rik
503.69
12
?ew Universalist
115
notes
Tax records:
Occu:eant
Augustus Ande r son
1859
1861
Jacob Anderson
Augustus
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Jacob Anderson Jr.
Isaac Goodwin
1864
Isaac Goodwin
57
Owner
Est. Enoch Goodwin val. $1,000
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1869
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Elizabeth Goodwin
Isaac B.
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Esther E.
2nd family
David c. Nichols
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Sarah A
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age
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29 mariner
Johanna
Hary Ann
John
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11
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29 grocer
23 keeps house
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1 at home
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Elizabeth Goodwin
untaxed
age .50
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laborer
keeps house
currier
works in shoe shop
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land
200
born Ire .
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Eliza=,e th Goodwin
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Cc cupant
:saac Goodwin
age 36
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/illiam Selly
75
1880 ce!lSUS
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1887 ~;ov. 1 - Isaac B. Goodwin of Everett; JoseJ:h VI. and Esther
.Sau:'; p~vid and M
ary T. Lowd, heirs of El izabeth D. Goodwin sold
,
the l and and buildings at 127 Derby St. to Bridget Hyde .
1210 page 465)
(book
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Tax records:
Occupant
Qwne..r.
1888 l·~ichael Duggan, barber
William Hyde
Bridget Hyde
house $700
land
300
illiam Hyde , moulder
1890 W
John H. Devine
Dennis Devine
Bridget Hyde
house $800
land
300
1895 Dominick Curtain
Bridget Hyde
house $800
land
300
1900 census
Jarr.es Noude
age
II
II
Angela
II
Ed~und
"
II
II
~obert
II
1l
:::ucene
2nd fa.:!lily
·:a::-!'iet Fitzgerald
II
::ate
~.rd fa:::ily
~ridge :Iyde
25 day laborer
23
born Canada
came us in 1885
II
II
II
Ire .
Eass
II
II
II
1870
Ire.
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II
II
18?5
II
11
2
II
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ass.
3
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II
:,
45
28
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ti
weav er
42
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II
II
l904 Feo . 12 - Bridget Hyde, single, srcld the property to Genya
=.insky of Pe abody.
:, 1887 .
The same conveyed by Isaac Good :1in et al on Hov.
1
(book 1733 page 226)
1905 tax record
Occupant
~ouis Linsky , blacksm
ith
age 30
Owner
Genva Linsky
house $800
land
600
�If
1906 July 24 - Genya Linsky sold the land and buildi ng to Antoni
and Aniela Kalapienski.
1904.
The same conveyed by Bridget Hyde on Feb. 12,
(book 1835 page 40)
1907 ~arch 27 - Antoni and Aniela Kalapienski sold the land and
building to Woyjiech Filip.
Linsky on July 24, 1906.
1910 census
Woyjiech Filip
age
II
II
.Sophia
II
II
Joseph
II
Frank
"
Pzeslawa
"
"
2nd fa":lily
" ichael Stanovitch II
II
;,:ary
"
:Or onish
"
II
3rd fa::1ily
Victoria !'i:orzienski
John Szulez
Belvina Kozek
Joseph Scerzina
The same property conveyed by Genya
(book 1867 page 4)
32 cotton mill born Austria came us in 1896
28
II
II
6
II
M
ass.
4
II
II
10 months
II
"
27 bar r.ian
30
II
"
11
3
20 cotton mill
20 gardner
19 boarder
18 skinner
II
"
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II
Austria
Russia
Mass
Austria
Russia
Austria
Russia
II
II
II
II
II
II
1 907
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II
II
1907
II
II
"
II
1908
11
11
II
1907
"
II
II
1907
II
II
II
1 901
1914 Rav. 2 - Woyjiech Filip sold the property to Jozfina Uszinski,
wife of W
ladyslaw.
Kalapienski.
The same premises conveyed by Antoni and Aniela
(book 2277 page 351)
1915 Feb. 4 - Wladyslaw and Jozfina Uszinski sold the land and buildings
to Tekla Kulaszewski, wife of John.
rhe same conveyed by Woyjiech
1
�/5
Filip on Nov. 2, 1914.
(book 2286 page 592)
1945 Oct. 11 - Tekla Kulaszewski sold the land and buildings to
Anthony and Eva Hawryluk.
(book 3427 page 184)
1963 July 9 - The heirs of Anthony and Eva Hawryluk sold the land
and buildings to Charles and Frances M Bona.
.
The same premises
conveyed by Tekla Kulaszewski on Oct. 11, 1945.
Anthony Hawryluk
died on De c. 24, 1950 and Eva Hawryluk died on M 29, 1961.
ay
( bo ok
5081 page 286)
1975 :•!ay
16 - Th e titl e was transferred from Frances M. Bona, wi dow
of C:t ar:'..es , to Ar t h ur
c.
] awryl uk and Franc es
i'-1 .
3ona.
Th e s ame
conveyed to Charles J . and Fr anc es Bona by deed of J oseph Hawryluk.
( oook 6149 page 257 )
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bers are ca s e s at Probate Court. ·B<:t h o~f i ces are lo cate d
in t he same building on Federal St. All 1!1-aps 1.n ~his report are
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Built by 1786, the store of Captain Edward Allen. Remodeled in 1831 by Richard Stickney for Joseph Waters
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127
1786
1831
1983
Captain Edward Allen
Derby Street
Joseph Waters
Richard Stickney
Salem Massachusetts
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17 ½ River Street
Built for
Ann McMahon
Widow
of County Clare Ireland
1884
August 2018
Historic Salem, Inc.
9 North Street, Salem, MA 01970
978.745.0799 | HistoricSalem.org
© 2018
�From HSI House History for 17 River Street by Joyce King, 1983
1858 Sept. 1 - The heirs of Susan Marston sold the dwelling house
and land to Thomas Perkins.
Mr. Perkins was a wealthy merchant
having his residence at 124 Federal St.
The real estate assessed
to_ Mr . Perkins was: 124 Federal St. valued at $3,000; Brick store
house $400; 7 Ash st. $2,000; 10 Lynn st. $1,000; 17 River St. $600;
21 North st. and a lot of land on Walter St. no value given.
1860 census
James Lawrence
II
Hannah
II
John
2nd family
James Shortell
II
Mary
II
Anna
II
Ellen
"
Thomas
age 25 currier
II
24
II
1
II
II
II
II
II
29 currier
28
5
4
2
1866 tax
Occupant
Michael Kenney
born Ire.
II
II
II
Mass.
II
Mass.
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Owner
Thomas Perkins
house $350
land
35 0
1869 July 6 - Thomas Perkins sold the dwelline; house and land to
Ann McMahon.
"The same purchased by Perkins except a jog piece
15 1 X 25 1 sold to Mary Jackson et al."
�From HSI House History for 17 River Street by Joyce King, 1983
h
'
(book 776 page 162)
1870 census
Michael McMahon
II
John
II
Bridget
II
Ann
2nd family
Henry McGee
Margaret II
II
William
Margaret II
Mary Ann 11
age 35 laborer
II
25 currier
'
II
20
II
66 keeps house
II
II
II
II
11
30 butcher
28
9 months
2
4
born Ire •. (County Clare:
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Mass.
11
II
II
II
1872 tax
Occupant
Michael McMahon
Patrick Sullivan
John Mct-iabo n
•
Owner
Ann McMahon
house $900
land
600
�From HSI House History for 17 River Street by Joyce King, 1983
1880 census
Michael Boyle
II
Anna
II
Bessie
II
Charles
II
Louisa
2nd family
John McCabe
II
Anne
William 11
1884 August 4 - John
age 40 currier
II
25 keeps house
II
4 daughter
II
3 son
II
1 daughter
II
II
II
11
24 plumber
22 keeps house
4 son
McMeahon" was
born Ire.
II
Nova Scotia
II
Mass.
II
II
II
II
II
II
N.H.
Mass.
II
II
granted a building permit to
build an "addition" to the dwelling house at 17 River St.
This
then became 17t River St. (Building Permits at the Essex Institute)
1886 tax
Occupants
John McMaho:i
1887 tax
#17 John J. McMahon
Patrick Lynch
Owner
Ann McMahon
house 1tr ,100
land
400
addition
200
Ann McMahon
house $1,300
land
400
#17t James Landers
John Doyle
1890 tax
#17 John J. McMahon
#17t James Landers
Edward Morris
John J. O'Keefe
Ann McMahon
house $1,300
land
400
�From HSI House History for 17 River Street by Joyce King, 1983
1892 March 5
90 years.
·~Ann
McMahon, the widow of John, died at the age of
John J. McMahon and Mrs. Jarries Landers then became the
owners of 17-17~ River st.
1900 census
#17 Amos Sullivan
John Whiting
(illegible)
Delia Leahey
#17~ John McMahon
Katherine II
II
John
II
Patrick
II
Annie
II
Mary
Katherine II
ii
Margaret
2nd family
James Landers
II
Bridget
II
James
II
Ellen
Minnie
"
I
1905 tax
#17
#17~
age 77
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Occupant
Robert Carson
Thomas Carson
Charles Carson
John J. McMahon
James Landers
John J. McMahon Jr.
Patrick Landers
born Ire.
II
Eng.
25
17
43
52
42
15
14
11
8
10
6
grandson
grand daughter
laundress
city worker
44
48
20
17
13
currier
variety store
nephew, general labor
niece, shoemaker
niece, at school
II
II
II
Ire.
II
II
II
II
II
Came to
1860
1884
1873
1864
1874.
Mass.
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Ire.
II
II
11
II
II
II
II
1882
1868
1895
II
Qwner
Mrs. James Landers
John J. McMahon
house ~n ,300
land
500
u.s.,
�From HSI House History for 17 River Street by Joyce King, 1983
1910 census
#17 Edward Jacobs
age 28 teamster
II
II
Mary
27
II
II
Sara
2
daughter no name - new born
Kathleen Connelly 11 15 sister-in-law
2nd family
II
John- Robinson
42 blacksmith
II
II
Anna
30
II
II
Earl
7
II
#17t James Landers
55 grocer (own shop)
II
II
Bridget
53
II
John J. McMahon
66
II
II
John
26 city worker
II
II
Patrick
24 fireman shoe fact.
II
II
Annie
22
II
Katherine 11
20 stenographer
II
II
Mary
18 stenographer
II
Margaret II
16
1917 May 13 - James Landers died.
born Mass.
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Canada
II
II
II
II
II
Ire.
II
II
II
II
II
Mass.
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
This obituary notice appeared
in the local papers:
''J2mes Landers died at his home, 17t River St. this morning.
He
was the son of Patrick and Ellen (Donnelly) Landers, and for years
conducted a erocery store (10 River St.)."
He was born in Ireland and served, as a member of the constabalary
in his native land.
and its history.
He was a thorough student of the Emerald Isle
He leaves a widow , Bridget (McMahon) Landers.
�From HSI House History for 17 River Street by Joyce King, 1983
1972 July 26 - The property passed from the McMahon family when
Rita McMahon sold the land and buildings (12 Lynn st. and 17-17t
River St.) to Laurence
of $20,000.
c.
Post Jr. and Donald Koleman for the sum
(book 5880 page 170)
1975 Aug. 26 - Laurence c. Post Jr. and Donald Koleman sold the
land and buildings at 17-17t River St. to Nancy Witham.
(book 6175
page 624)
1976 August 12 - Nancy L. Witham trustee of 17-17t River St. Trust
sold the land and buildings to Robert
Trust.
c.
Bramble of Allyn Realty
(book 6268 page 557)
Reference to book and page are deed books at the Registry of Deeds.
Probate numbers are cases at Probate Court. Both offices are
located in the same building on Federal st. All maps in this report
are not meant to be exact, just for illustration purposes.
���Inventory No:
SAL.3834
Historic Name:
McMahon, John House
Common Name:
Address:
17 1/2 River St
City/Town:
Salem
Village/Neighborhood:
Central Salem
Local No:
26-647
Year Constructed:
1882
Architect(s):
Architectural Style(s):
No style
Use(s):
Single Family Dwelling House
Significance:
Architecture
Area(s):
SAL.HD: Federal Street
SAL.HL: Chestnut Street Historic District Enlarged
SAL.HU: McIntire Historic District
Designation(s):
Nat'l Register District (10/04/1978); Local Historic District
(03/03/1981)
Building Materials(s):
Roof: Asphalt Shingle
Wall: Wood; Wood Clapboard
Foundation: Random Laid Rubble; Stone, Uncut
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NRDIS 1973; LHD 3/3/81
USGS Quad
Assessor's number
26-647
Town
Area(s)
Form Number
HD,HU,HR,HL
Salem
3834
Salem
Place (neighborhood or village) Central Salem
Address 17 1/2 River Street
Historic Name McMahon House
Uses: Present
Residential
Original Residential
Date of Construction
Source
1882
Building Permit
Style/Form —
Architect/Builder unknown
Exterior Material:
Foundation Stone
Wall/Trim
Wood Clapboard
Roof
Asphalt Shingle
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures
none
Major Alterations (with dates)
Condition
good
Moved I ] no
X
Acreage
Recorded by
Lisa Mausolf
Organization
Salem Planning Department
Setting
[J yes
Date
less than one acre
set on sidewalk on narrow street of late 18th and
early 19th century dwellings near water
Date (mpnth/yejirfjjJanuary 1997
AUG
0 5
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MASS. HIST. COMM.
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ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the
community.
17 1/2 River Street is a narrow 2 1/2-story, gablefront building which is built right up to the sidewalk, adjacent to and to the
west of 17 River Street. The simple, clapboarded building rests on a high, mortared stone foundation. The gable roof is
covered with asphalt shingles; a brick chimney rises from just off the ridge. The recessed sidehall entry is framed by a plain
surround, rising from a masonry step and flight of wooden stairs. Adjacent to the entrance there are two somewhat higher 6/6
windows with molded surrounds. Two additional windows are in alignment on the second floor; there is no window on the
second floor over the entrance. A single three-light window punctuates the stone foundation. The 6/6 window in the attic is
framed by cornice returns.
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE
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.
This building was constructed for John McMahon, who was granted a building permit in 1882 to build an addition to his
property at 17 River Street. The adjacent property at 17 River Street was acquired by his mother, Ami McMahon, in 1869
from wealthy merchant Thomas Perkins. Mrs. McMahon was born in County Clare, Ireland, as were her three children,
John, Michael and Bridget. The family apparently came to this country in the 1860s. After the construction of 17 1/2 River
Street, both John and Bridget's families moved into the building; the family continued to rent out 17 River Street to a variety
of tenants. After Ann McMahon's death in 1892 the property passed to her children, John McMahon and Mrs. James
(Bridget) Landers. James Landers (c. 1917) operated a grocery store at 10 River Street. The property remained in the
McMahon family until 1972 (King 1983).
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
Hopkins, G.M. Atlas of Salem. Massachusetts. Philadelphia: 1874.
King, Joyce. "17 River Street, House Report". Prepared for Historic Salem, Inc., 1983.
Mclntyre, Henry C.E. Map of the City of Salem. Philadelphia: 1851.
Richards, L.J. Atlas of the Citv of Salem. Massachusetts. 1897.
Salem City Directories, 1836-1970.
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.
Walker Lithograph and Publishing Company. Atlas of the Citv of Salem. Massachusetts. Boston: 1911.
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Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked, you must attach a completed National
Register Criteria Statement form.
�INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
17½ RIVER ST
SALEM
Area(s)
Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
SAL.3834
SAL.HD, SAL.HL, SAL.HU
Supplemental photograph by Patti Kelleher, Salem Department of Planning & Community Development, March 2017
RECEIVED
JUN 20 2017
MASS. HIST. COMM.
Continuation sheet 1
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River Street
Historic Salem, Inc. House History
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17.5 River Street, Salem, MA 01970
Subject
The topic of the resource
House history
Description
An account of the resource
Built for
Ann McMahon
Widow
of County Clare Ireland
1884
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Historic Salem, Inc.
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A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Historic Salem, Inc. house histories
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Historic Salem, Inc., Salem Historical Society
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1884, 1983, 2018
Contributor
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Joyce King
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A language of the resource
English
17.5
1884
1983
2018
Ann
History
House
John
Massachusetts
McMahon
River
Salem
Street
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Williams Street
Historic Salem, Inc. House History
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18 Williams Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Subject
The topic of the resource
House history
Description
An account of the resource
Built by Benjamin Crombie, housewright by 1800
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Historic Salem, Inc.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Historic Salem, Inc. house histories
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Historic Salem, Inc., Salem Historical Society
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1800, 1983
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
King
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A language of the resource
English
18
1800
1983
Benjamin
by
Crombie
History
House
Massachusetts
Salem
Street
Williams
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Aborn Street
Historic Salem, Inc. House History
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23 Aborn Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Subject
The topic of the resource
House history
Description
An account of the resource
Built for General William Sutton by 1839
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Historic Salem, Inc.
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Historic Salem, Inc. house histories
Publisher
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Historic Salem, Inc., Salem Historical Society
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1839, 1983
Contributor
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Joyce King
Language
A language of the resource
English
1839
1983
23
23 Aborn
Aborn
Eben
Ephraim
Fannie
Federal
Felt
Fisher
Frank
General
Gertrude
Hanson
Harris
Holman
Lyman
Mary
Messinger
Nathan
Rose
Samuel
Scott
Street
Sutton
Warren
William
William Sutton
wood
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Title
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Grove Street
Historic Salem, Inc. House History
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23 Grove Street, Salem, MA, 01970
Subject
The topic of the resource
House History
Description
An account of the resource
Built for,
Philip Riley, trader
by 1868
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Historic Salem, Inc.
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Historic Salem, Inc. house histories
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Historic Salem, Inc.
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Built by 1868
House history completed 1983
Contributor
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Joyce Kingg
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English
1868
1983
23 Grove Street
Massachusetts
Riley
Salem
trader
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Parker Court
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3 Parker Court, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Subject
The topic of the resource
House history
Description
An account of the resource
Built for William Parker, merchant by 1831
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
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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by 1831, 1983
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Joyce King & Joan Andruskiewicz
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English
1831
1983
3
by
Court
History
House
Massachusetts
Parker
Salem
William
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Briggs Street
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31 Briggs Street, Salem, Massachusetts, 01970
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The topic of the resource
House history
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An account of the resource
Built for Ebed Lewis, Shipwright by 1808
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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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by 1808, 1983
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Joyce King
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English
1808
1983
31
31 Briggs
Briggs
by
Ebed
Ebed Lewis
Federal
Lewis
Shipwright
wood
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~ Incorporated
POST OFFICE BOX 865
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 01970 / PHONE (617) 745-0799
35 Essex Street
11
0LD FRYE BUIT,DING11
moved here in
OFFICE AT OLD TOWN HALL
1854
Resear ch by,
Joyce King
May 1983
·'to preserve Historic Sites, Buildings 1111d objects ,
anti to w ork fo r the education of the c-ommunity
in th e tr11e value of th e same."
�I •
35 Essex Street
This h ouse is described in the Salem Historic Distr i ct Study a s:
"A two- s tor y wood (siding) house with a so-called " Dutch" garnbrel
roo f that is not comm in Salem.
on
The lower slope of a Dutch
gambrel roof curves out at the bottom, inst ead of slanting in a
straight line.
The doorway is in the s i de yard and is trimmed
wi th pil asters and a den tiled corni ce.
Th ere ' is an ell attached
to t he r e ar of t he house and a cinder block garage in the yard.
Three dormer windows provi de light on the top f loor ; all the
wi ndow openings in this house are small."
Essex street was the original m in thoroughfare in this section.
a
I t was called a street or highway in 1667 ; ye street, 1670 ; a
highway or the street that goes from ye meeting house down to the
neck so called, 1683; ye high street, 1687; ye main street, 1706 ;
M
ain street, 1788; and Essex street, 1795.
(Essex Antiquarian, vol.
10 pg . 60)
The land on whi ch this house stands was a portion of t he Isaac Foot
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lot in 1700:
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35 Essex and 1 'J'urner Streets, obtained a per mi t to move a portion
of w
hat was called the "Frye Bujldings" on Washjne;ton .St .
buildings were purch a sed by Joseph Gardner 3rd and
hj_s
These
brother
Danj el B. Gardn er in Oct. 1847 and transformed into a hot el.
(appendix A)
185~ April- 27 - The bui lding was m
oved .
(appendi x B )
~r . Gardner
was taxed for a " shop" and l a nd at 35 Es sex St. val ued at ~\500 .
( Prior to 185Li- t here is no building listed a t 35 Essex St .
1851 m do e s s how a building on th i s site at t ha t time .
ap
The
Wh a t the
fate of t ha t buildi ng was is not known. )
Joseph Gardner 3rd , the son of Joseph and Eunice (Tucker ) Gardn er,
was born in Salem on ~a y 25 , 1822; lived first at 13 M
argin street,
and later purchased the house at 76 Lafayette street.
married, on June 30, 1850, Eliza
c.
Joseph Gardner
Gove.
Along with being a proprietor of the " Rai lroad House" M Gardn er
r.
chartered a vessel to carry live stock i n to Texas for breeding
purposes i ncludi ng horses, cows, s h eep, hens, turkeys, fancy breeds
of dogs, etc.
The vessel was lured in the Bahamas by false beacon s ,
but was repaired and reached Texas in 1860, returning to Salem just
prior to the Civil War.
on M 4 , 1873.
ay
Mr. Gardner died, suddenly, at Boston, ~ass.
('T'he Gove Book)
�1857 May 8 - Joseph Gardner 3rd sold t he l and and ,buildings to
his fathe r-in- l aw, Squire Gove , f or $2 ,000:
(book 552 page 63)
Squire Gove was born on Oct. 23, 1803.
He settled in Lin coln , Vt .
and removed to Lynn , M
ass, where he worked on a farm a year on
shares.
He then removed to Salem, M ., where he engaged in
ass
the grocery business.
1826.
He married Lydia Bassett Gove on Sept . 14,
Mr. Gove died at Salem on Jan. 12, 1863 .
(The Gove Book)
�1859 tax records:
35 Essex St .
Occupants
tToseph H. Green, cigarmaker age 27
M
oses Stearn s , mariner age 39
Owner
,Io seph:
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~
Squire Gove
val. $1 , 000
1860 - This ad appeared in the Salem Gaze tte:
'' For sale, th e wooden dwelling house #35 Essex stree t wi t h land
under and adjoining.
The house is in good condition, a nd is very
convenient for two families.
The land measures 40 fee t on Essex
street, by about 70 feet deep and contains about 3,000 sq. ft.
Terms¾ part of purchase money down, in delivery of the de ed,
the balance in one , two, three and four years."
1860 M 7 - Squire Gove, of Salem, sold for the sum of $1,170, to
ay
Thomas Collins the land and dwelling house and all other buildings
at 35 Essex street .
Being a portion of the estate conveyed by
Joseph Gardner on M 8,
ay
�1864 - tax records
Occupants
Thomas Collins age 55
Th omas Collins Jr . aee 19 (navy)
Cornelius Coll ins age 17
Joseph Green age 30
Owner
Thomas Collins
3'/' X '15 1
house $400
land
400
1869 - tax records
Oc cupants
Thomas Collins age 72 (his a ge changes)
( frequentl y
)
Cornelius Collins
Thomas Jr. died Nov. 27, 1864
Owner
'11ho m
as Collins
house $700
land
300
1 870 census:
age 61
Thomas Collins
~ary
"
II
Ellen
Cornelius"
II
M
argaret
2n d family
M
aria Lasamby
11
56
II
28
II
23
II
18
no occupation
keeps house
works in cigar shop
works lathing
saleswoman
II
45
no occupation
born Ire.
II
II
"
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ass.
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II
II
II
II
Ire.
1872 tax records
Occupants
Thomas Coll ins
Cornelius 11
Owner
Thomas Col lins
age 65
II
23
house $700
land
200
1874 tax records
Occupants
Thomas Collins
Cornelius
Albert Ham
"
a ge 77
laborer
"
25
11
35 shoemaker
Owner
Thomas Collins
house $800
land
400
�1879 tax records
Occupants
Charles E. Hart
age 29
1880 census
M
ary Collins
M
argaret "
II
Nellie
2nd fami l y
Charle s E. Hart
M
ary
"
ti
Bessie
Nellie
"
plumber
Ovmer
Heirs of Thomas Collins
house 1~600
l and
400
age 60 keeps house
" 25 clerk in store
II
4 grand daughter
born I re.
II
Vass .
II
,,
11
30 plumber
"
II
I!
2L~ keeps house
"
11
11
3
11
11
II
1
It
II
1882 tax records
Occupants
John A. Demings, stonecutter
Owner
Heirs of Thomas Collins
house $600
land
400
1887 tax records
Occupants
J ohn A. Demings
age 38
stone cutter
Owner
Heirs of Thomas Collins
taxed at½
house $300
land
200
1895 tax records
Occupants
James Naugle, age 25
stay cutter
Owner
M
argaret Collins
val. ½
house $500
land
200
�1895 Sept. 4 - Patrick Dean , of Salem, as guar dian of Ell en Coll i ns
minor and ch i ld of Cornelius F . Coll ins and Cat he r i ne Coll i ns his
widow , h eirs of M
argaret J . Colljns (she died J une 30 , 1 895) , sold
for
t l1e
house .
SUT!'
of it2 , '.)50 , t o Pat rj cl<: J . Dugan the land an d dwelling
The s ame conveyed to Thomas Coll ins by Squire Gove in 1860 .
(book 1455 page 324)
1900 tax records
Oc cunants
Owne r
Patrick J . Dugan
Patr jck J . Dugan ~rocer
r aur ice A. ~cDonald
1900 census
Patrick Dugan
:t-!argaret "
Naurison M
cDonald
II
August a
a r,e 54
house $1 , 000
barn
300
l and
500
bor n M .
ass
provis i ons store
"
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II
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32 cutter in shoe shop
32
ESSEX STREET.
1910 t ax
. :Hein John W. Russell.. .
·: · ~9nias F. Cronin . . . . . . •
··htrirk J . Eelley . . . ... ..
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- .Re1rs :\lbert 'i\nipplt•. . . .
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ft., $1100.
Honse, $2800; land. 3648 ft .. $1200.
~:~ucis T. Berry . . . . . . . .
43. Store. $600: land, 2358 ft.• $700.
41 . Honse-. $1600 : land. 2000 ft., $500.
. •. ~hn_ ?II. Berry . . . . . . . . . .
39-371/2. House, $1200; lan d. 3000 ft., $700.
· ··ratnek J . Duggii n . . . .. . . ,._ ¾...J{onse, $1200 ; barn, $300; land,
45.
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~ :;~ ~ah ~lcGinley_. . . . . . . . . .
: _.·,.
~ John M. Berry. . . . . . . . . . •
2775 ft., $600.
33. H ouse, $1700; land, 3200 ft., $700.
27. House, $1300 ; land, 2625 ft., $ 500.
25. House, $1300 ; land, 2780 ft., $500. .
J ~aicob M. Rubinovi~ et al.
21. House, $4000;
-t''8alem Charitable Build• ·
ing Association,
Thomas F . Cronin . . . . . . . •
;-.Ellen F. Edward~. . . . . . . .
17.
15.
13.
11.
stable,
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53. House, $1000; land, 1680 ft., $500. · .
51-49. House, $3300 ; la.nd, 3750 ft., $1100.
47. House. $2700 ; shop, SlO0; land, 3456
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i•oo; land :
9300 ft.. $2000.
House, $800; land, 15,019 ft., $2000.
Rouse, $1000.
House, S2000; land. 2658 ft., $800.
Rouse, $2000; land, 2990 ft., $700.
1600
4400
8900
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81 ,40
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1900
'14
24
38
85
2100
88 85
2400
44
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1800
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118 40
51 80
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1919 Feb . 6 - Patrick Dugan , th e s on of t h e l at e Dennis and Margaret
( Dalton) Duga n , died at his hom ,
e
35 Essex St . , yest erday .
He worked
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at currying m
any _
years, after which he carried on .t he grocery and
provi s i on business on Ward St . for a quarter of a c entury·, and up
t o t he t ime of th e Salem conf l agrat ion (191~) .
been engaged i n the real est ate business .
Sinc e t h en h e had
He was well known and
highl y respected, and he bore his long and painful illness w t h
i
great patience and fortitude.
Father M
atthews Soc .
He was for 40 years director of
He leaves a widow; a s i ster, M
rs. J ame s J .
G
reen and three br others He nry J ., Dennis F. a nd John F. Dugan .
(Salem Evening News)
rr . Dugan 's estate (probate #132463) listed his real estate holdings
as:
house and land 35 Essex st. $2,000
house and land 4 - 6 Hathorne Crescent $4 , 000
house and land 42 Ells worth Rd., Peabody, M ss.
a
$2,000
1924 M 15 - Nora Dugan widow sold to Thomas M
ay
organ the land and
buildings at 35 Essex st.
The same I inherited from my husband.
(book 2596 page 455)
1926 May 29 - Thomas Morgan, unmarried, sold t he land and buildings
at 35 Essex St. to Ignacy and Rozalia Kowalski.
The same premis es
conveyed by deed of Nora Dugan on M 15, 1924.
ay
(book 2680 page 538)
1959 Aug. 14 - Ignatus K
owalski husband of Rosalia (Wojciechowska)
of 35 Essex Street, died suddenly at his home yesterday morning .
He was the son of t he late Frank and Katherine ( Lennen) Kowalski.
He was a resident of Salem f or more than 55 years and was retireq
from the leather industry.
(Salem Evening News)
�1959 De c. 2 - Deeds were drawn in wh i ch the proper.ty was placed in
the names of Rozalia Kowal ski and her dauehter Jane .
page s
(book
4625
276- 277)
1964 Varch 20 - M
rs. Rosalia (Wojciechowska) Kowalski of 35 Essex
street, died last evening at Sal em hospital , followi ng a short
illness .
Sh e was the wife of the late Ignacy Kowalski and daughter of the
late Anthony and J ulianna (Cieslinska ) W ci echowski .
oj
She had been a resident of W
ard One for more than 50 years and
was a parishioner of St. John the Baptist church.
She is survived by two sons, John Kowalski of Teaneck, N. J . and
Bernard Kowalski of Salem; four daughters , M s . Mi chael (Pearl)
r
W
aler of Peabody , Mrs. J ohn (Nancy ) Smith of Lynn , M
iss Jane Kowalski
of Salem and Mrs. Ri ch ard (Stacia) Bishop of M
iddletown, Conn .
Also
17 grandchildren~
1964 Oct . 1 - Jane Kowalski sold the property to Robert L. and
Antoinette M
asse,
(book 5211 page 703)
1967 Aug . 2 - Robert L. M
asse, widower s old the premises to Hjalmer
and Barbara
o.
wife in 1964.
Landean.
The same premises sold to me and my late
(book 5463 page 460)
1981 M 2 - Hjalmer Landean of Souix City, Iowa transferred title
ay
to Barbara
o.
Landean of Salem.
(book 6815 page 321)
�u·
1982 Dec . 1 6 - Barbara
o.
Landean sold the land and buil ding a t
35 Es sex st. t o Edward D. and Cani c e c. I<cGlynn of
t✓. ar ble·h e ad .
(book 70 18 pa ge 97)
Referen ce to book and page are deed books at t he Registry of Deeds .
Probate numbers are cases at Probate Court . Both offic es are located
in the same building on Federal St . All m
aps in th i s report are
not meant to be axact, just f or illustration purposes.
�Note:
An exact date of construction can not be assigned to this house,
at this ti~e. The Frye buildines were comprised of m
any additions
made to an original 1650 ' s house . The exact location of this
buildinG wh:ilG on t he Frye lot is never stated . A recent inspe ction,
made by Sally Dee and t his research er, confirme d t he presence of
some 18th century architectural details .
If I were to venture a guess, it would be t h at the house at 35
Essex street was the "two tene ment" buil ding added to the old house
b y lV'.r . Vansfjeld in t he 1760 ' s .
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THE frontispiece is a map of that section was first called Street, highway or road
t . · of Salem which is bounded byWashingto~, leading to Mar~lehead in 1711; Street to
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Essex, Summer and Norman streets. It 1s ye almshouse m 1746; Highway to the
, :~~·>based on actual surveys and title deeds, mills in 1755; Street from Main street to
f ~~'.:.'i and is dra~n on a scale o_f two hu?dred workhouse in 1762;. Street from town
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,,-'-:·feet to an mch. It shows the location of pump to Marblehead m 1791; and Sum·l:5:: .all the houses that were standing in 1700. mer street in 1800.
-f:'..-' The braces marked "a" show where
Norman street was opened in 165- as a
. \;.~-~·• Barton square now runs, and those marked lane obstructed by bus. It w;ts known in
·::r::.t' ... b '' where C1ombie street runs. Barton 1711 as the Highway that goes by John
-°?:J/ square was laid out by Samuel Barton in Norman's, and was first called Norman's
: -:-J: -1797, and Crombie street, as a court from lane that year. In 1768 it was called
Essex street about three-fourths of its Street leading from town house to Marblepresent length, by Benjamin Crombie in head; and Road· from court house to
~:-: -. 1805, beingcut through to Norman street Marblehead in 1792. It was first called
.= a score of years later.
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Norman street in 1792.
" ·:. ·· Washington street in 1659 ran down to
In the sketches which follow, after
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the Corwin land, about where the post-of- 1 700, titles and deeds referred to pertain
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• fice stands, the Corwin land then being to the houses and the land under and im1 ~- . ·bounded easterly on the river. . It was mediately adjacent thereto, and not always
< called a street in 1659, 1691 and 1714, · to the whole lot, the design being, after
l ,; ..and a country road in 1681. It was first 17_00,_ to give the history of the houses
t' ._.'._ . -£ailed Street from town house to south- p~c1pally.
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Elizabeth Tawfey House. The ho~se" "
t -,t:.·:110uthfields 10 1762; Street leadmg from and lot of Mrs. Elizabeth Tawley was ongtown house to Marblehead in 17 68 ; Hig}V inally the estate of Dr. George Emery, an
:way from court house to Marblehead in early chirurgeon of Salem. He was living
1773; Street leading to Marblehead in in Salem in 1637, owned this land in 1652,
:-i-• 1782; and Washington street in 1792.
and lived in this house as early as 1657.
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May 1, 1677, in consideration of good
··and a country road in 1681. It was first will, he conveyed the house and lot to his
l :;',. · wled Main, or the main street in 1699 ; kinswoman Elizabeth Tawley and her hus), _ .. Queen's highway in 1711; Paved street in band John Tawley,a mariner, the convey;/
fl . ~-~ · 1790 ; and Essex street in 1802. In 1711 ance being made upon the condition that
_ . ··, •• the western end was widened twelve· feet
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they maintain him during the remainder
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of his life.•
Summer street was called a highway in
John Tawley died in 1690, and his
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,ntinued to live there. The daughter used in common, etc., " as long as said
arried Samuel Ruck before 1 700, and house shall be habitable."• This expresey lived in this house, the widow Taw- sion indicates that the house was then old.
y boarding with them after 1703. A bed- In this deed, the leanto on the back side
om and pantry were added in the rearof of the house was reserved, with liberty to
e house when this change in the family remove it within six months. Mr. Ruck
called it " my mansion house."
The
:curred.
April 21, 1708, Samuel Ruck conveyed part of the house conveyed was the origi~
s wife's half interest in the premises to nal house of Dr. Emery.
The northern part of this "double house"
rs. Tawley* ; and, Oct. 3 1, 1709, Mrs.
1wley conveyed the same interest to remained the property of Mr. Ruck until
.mes Ruck, for £200.t This interest of . his death, in the spring of 1769. His
,mes Ruck probably ultimately came into administrator conveyed it to Henry Rust,
e ownership of Samuel Ruck, Mrs. Taw- cabinet-maker, Jan. 22, 1771; an·d the
{'s son-in-law, who, June 6, 1728, con- next day he conveyed it to Joseph Blaney,
yed it to his children,Samuel Ruck, jr., of esq., of Salem, who, in turn, sold it to
.!em, shipwright, John Daniels of Boston, widow Sarah Collins of Salem April 2 2,
pemaker, and his wife Elizabeth, and 1777. Toward the end of the century it
:ligail RuckofSalem, spinster, the mother belonged to the estate of Hannah Taylor,
· the children being dead, and, also, deceased. Polly Collins, probably an heir
obably, the daughter Ruth, who is not of Sarah Collins, or Hannah Taylor, or
both, married Nathaniel Cummings of
entioned in this deed.§
Jan. 26,1711, Mrs. Tawley conveyed her Salem, blacksmith, Oct. 18, 1792. She
her half interest in the land and build- and her husband conveyed their onegs to her daughter's four children, fourth interest in this part of the house and
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izabeth, Ruth, Samuel, and Abigail land to Joel Bowker of Salem, blacksmith,
uck. U Mrs. Tawley died in the winter Sept. 12, 1797, the tenement being then
1713•4, having, in her will, confirmed occupied by the widow Williamson. Mr.
e conveyance to her grandchildren.
Bowker sold this interest to George Smith
The granddaughters, Elizabeth Daniels of Salem, trader, Feb. 14, 1816; and-Mr~
1 Abigail Ruck, released the house and Smith conveyed it to his son-in-law
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nd under and adjoining the same to their Thomas Frye Nov. 1, 1826. Mr. Frye
other Samuel, who was a carpenter, sold it to Daniel B. Gardner, trader, and
arch 30, 1 730.t On the same day Joseph Gardner, 3d, innholder, both of
:muel and Elizal:>eth released to Abigail Salem, Oct. 2, 1847.
e barn and land under and ad joining it.1
After his purchase of the ancient house,
Thus the whole title to the house and as already mentioned, to the westward of
.stern end of the lot came into the own• this house, and upon the higher ground,
ship of Samuel Ruck.
Mr. Mansfield erected a residence for
On Christmas day, 1 760, Mr. Ruck himself. This is the house in the old
mveyed the southern half of the house colonial style, that is now standing. It
1d that portion of the lot to Jonathan was built between 1760 and 1768.
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:ansfield of Salem, blacksmith, the divis•
To the west side of the original house, Mr• )
n line running through the front door Mansfield erected a building in which were
id chimney, and the front door to be constructed two tenements ; and after that
time this end of the old house, with the·
addition, was called " the long house." .,,...,,
• Essex Registry of Deeds, book 21, leaf 131.
t Essex Registry of Deeds, book 2 r, leaf 133.
Mr. Mansfield died in the spring of
§Essex Registry of Deeds, book 51, leaf 54.
1791, having devised the long house to bis.
ii Essex Registry of Deeds, book 24 leaf 128.
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:):Essex Registry of Deeds, book 56, leaf 222.
'V Essex Registry of Deeds, book 56, leaf 238.
•Essex Registry of Deeds, book-109, leaf 8o.
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• four sons, Benjamin Bream, Ellis, Henry
and Benjamin Mansfield.
Benjamin Bream Mansfield, cabinetmaker, conveyed his interest in the premises to his brother Ellis Mansfield Dec. 18,
1792 ;• and, on the next day, Ellis conveyed the interest he had bought and also
his own to Samuel Putnam,t who was
administrator of their father's estate.
The western end, or tenement, of the
long house was conveyed by Ellis and
Benjamin Mansfield to Henry Mansfield
April 13, 1793; and Henry Mansfield
conveyed it to _George Smith Feb. 3, 1800.
1700.
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his daughter Mary, wife of Thomas Frye
Dec. 13, 1830, and they sold it to the
Gardners, alreadymentioned,Oct. :i,1847.
In 1769, Mr. Mansfield's end of the
original house was occupied by his sons
Jonathan and Amos Mansfield and Josiah
Howard; in 1793 and 1796 by Joseph
Ayers and Ezekiel Goldthwait; and in
1797 by the widow Ayers and Ezekiel
Goldthwait.
Aug. 8, 1 793, the administrator of the
estate of Mr. Mansfield conveyed this part
of the house to John Norris.• Mr. Norris,
who was a merchant of Salem, conveyed·
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HOUSE OF ELIZABETH TAWLEV.
Mr.'Smith died in 184-, having devised the
tenement to his wife Dorcas, who survived
him and conveyed it to the Gardners,
already mentioned, Oct. 1 r, 1847.
The middle tenement of the long house
was occupied in J 793 and 1796 by Joseph
Mansfield, and conveyed by the administrator of the estate of Jonathan Mansfield
to Thomas Bancroft, esq., of Salem, Aug.
25, 1796. On the same day Mr. Bancroft conveyed the tenement to Samuel
Putnam, who sold it to George Smith
Jan. 12, 1801. Mr. Smith conveyed it to
•Essex Registry of Deeds, book JSS, leaf l<f6.
!Essex Registry of Deeds, book 15s, leaf 147.
it to James Fuller and Joel Bowker, both
of Salem, blacksmiths, Dec. 2 z, 1 796. t
Oct. 12, 1797, Mr. Fuller released hi~ interest in the premises to Mr. Bowker.§
For five hundred dollars the latter sold the
tenementtoGeorge Smith Feb. 14, 1816.ff
Nov. 1, 1826, Mr. Smith conveyed it to
his son-in-law Thomas Frye,t who sold it
•Essex Registry of Deeds, book I S7, leaf 19.
tEssex Registry of Deeds,· book 161, leaf 1o6.
§Essex Registry of Deeds, book 162, leaf 249.
IIEssex Registry of Deeds, book 209, leaf 19.
:tEssex Registry of Deeds, book 243, lea f 274.
William Lawrence Sluman, a minor, had a one.
half interest in the double house, which was con.
veyed to Thomas I•rye Oct. IS, 1830.-.Esu~
R,gistry if.D,tdl, 6ool .1.sB, ka/.1"1.
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four acres, and were a pasture belonging
to Rev. Hugh Peter, the pastor of the
First church in Salem, and subsequently a
regicide, early in the settlement, probably
having been granted to him by the town.
After his return to England, he conveyed
this pasture, by his attorney, Charles Gott
of Wenham, to Capt. George Corwin of
Salem, merchant, July 1, 1659.*
Captain Corwin died Jan. 3, 1684-5,
aged seventy-four.
This pasture was
divided between his son Jonathan and the
heirs of his son John, who had died July
25, 1683, the former taking the western
end of the pasture to th~ division line
shown on the map, which he owneq, until
his decease June 9, r 718. Jonathan was
the judge who lived in the "witch hvuse,"
having succeeded his father there, and
who sat upon the bench during the witchcraft trials. The heirs of John had the
portion east of the division line. He was
the older son, and probably at the time of
his marriage, about 1660, his father erected for him the ancient house that stood
where the Washington House is now located on Washington street. Apparently the
title to the house and land remained in
the father until his decease.
By agreement of the heirs of George
Corwin, March 31, 1685, the northern
portion of the premises was assigned to
John's widow Margaret, and the southern
half with the house to her elder son
George, who spent the remainder of his
life in it. t Margaret probably died in
1691-2, and the northern part was in the
possession of her son Samuel Corwin for
several years, and in the occupation of
Capt. Walter Price Sept. 13, 1709, when
it was conveyed by Elizabeth Corwin, gentlewoman, Lucy Elliston, widow, both of
Boston, Peter Thacher of Weymouth,
clerk, and wife Hannah, Thomas Smith of
Boston, brazier, and his wife Mary, and
Margaret Corwin of Boston, gentlewoman,
Estate of George Corwin House, and to Joseph Flint of Salem.§
to the Gardners, already mentioned, Oct.
z, 1847.•
When the railroad was extended in
184 7, it was found necessary to cut off a
part of the ancient house; and at that
time the Gardners purchased the entire
estate, raising the corner portion of the
building, probably at that time, and constructing the first story of brick
In the accompanying engraving the
ancient house is that part of the structure
which is on the comer, comprising the
present second and third stories, and extending on either street as far as the projections in the building. ThP- upper part
has been burned away, and is now different from what it was years ago.
Upon the purchase of the premises,
which was then known as " The Frye
estate," the Gardners immediately transformed it into a hotel, which the proprietors called the" Railroad House," and put
it in charge of Edward Stearns, who had
come from Lowell. It was opened to 'the
public on Monday, Jan. 31, 1848. It
contained a considerable number of rooms
for guests ; though the principal object of
the proprietors was to accommodate railroad travellers with meals. In speaking
of the new place the week before it .was
opened, a local paper said, "Their saloon
aRd sitting room, on the lower floor, are
very spacious and elegant, with marbletopped tables and counters, French landscape paper hangings, splendid mirrors,
&c." Liquors were dispensed freely, and
the room devoted to gambling, being the
comer room in the third story, was in
constant use. The place became notorious throughout the region. The estate is
still owned by the heirs of the Gardners,
few of the rooms being occupied. Here
P. S. Gilmore, as the leader of the Salem
brass band, began his famous career,
the band room remaining as it was when
he occupied it some thirty years ago.
Estate of George Corwin and Jonathan
Corwin Lots. These three lots contained
•Essex Registry of Deeds, book 388, leaf 201.
*Essex Registry of Deeds, book r, leaf 6o.
tEssex Registry of Deeds, book 9, leaf 28.
§Essex Registry of Deeds, book 65, leaf 25.f:
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Captain George Corwin was the sheriff
Mrs. Blaney died Dec. 24, 1776, an<
of the county, and but twenty-six years her husband conveyed the premises, in
f, , old when he hung the witches, being but eluding the house, warehouse and lane
t --~ thirty when he died in 1696. Even then to Joshua Ward of Salem Aug. 1 r , q Sr.•
t~e f~eling against him was ~o stron~ that
Mr. Ward removed the old house, an(
·.-,:~•· his friends were for a long time afraid to built a large and fine brick residence up
·;_~t:: deposit his remains in the family tomb, a on the same site before I 789. Wher
·•t :·few rods in the rear of the house, and Washington visited Salem in his tour east
i :.c~ they were buried in the house cellar until in 1789, this was the house in which h,
.. ~- the excitement had subsided.
spent the night he stopped in Salem
Capt. Corwin married two daughters of October 29.
Hon. Bartholomew Gedney, and by a
Jeremiah R ogers House. This lot wa
declaration made March I 7, 1691-2, a few probably granted to Rev. Hugh Peter whe1
'.:~:z.--. months ~ter he h~d acquired the title to he was settled as pastor of the churci
· lf: the prem1ses he conveyed the house and here in 1635 . He probably lived in th,
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J ~~: Jot, after his decease; to his children.• house that was early erected on this lot
His widow died Dec. 23, 1700 ; and the After the close of his ministry here he re
i: · estate came into the hands of his son turned to England ; and, 8 : 1 2mo : 1659
.:/:_ :Bartholomew Corwin.
by his attorney Charles Gott of '\Venham
}:j._' Ba.-tholomew removed to Westerly, R- for twelve pounds, he conveyed the hous
•· :~.,... I., and, as soon as he became of age, con- and lot to Benjamin Felton of Salem ;·
i ift veyed the estate, for one hundred and and about a year later was executed as .
i .i.-.:: .sixty pounds, to Col. Samuel Browne of regicide upon the accession to the thron
{ ~~-:~( 'Salem July 5, 1714.t
of Charles IL Mr. Felton conveyed th,
'{ .. ;•;::_ ' Colonel Browne was wealthy, and resid- house and lot to Jeremiah Rogers of Sa
; ,· f':,,_ ·ed in what is now Derby square, dying !em, for sixty pounds, Nov. 29, 168 r.
possessed of this house and lot June 21, Mr. Rogers was a wheelwright, and live<
_
!731, a~d ~aving devise? the sam~ ~o ~is in this house for many years. Here wa
·,, ·:;-,.5..; -eon BenJamm, a boy of sixteen. BenJamm probably born his son, Rev. John Roger!
~ ·. r_•~ died, unmarried, Aug. 12, 1737, at the age who became the second minister of Box
1_.•·~ p-~-twenty-two. His heirs were his broth- ford, and to whom his father conveye,
_f ~-'j:[; 'el's, Cols_- Samuel and William Browne. the premises, for one hundred and lift
~ .:);tt,Samuel died Nov. 26, 174z, leaving two pounds, May 1, 1717. ff Rev. Mr. Roger
0
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i-'--~.: .. ~ildren, Hon. William Browne, a judge, never lived here after he acquired th
it. . ..:-., d
~ :~:r,:- :-:l!J subsequently governor of Bermuda, title, but let the house until March 26
:,,,:-jf?i.'lDd Abigail, who was afterward the wife of 1750, when, for eighteen hundred pound~
, ·:.~~i,_)oseph Blaney.
· he conveyed the estafe to David Britto1
f ~''f .. -April 9, 1759, Benjamin's brother Wil- of Salem, gentleman, who then · Jived ii
of Beverly, esq. (fath_er of ~illiam the house.t T ile house was burned in th
;. /iti:-;~ e t Brown~), released his half m_terest great fire, Oct. 6, 1774 ; and Captai:
· ) ~[,:·:m the lot to his brother Samuel's children Britton sold the lot, for four hundred an,
. :-·',tf?\Yi11!am and Abigail;§ and the last named eighty pounds, to Henry Rust of Salel1'
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Abigail's husband, Joseph Blaney, of
- ,,,~,-- • . em, gentleman, Oct. 5, 1762.11
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tEssex Registry of Deeds, book I, leaf ; 3.
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§Essex Registry of Deeds, book 6 , leaf 33.
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Reg!stry of Deeds, book 105, leaf 235 .
:t:Essex Registry of Deeds, book 96, leaf 165.
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Essex Street
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35 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts, 01970
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Old Frye Building, moved here in 1854
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House moved to this site in 1854, research conducted in 1983
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1983
35
Essex Street
Joyce King
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Salem Massachusetts
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Phillips Street
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4 Phillips Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
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House history
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Built for Henry P. Hood, trader in 1840, Shop of Henry Balcomb, carpenter 1860, Altered to a dwelling house in 1868
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Summer Street
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5-7-9 Summer Street, Salem, Ma, 01970
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House History
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Built for
Capt. Nathaniel West, Merchant
in 1834
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Joyce King
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English
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1983
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Salem
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River Street
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6 River Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
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1790, 1983
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English
1790
1983
6
Ferguson
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River
Salem
Street
William
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Forrester Street
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7 Forrester Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
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House history
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1886, 1983
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1983
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Forrester
Joyce
King
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Street
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OFFICE AT OLD TOWN HALL
POST OFFICE BOX 865
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 01970 / PHONE (617) 745-0799
8 Essex Street
"9uilt by
in 1800
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8 Fssex Street
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PART OF SALEM
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Sam·uel Lambert H;use. This lot was
granted by the town of Salem to Matthew
Wood in 1667, and he immediately built
on it a dwelling 'house, which was not fully
finished Jan. 23, 1667-8. The house
having been mortgaged to Capt. Georg;
I Corwin of Salem, merchant, and default
in payment made, Captain Corwin, by
order. of Jeremiah Bootman, attorney
of Mr. Wood, and Mr. Bootman sold ·
and conveyed the estate to William Cash
of Salem Jan. 23, 1667-8.'{ Mr. Cash
was a mariner, and conveyed the house
and lll!ld to'.:..Philip Cromwell of Salem
'."()ct. 12, 1677.• Mr. Cromwell was a
~,1aughterer, and, for thirty-five pound,,
conveyed the estate to Jonathan Prince
of Salem, cordwinder, Aug. 15, 1683.t
t.Jifr. Prince died about 1685; his widow
\Mary, having married John Warner of
..Ipswich, was appointed administratrix of
.th• estate ; and she, for thirty-five pounds ·
,,aad ten shillings, conveyed the house,
lhop and lot to Samuel Lambert of
$a)em, mariner, Jan. 23, 1694.t Mr.
Lambert lived here, and died before May
19, 1729, when administration upon his
fe,tate was granted. He wu tucceeded
tli:, Jonathan Lambert and the latter died
\ poese!lled of the estate, administration
-being granted on his C!tate Aug. 1, 1774.
'Jhe house, barn and lot were then valued
,t_
:eigh ty pounds. The house was taken
•down March 18, 1789. Doctor Bentley
records the fact in his journal, as follows :
" March x 8 [ 17 89J. A building, the
property of the family of Lambert, having
c:,ne room upon a floor, and the entrance
-in a range with the chimney at the eastern
.
end, the whole building facing the westem end of English's Lane nearly, taken
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down."
• Essex Registry of Deeds, book 6, leaf 90.
tEssex R egistry of Deeds, book 6, leaf.111.
tEssex Registry of Deeds, book 10, leaf 68.
§Essex Registry of Deeds, book 6, leaf 31.
IIE&scx Reb>istry of D eeds, book I 3, leaf 283.
_ t:ssex Registry of Ueeds, book 93, leaf 134.
•
t Essex Registry of D eeds, book 100, leaf I J 1.
t Essex Registry of Deeds, book 100, leaf 13:z.
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" Essex street was called a street or highway in 1667; ye street,
1675; ye country road, 1690; ye h i ghway or main street, 1695; the
main street, 1725; and Essex street in 1796 . " (Th e Essex Antiquarian,
vol . 9 pg. 72)
As shown on the map , this land was once abutted by what was the n
called a creek. "This creek was an outlet for the ponds and swamp
which now constitute W
ashington squar e . The cr eek was called the
cove that goeth to the neck in 1662; Tuck' s cove or creek, 1663;
a cove, 1667; a kind of a cr eek , 1675; a small creek next the
common land , 1683; ye creek or town common, 1700 ; t he creek, 1732;
a sm
all cre ek next ye common , 1765 ; flats of Coll ins ' cove, 1791;
the cove, 1794; Gerrish's gutter, 1804; the gutter, 1826; flats ,
1850 ; creek, 1858 ; and the brook in 1862. So it was open to some
extent until the latter date . It must have been filled ve r y soon
afterward . " ('rh e Essex Antiquarian, vol . 9 pg. 72)
112.6.
M r ch 19 - Jonathan Lambert , merchant , of Salem; Samuel
a
W
oodkind , shipwright and Lydi a his wife in her right; Adam Wellman,
mariner; and Rebecca W
ellman , spinster of Boston, sold a par cel of
land (which included what is now 8 and 10 Essex street) to David
tturphy , ropema..l{.er , for the sum of $135:
South by M
ain St. (now Essex)
W
est
by land o f Ti m
othy Wellman, for m
erly Gerrish
North by a s mall creek next the common so called
East
by land o f John Pasury, formerly George Hodges
(book 160 page 200)
122.2. David :V:urphy built h i s dwelling house ( now 10 F.ssex)
1800 J an. 13 - David M
urphy, ro pemaker, sold a s trip of 1.slli!
24 feet wide to James Whj ttemor e , r o pcmaker, for the sum of $100
11 Bein~ par t o f the land I pur chased of the heir s of Jonat han
T.ambert in their dee d to me t.::arch 1796 ." (book 167 page 74)
(This is now 8 Essex )
�1801 Jan. 27 - Arthur Campbell, carpenter , of Salem , sold f or $625
to James Dalrymple, watchmaker , "a dwelling house which st ands on
land of James Whittemore, Essex street, between land of David
M
urphy and heirs of John M
asury - which said dwelling house t ogether with all my right and title, claim and demand what ever
which I the said Arthur have now or at anytime heretofore had to
hold - release premises." (book 170 page 119)
This document, coupled with the notation in The Diary of W
illiam
Bentlev , D. D, (vol. 2 pg. 469) describing new buildings and other
construction in 1800: "A House in Essex Street opposite Engli sh
Street", would fix the date of 1 800 to this building. The highly
unusual deed of a carpenter selling a dw~lling house to a third
part y gives one the notion that James W
hittemore hired M Cam
r.
pbell
to build a h ouse and after i ts construction could not pay t he bill .
Arthur Campbell's connection with Salem must have- been brief, fo r
he does not appear in any other documents found to date .
1802 June 14 - James Whitt emore , ropemaker, sold this lot of land
to James Dalrymple. (book 169 page 296)
James Dalr ymple was of Scotch parentage, and came to this country
in 1795 from Belfast, Ireland on t h e brig " Eliza" . He wa s a watchmaker by trade and conducted a s tore on \'fash ington St . In 1806
James Dalrym
ple m
arried Sarah the daugher of J oseph Vi ncent, ropemaker.
1808 A . 9 - James Dalrymple purchased the adjoining pr oper t y
ug
(10 Essex) from W
illiam G
ray who had foreclosed on a m
ortga ~e from
David ~-"ur phy (book 185 page lL~0). I t is worth rem
ember ing that
these were very hard tim for anyone connected with the s hipping
es
industry because of t h e embargo impos s ed against Great Br i t bi n.
Th e m
anufacture of ro pe was vit all y dependent on f itting t he vessel s
comine and goi ng f r om l ocal ports . W
ith shippin~ cur t ail ed t he
rope business , along with oth er s eaport i ndustries , wer e i n t he
state of de pression.
�Some notice regarding the tenants of James Dalrymple can be found
in Rev . W
illiam Bentley ' s writings :
"1816 M 31 . Ann , of Jeremiah and Elizabeth 0 1 Conner. Atroph .
ay
inf., 18 days . He from I r eland . She a Longeway and her m
other a
dau. of madam Rhue . rrhey are Catholics. The grandmother lives in
the Engl ish house next the gate . Her two daugh ters with h er, both
Longeway. Three children l eft, two males . Dalrymple 1 s Building
near old Neck Gate, Essex street ." ( Parish List of Deaths )
"1817 Oct . 23 Francis, of Jeremiah and Elizabeth O'Connor.
Fever , 4 years. Catholics living among us . A fem
ale child of
s ame par e nts burned in f ay, 1816 . Ee fr om Ireland . Two children
left , one m
ale. Dalrymple 's B(uilding) near old Neck Gat e . Essex
opp. English street . 11 (Parish List of Deat hs)
"1817 Nov . 1 M
ale child of Benjamin and ~'. ar y Blanchard . Atrophy,
1 year. He from W
oburn, formerly a butcher . Has been tro ubled with
rheumatism and lost the best use of one hand . Sh e from Beverly, an
Adams , se cond wife . They have eight children l eft , f ive sons .
Dalrymple ' s Buildi ne , Essex street , opp. English . " (Parish List of
Deaths)
11 1818 J une 24 .
Child of J eremy and Elizabeth O' Connor . Atrophy ,
3 weeks . She a granddaughter of the aged M
rs. Rhue , neutral Fr ench ,
ret . 90 . Buried a child 23 Oc tober last . Essex street near old
Neck Gate, Dalrymple' s Buildings . " (Parish List of Deaths)
11 1818 June 25 Benjamin Bl a nchar d f ro m Wobur n .
Apoplexy , 59 years .
He had been in better circumstances . Had been at hard labor on th e
day be for e . Twice m
arried ; s econd wife dau . of Capt. Adams of
Beverly . Le ft seven children . Essex s tree t near old Neck Gate ,
Dalrymple ' s Buildings . 11 ( Parish List of Dea ths)
11 1818 June 26 . B. Blanchard buried this day . He was in extreme
indigence . I wrote to his brother Jesse in :i1arbleh ead . His two
sons from Boston came a t t he tine of th e funeral . His father in
Law Adams & M er at the funer.'.llo Blanchard was of a good fami l y
oth
in i':iddlesex , but had s unk , b ci r1g infirm . !le had but a ohort time
in his last illness . li e ho.s l eft 8 if not 10 c1 ildr cn f< has had
a c;reater numbe r ." ( D
iary of \.h ll iam Bentl ey D. D, )
1
�"1819 M 1 .
ay
M
ale child of Benjamin and M
ary Blanchard. Atr ophy
inf., 2 years . She from Beverly, an Adams. Th e f ather di ed June 25 ,
1817, from W
oburn . After death of husband, she removed f rom
Dalrymple's Building , Neck Gate , to W
indmill Point . Thr ee chi l dren,
one m
ale." (Parish List of Deaths )
The Dalrymple · family also lost a child in 1819:
"July 21. M
artha, of James and Sara Dalrym
ple. W s, 5 years.
orm
N long sick a pleasant child. He f rom I r eland, watchmake r. Holds
ot
tenements opposite English street, near old Neck Gate. She a dau.
of Joseph Vincent , ropem
aker . Have two chi l dr en , f emal es . Ess ex
street." ( Parish List of Deaths )
l[il. (up to this time the tax records yield l ittle i nfor m tion )
a
James D ymple is taxed for "3 houses and 1 small house"•
alr
The tenants were listed as John W
illiams Jr. and Hen,ry Perki ns.
total value being $2,000.
The
James Dalrymple truced for 3 houses . Tenant s wer e Thomas and
John Laskey , ropemakers at 13 Pleasant St.; D
alling Hunt r ess , r opemaker.
~
M
arch 24 Jam Dalrymple died . This sim
es
ple obituary was w i tt en :
r
"In this city on Sunday evening last James Dalrymple Esq. i n t he
74th year of his ag e. He w s a native of Ireland."
a
~
M . Dalrympl e ' s es t ate was not probated (#7036) until 1843 . Sarah
r
Dalrymple, widow, was appoint ed administrator . > garet , their only
'.ur
s urviving daughter, approved the account . The invento r y s ave a list
of real estat e :
1~2 , 000
Hous e and l and on Essex St. (#10)
Two dwelling houses and land on Dalrymple Ct. ·1 , 500
50
Field near W
illiam Fay 's estate
25
House on Der by St . on St oddard' s l and
�1850
A federal census gives a clos er look at t he families:
10 Essex Street
Sarah Dalrymple
11
M
argaret
age 72
II
born M
ass.
36
"
"
8 Essex Street
J ames M
urphy
Julia
t1
11
M
ary
11
J ulia
M
ichael 11
second family:
Hugh Flaherty
Elizabeth "
11
John
!v:ichael
"
thir d famil y :
Thomas Hayse
r,:ary c. "
11
M
ary
fourth family:
Patrick Flinn
11
M
ary
R8
Essex Street
John Fitzgerald
M
argaret
"
11
Caty
11
W
illie
second family:
Bart Conner s
Catharine 11
Cath erine 11
age 33 laborer
11
33
"
ti
11
II
II
9
born Ire.
11
"
7
4
II
II
45 laborer
33
II
II
II
M
ass.
II
II
Ire.
11
M
ass.
"
II
2
2 months
II
"
II
24 l aborer
24
Ire.
II
20
"
"
II
II
30 laborer
30
"
"
Ire.
II
I re.
"
30
" 30
11
laborer
"
II
II
2
II
II
8 m
onths
II
II
34 laborer
II
II
34
"
II
2
m
onths
II
II
IL
II
II
II
M
ass.
"
Ire.
II
M
ass.
ill.6. Th e tax records list 8 Essex Street a s vacant f or r epairs .
R 8 Essex St. vacant
owner Sarah Dalrymple
value $1 , 000 .
ill2, The front building #8 is s till listed as vacant, while
Daniel Croley age 23 , Soloman Cragen age 25 and Char l es Cragen age
28 are the occupants of t he rear building .
�1
1860 f ederal census:
#10 Sarah D
alrymple
I•fargaret
"
#8 & BR
James Paine
11
Hannah
James E. 11
Robert
"
Fanny E. "
age 83
"
48
age 33 peddler
II
27
II
fl
3
1
II
1 month
born M
ass.
II
fl
born Eng .
II
"
"
II
II
M .
ass
II
"
unoccupied
unoccupied
~
t ax records :
Occupants
#10 Sarah Dalrymple
age 87
8 vacant
R Phillip Brown
Joanna Collins
M
ary Fitzgerald
age 25
Owner
Sarah Dalrymple house $500
85 X 177ft. land
700
II
II
house 200
II
II
ho.use 200
1863 Apr i l 29 - Sarah Dalrymple , daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth
(Hart) Vincent , widow of James D
alrymple, died a t the age of 86 years,
1 month and 15 days. She was buried in t he Howard Street cemetery
in the tomb of N. Appleton . (Ci t y Hall death records)
1866 tenants :
Nathaniel Powell
l•1r s . Love dell
Phillip Rrown
j\l;r s . Neagle
1868 -
After the death of her mot her M
argaret Dalrymple must have
deci ded to sell the proper t y . Th is ad appeared in the Sa lem Gazette :
August 25 - For Sale - Valuable Estate in Essex Street
11
0:n Tuesday , Se pt ~ 8 at L L o I clo ck Ari! . will be so ld on t h e premises .
The estate #10 ~ssex stre et consisting of a t w s t or y dwelling house
o
wi th the land under and adjoining . The house is in good order, is
I
�convenient for two families) and contains 13 rooms. The land
measures 43 feet on Essex street by 100 feet deep, fronting on a
court.
Also the three story dwelling house next east of th e above.
The house has two brick ends, contains 9 rooms, and is very convenient for two families. The land measures 39 feet on Essex
street, by 47 feet on a Court leading from Essex street, with half
of the land in the rear.
Also the two story double house in rear of the above, with the
land adjoining. The house is convenient for two fami'l ies and
contains 8 rooms. The land measures 90 feet on the Court.
This offers a very desirable opportunity to obtain an eligible
location for manufacturing purposes, or for an investment, as
tenements are very much needed in that vicinity, and with good
management it must pay a large interest on the investment.
Terms easy and made known at the sale."
J,M For some reason the property was not sold at this time and
~argaret Dalrymple was still the owner as shown in the tax records:
Essex street
owner
house $ 600
10 - M
argaret Dalrym
ple
land
1,200
house
300
8 - Nathaniel Powell
age 48
Daniel Scanlan
house
R8 - Phillip Brown
age 32
200
II
36
M
annus Fol ey
1.a2Q. census :
10
M
argaret
-2nd famil yDalrymple
age 58
Elizabeth W
ebster
II
Caroline
Caroline Perley
W
illiam H. II
8
II
Thomas Sargent
M
ary E. "
Charlotte T.' I I
. II
Thomas
Ho race F.
George w
. "
"
II
'.
keeps ho use
45 keeps house
born M .
ass
II
"
"
at school
no occupation
printing office
II
II
"
11
labor er
keeps house
at school
II
II
II
II
II
It
II
II
II
" 10 at ho me
11-
II
"
II
II
Ir
II
II
II
11
50
54
44
L1-l
15
13
II
II
II
II
II
It
II
�q
2nd family
Ant hony Forrest
II
M
argaret
age 25 s t one mason
" 25 keeps house
8R
Phillip Brown
Ann
11
Catherine "
2nd family
M
annus Foley
Eunice
"
M
argaret"
Delia
"
II
J a me s
II
J ohn
II
W l liam
i
ti
11
11
II
ti
"
ti
11
II
"
32 tanner
curri er
? k eeps house
73 keeps house
"
32 shoemaker
,,
I re.
II
Hass .
&
30 keeps house
19 at s chool
7 a t s chool
6 at s chool
5 at home
3 at home
1 8?2 t ax r e cords:
10 - M
argaret Dalrymple
8 - empt y
annus Foley
~8 - M
¾ e mpty
~
tax r-eCDrds:
10 - M
argaret Dalrym e
pl
W
illiam H. Dalrymple
8 - J ames M
cCarty
Edward Thompson
R8 - Clem
ent Nichols
Hiram Parshly
1876 t ax records :
10 - t1targaret Dalrymple
Ch ar les Nealey
8 - empt y
RB - M chael Roach
i
Hi ram Parshly
.1fil.6. tax r ecor ds :
10 - \l/illiam Doc!-:.ham
Joh n
"
8 - J ohn Burnes
R8 - Hiram Parshley
born l"'aine
II
Pr ince Ed . I S.
age 30
" 37
II
23
"
?
II
"
II
II
It
I re .
II
It
11
II
II
"
"
"
II
"
"
�1880 census:
10 - Lizzie D
orance
It
Lizzie
Elizabeth Dockham
Wil liam
"
II
John
8 - Ellen Printy
Ann E. II
2nd family
John Pr ynne
It
Jane
George w II
. II
Edwin
II
Eva
?
R8
Sanborn
Hiram Parshley
Pary
"
II
Lizzie
W
illiam
"
II
Lila
age 57 keeps house
37
" 78 mother
It
55 brother
" 41 laborer
It
It
It
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
born M
ass.
II
"
II
It
II
28 keeps house
"
II
"
43 teamster
"
33 keeps house
11 at school
4 at home
1
N. H.
M
ass.
II
36 keeps store*
II
It
II
II
II
"
"
88 keeps house
49 shoe factory
45 keeps house
12 at school
10 at school
II
8 II
It
Maine
t-~ass.
II
II
II
"
" N. H.
"
M
ass.
II
"
II
M
ass.
II
"
1.8..82 tax records:
10
8
8½
1889
10
Occupants
George E. Day
Joseph Gilman, nurse
James Cotter, laborer
M
ichael 11
, jute m
ill
Horace Sargent , mo rroco worker
tax records :
Occupants
John D
ockham
8
James Gili:1an
varie t y s tore - E. Printy
8-½ James M
arston
Horace Sargent
Owner
M
argaret Dalrymple house $ 600
land
1,000
II
II
house
300
II
house
300
"
Owner
M
argaret Dalrymple house
land
house
"
"
"
11l2J, city dir e ctory:
8 M
iss Rosanna J . D
uignan , variety s tore
q5
,James Gil man , nurse
W
illiam Leonar d
,J ohn II . Nelson
* Firs t m
ention of a sto r e
II
house
(:
"
600
1 , 000
300
300
�"
~
M
iss M
e.rgueri te Dalrymple gave a address, on the life of
Rev. W
illiam Bentley, from memory, without notes , on Nov. 26.
before the W
oman's Alliance of the Second Church, Salem, M
ass.
This was while she was in her 87th year. (An account of her
lif,e was printed in the Salem News on Nov. 9, 1897 see also Vol.
1 of the Diary of William Bentley)
1900 census
10
M
argaret Dalrymple
Isabelle Tate
Francis Lindsay
r:!ary
"
M
ary
"
-
8
R8
Joseph Gilman
II
M
ary
Rosanna Duignan
Rosanna M
ah.oney
John M
aroney
M
argaret II
Bridget Lyons
II
Annie
John A. M
aroney
Joseph
"
Agnes
"
Helen
"
age 88
II
II
II
11
II
11
11
56 servant
59
57
35
born M
ass.
75
"
"
fl
11
II
81 sister
"
43
II
Ire.
M
ass.
16 niece
11
II
42 morocco dresser
42 Wife
II
II
II
II
II
11
II
II
II
II
II
"
Eng .
Ire .
M
ass.
22 daughter,laundress
20 stepdaughter
8 son
6 "
5 daughter
II
2
II
r-;ass
Canada
11
II
II
II
"
M .
ass
II
II
II
II
II
II
l2Ql
city directory
8 Frank Connor, variety
J oseph Gilm
an, watcher of the sick
8R J . J . ;,:aro ney
Albert Harrington
4 - Miss M
arguerite Dalrymple died at the age of 93.
She was born in Salem on Nov. 4, 1810. " For some 60 years she kept
l9Q1;i; April
a private school wher e she fitted some of Sal em's best known citizens
for the e rammar s chools, t hus, while ea r nin~ her own liveliho9d ,
laying th e foundation of good citizenship in the hear ts and minds
of future cit izens of this city. " (Sal em Evening News - 1\.pril 6 , 1901+)
�12.illi The will of Varguerite Dalrymple was probated (1-~94128).
Gilm Andrews and M Agnes Bishop were named executors. The
an
.
will, written in 1898, directed that her property be sold and
the money be used to fill many bequests to a multitude of cousins
and 2nd cousins. The inventory of real estate listed:
#10 Essex St.,; #8 & 8½ rear Essex st.; 9295 sq. ft. of land;
value 1S3 , 800.
tax r ecords:
19.Q.2
10
Goerge M
oak
------
8
R8
William c
·!ondez
owner - h eirs of M Dalrymple, house $ 800
.
II
II
II
house
400
II
II
II
house
600
land
1,000
.l9.Q£. Nov. 10 -Sarah E. Dalrymple, Gilman A. Andrews of Salem; M
.
Agnes Dalrymple Bish op, sometimes called M Agnes Bishop of Quincy
.
sold the property for $4,700 to Louis Dembofsky. (book 1851 pa g e 329 )
l2Q.6. Nov. 23 - Louis and Sarah Dembozsky sold t he same property to
Gregoz and Eva Paszkocki. "Being the same premises conveyed by
deed of Gilman Andrews exc. under the will of M
argaret Dalrymple."
(boo k 1851 pa g e 333 )
l2Q.2. c ity dire c tor y
8 M A. Concannon , var iey s t ore
.
G. Paszko wski
R8 1r s. H. B. Li vingstone
John Rossie
l9l2, city director y
8 Frederick and Fanny Berkowitz, variety
R8 F. Norton
1921
ci t y dir e ct o ry
8 ,] .. 1'-'ar[~olis , shoe repai r
Peroo nski
M Lebick
.
H. (Jablo nski
178 I\. .
�~ June 9 Gregoz and Eva Paszkowski sold t h e land and buildi ngs
i/.8 and 8-½ Essex St . to W adyslaw D
l
obrosi els ki . " Being a portion of
the prem ses conveyed by deed of Louis Dembofsky on N
i
ov. 23 , 1906. "
Lot B Ip
13••~!1 ,~-,,
~~Si'.
1
J"n
e
I
N .
s.:,2.
'1
I
7.a-3
I
,i:>1~.., •~
1-.P\.(
o~
G-.-t- E , P-.-J~~w-.k':j
- - -_'3t:1 "'i :s
.
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I
,I
ii
i
I
11
Q}
~
I
I
il:I
11
I
r,t
-
"
I')
I!
i:
11
Ii '
�/y
~
Sept. 11 - W
ladyslaw Dobrosielski, unm
arried, . sold the land
and buildings, described as lot B, to W
ladyslaw Brzozowski. " Being
the same conveyed by deed of G
regor and Eva Paszkowski." ( book 2611
page 314)
121±2 Feb. 13 - W
ladyslaw Brzozowski, unmarried, sold the land and
buildings, described as lot B., to Chester J. and Stacia Dzierz~.
The same conveyed by deed Sept. 11, 1924. (book 3521 page 583)
12liZ. June 3
- Chester J. and Stacia B. Dzierzak , husband and wife,
sold the property to Anthony and l'v1ary Sieczkowski. Th e same prem
ises
conveyed by deed Feb . 13 , 1947. (book 3528 page 44)
~
Oct. 26 - Anthony Sieczkowski and his wife M
ary, sold the
property to John and Pary Olszewski. The same premises conveyed
by deed June 3, 1947. (book 3780 page 148)
July 27 - John Olszewski sold the property to LTohn and Beatrice
Olszewski. The same conveyed by deed Oct. 26, 1950 . M
ary Ol szewski
having since deceased . (book 5191 page 736)
~
1.91.2 M
arch 19 - John Olszewski and his wife Beatrice E. sold the
propert y , lot B, to Frederick J , Cardella. (book 6134 page 157)
Note: Refer ence to book
Deeds. Probate ~umbers
are locat ed in t he s ame
r eport ar e not mean t to
and page . are deed books at th e H
egistry of
arc cases a t Pro bate Court . Both office s
building on Federal St . All m
aps in this
be exact, just for illustrati on purposes.
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Arthur Campbell
Carpenter
Essex Street
King
Salem Massachusetts
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OFFICE AT OLD TOWN HALL
eJ~mcorporated
POST OFFICE BOX
865
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 01970 / PHONE (617) 745-0799
g Ca~bridge Street
3 uil t for
'"'.'\'!-...,; '"'O"'"'I"" ,
_ v , I.I .,
Physician
in 1890
_;,.
Researcn by
J oyce King
J une 1983
�f•
9 Cambridge Street
...
Th e house at 9 Cambridge street is described in the Salem Hist oric
District Study Commit tee as:
Colonial Revival - "This house appears to be more recent t han
any on t he street; however , it is on the 1897 Atlas.
I t is a two-
story, shi ngled, gambrel r oof house with entrance through a side
porch . "
The lot on which t hi s house stands was a small portion of a
parcel belonging to J onathan Neale in 1666.
Er . Neale owne d t he
land and a house (on Broad St . ) until.his de cease in 1732 .
"It
then descended to his two children, Jonat ban and David , who divided
the estate, the house and barn and southern portion of the lot De:..!",.
assigned to Jonathan , ~ay 26 , 1753.
Jonatnan died in 1795 , ~c --
the division of the estate, Sept. 20, 1799, the old house
assigned to ::idow Hannah Smith of Salem.
Wa!c'
Sh e died Sep" . 10 , 183r . "
(Essex Antiquarian , vol . 4 page 166)
"Cambridge Stree t was fir st called a lane or highway , 1 679 ; lane
from ye high or main street towards Samuel W
oodwell 1 s brick kil!: ,
1695 ; M
eeting- h ouse lane, 1795; and Ca mbridge s treet , 1799 ; havi~,:
probably been l aid out to Br oad street by t h e Neales in t he latter
year."
( Essex Antiquarian, vol • .4 page 166)
�Rol,t.',-l
K-,c I,eJL
,c
Jonaiha.n
Lawes' Hill.
PA1· 7 01" SALI-.M
Jr. t 7C,r,.
NO. 5 .
Nult.
~--, ... h
Th e house now at 9 Camoridge street is no t the firs~ to occupy ~his
site .
,'/h en the division was made of the Neal estate in l799, as
previously mentioned , this lot was assigned to Benjamin and David
~:eal to be used in common.
Th e brothers erected a house which
re~ained in the family until 1881 wten i t was described in t he tax
records as :
9 Cambridge
st.
Owned by the Heirs of t-~ary ( Neal) W
aters
house valued at $700; land valued at $800
" empty to be taken down"
�The lot remained empty until it was sold by Sarah J. W
aters and
tJary E. W
aters to a neighbor, David Coggin on Nov. 7, 1889:
1
· (book 1263 page 465)
1889 Dec . 16 - David Coggin a pplied for a building per mit:
David Coggin resident of 7 Chestnut st . - location of buildir.~ .
Cambridge St . - wooden dwelling house for one family 26 ' X 38 1
2½ stories
-
- gambrel r oof
David Coggin was born i n W
esthampton , M
ass. on August 4 , 1 8~3 , t he
son of Rev . David and El len (Kidder) Coggin .
He graduat ed fro ~ tne
Harvard M
edical school in t he class of 1868 , with the de gree of :,. D.
and he also received t h e degree of A. M. fr om Dartm
outh in 1 873.
He
also studied abroad.
He made a specialty of the eye ·and after practicing a f ew years in
Hingham and St . Louis, M
o., where he was assistant surgeon of t he Eye
Infirmary, he settled in ·Salem in 1 874.
Here he built up a large
practice, being a most . skillful practitioner.
�i.
He had among his patients a great many poor people, frequently
giving his services without money and without price.
All had a
deep and abiding love for him •
...
• ~--
":"c
·•·."
• ••
DR. DAVID COGGIN.
~r. ;oggi~ was a CTember of the ori ginal staff of the Sale m Hospital.
·ie ·,vas oprr-c.nalr.Jic sur geon and superintendent in 1879 and 1880 , and
until 1912 was, ph t halmic sur geon, when he bec ame consulting surgeon
in "tnat capacity .
Dr . Coggin was also surgeon, for a time of the
.Se c one1 Cor "9s Cadets.
·:e m
arried in 1880, Elizabeth Eames Williams
of ;;oxoury.
Dr. Coggin was described as being of medium height with a very full
bl a ck bea:>d .
He had a rather brusque manner of tal king .
Dr . Coggin did not occupy the house at 9 Cambridge st .
The firs t
tenant on record was Nathan Osgood a leather dealer in 1890.
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1890 Dec . 1 - David Coggins-old the land and building to Eliza
Os good , wife of Nathan.
s.
The tax records substantiate this change:
9 Cambridge Street
Qc cupant
Owner
Eliza s. Osgood
house val. $3 , 000
land val.
1,000
·;a than _ good, leather dealer
Os
:~athan Cook Os good, son of the artist Ch arles Osgood, was born in
~alem on Aug. 24, 1857.
He was educated in the public school s of
:alem , and for m
any years was in the sole leather business in
3oston , as a member of the firm of Os~ood- Hungerford company on
ongress street .
:_ci
Yr . Os good m
arri ed Eliza Stevens of Dover , N. H.
1886 .
-~e _OQIJ census gives a closer look at this famil y :
_
:rathan c. Osgood
II
r1i za s.
II
Catherine
age 40
II
38
11•
12
leather dealer
born ?-·'ass .
II
at school
II
N . H.
II
:'he Os goods r.1oved to 15 Chestnut st . shortly after the census was
taken .
~he next tenant at 9 Cambr idge St . was George B. I ves.
':eorge 2urnham I ves, the son of Stephen Bradshaw Ives Jr. and Nary
::anley Creamer .
She was born on Nov. 8 , 1856 , the daughter of
:?rederick and l''artha (Chase) Crear:1er.
Th e couple had two children ,
Frederick '-1 . (b . Jan . 10 , 1 880) and Oscar J r. (b. r!:ay 28 , 1881 ) .
The Ives family m
oved f rom this house to 4 Broad Street about 1905.
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Over t he next few years many tenants came and went:
1906 - Charles H. Parker (in Europe in 1907)
1907 - M
rs. Annie Sweet, widow of George E.
Ethel Sweet , telephone operator
M
innie Sweet , dressmaker
1908 - Dr . Francis B. Carleton, physician
1910 census:
Francis B. Carleton
age 45 physician general practice
AdeL:dde J .
II
II
i::oyd
II
II
Eleanor
II
II
)c- . ,..ar leton
~ 111
I'.'!O Ved
.~·il:v 18 -
:ailor, died
at
t0
42
16
14
Bos"Lon in 1911 .
born !~ass .
II
Calif .
R. I .
R. I .
It
II
'T'he next tenant was William
V
illiam A. Pur beck, for over 60 years a Salem merchant
h is home 9 Cambridge street, last evening .
·:Jeen in poor health for a· long time .
TTe had
Vr . Purbeck was born in Salem
.:::ept. 16 , 182h , and was the son of the late W iam and ~aria
ill
( ·:'or nstead) Purbeck.
He was educated in the Salem public schools,
and was a !'!lember of the 10 th class of t he old Salem English High
school .
After leavin~ school , Yr . Purbeck learned the tailor's
trade from Charles F. Bates, t hen located in the Bowker block.
'fov.
~~
On
15 , 1845 , he began business as a member of t he firm of Gardner
Furbeck.
Er. Gardner lived only a year after the f i rm was or gan-
ized , and at fuis deat h r-~r. Pur be ck conducted the business until the
beginning of the winter of 1 90 8- 09 , when he retired, after a period
of 63 consecut ive years.
tance o f one another.
His stores were within a very short dis-
He made the very best of clothes , and he had
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a large trade.
He was twice married , and he left two sons and a
daughter .
1912 - t he house was occupi ed by Edwin A. M
cKinnon a tailor at 205
hasningt on St. and his wife Elizabeth M
.
or-e of which, Charles
c.
The c ouple took in boarders
Buffum, died on Nov.
15, 1915.
fA OUS OlD fOX-HUNltRD[AO
Charles C Buffum Passes Away at His Home
This Morning in His 86th Yedr; Killed
First Fox When 15 Years of Age; Had
Conducted Hostelries m the Past and Was
St-alPr of Weights and Measures.
�Charles C. Buffum, one of the most famous fox hunters in the wl:ole
country , died at his home , 9 Camoridge street , this m
orning , in
hi s 86th year.
r r . Buffum was born i n Sale r.J, J a n . 29 , 1829, h is parents -being
l ate David and Dollie (Hanson) Buffum.
°t!:e
His fath er owned the ol d
planine mill of David Buffu~ beir~ ~-~o~m f or mile s around at t ha:
time .
Up to hi s 15th year the son , Cnarles
c.
attended the public schools ,
finisnine; his s chool l i fe i n the old Phi llips s chool .
r. e +hen e!'ltered
the employ of his father , remaining until the mill closed about l~79 .
He next oeca.r.ie manager of the Lowell Island nouse .
mainland,
he was for two or three
.
years
Retur~in6 to
~~e
c~ployed by Aaron F.
the Peabody l'ill'llberdealer , with whom he stayed tvm rr three yee..rr:..
:n 1898, he was a ppointed official sealer of wei""h t-s and ?r.easu.:-E;r- ,
but faileo of reappointrr.ent u!lder !"ayor Tur!ler the follo-.": n,.. ye--.
µe next conducted a hotel on the corner of Roston anc ~e de~~l st.:-s~ts,
the buildinc; being ovmed by the late >•ark Sr.ii th, but gave it up a.:~er·
a few years .
Since t hen he had lived a sort of a retired life•
being quit e handy with tools , he had done cabinetmakin~
times .
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at dif~eren~
Several piec es of furni t ure i n hi s house a t test his skill
in that dir ection .
From his boyhood he ha d be en an ard ent l over o f out - of- door SfJ~ts .
Probably he killed more foxes than any other m in ¥assach us ett s ,
an
having , when only 15 years of age kil led his first fox in t h e gr eat
pastur es of Salem.
He traveled all over Essex county, Yaine , New
Ham
pshir e , Vermont, New York and Flor ida , in pursuit of t his game .
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fl. few years ago one of .the eng i ne ers of t h e Bo ston & Vaine
R. E;
spoke to M
r. Buffum from h is engine, sayi .n g , " Charle y , wty don ' t
you c ome down to Portsmout h , and h elp us ge t ri d of the f oxes
dO\m there t h at a.re pro ving- a nuisance , destr oying ch ickens , e-:c .
The l ocal s po rt s men can ' t s e em t o g et t h em.''
the cue , a nd we nt t o Portsmouth .
r r . Buffum ac c e :p~e d
In two da y s h e secured seven l a!'f e
f oxes , and there was no more trouble after that .
i 'r . Buffum a ttributed his lorn~ life and good health to his ci.tof- door l ife , although ,in follo wi ng hunt ing h e had oft en b e e n :.:'...rec.
and wet and col d .
He was always moderate in the use of to b acc o
a..~c
liquor, and never while on a hunting exnedition h a d he "touch ed ::..:.q_u c:wh ile afiel d , a s he oelieved t h at it tended to d e crease a r::ar. 1 ~ e r: e:- ··
and to l essen his power of endur ance .
r r . 3uf furr. h ad qu i"t e a r e putation a s a che f, and of~iciated
&=
c ook at many b arbecue , "the attendants at wh ich h ave n e v e:."' c e a se~
sound his praises .
Dur in~ t h e Rebelli on
he
was a member of t:r:c ~a::.. e~
Ca det s , a.rid cooked for t h a t comr.iand f or t h e f i v e months t!'!at i :.
·1:as
sta tio n ed at Fort W
arren .
On M y l? ,
a
1849 , M . Buf fum marrie d tv:iss l''.ary Abbie -~i ch ardsc, __ o f
r
M
arblehea d wh o was j ust t h ree mon t hs older than he , t he ceremo:::~·
bei n g pe rformed i n Sal em by Rev . George . Patch of t h e Ba ptist c:-. 1r c!: .
t xs. Bu f f u m di ed on Aug. 14, 1899.
Three ch ildren ~ere born o ~ t~e
union only one of whom is living , Prof. Charles A. Buffurr. of tt e
Ea st Ha mpton seminary.
(Salem Evening News)
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1925 Nov . 16 - Nathan and Eliza
M
adeline Abbot.
Dec. 1, 1890.
s.
Osgood sold the property to
"The ·same ·premises conveyed by David Coggin on
(book 2663 page 301)
1929 March 2 - Walter L. Abbot administrator of the estate of
r-~adeline Abbot sold the land and buildint: at 9 Ca mbridge st . to
s.
Harriet
Creamer for t he sum of f3 , 000 .
(book 2799 nage 5~)
1939 Oct. 6 - George antl Harriet Fitz of Hamilton, solo the property
to the Salem Savings Bank.
" The same conveyed to Harriet r . Crea: e:r
by the ad~iriistrator of the estate of . l1adeline Abbot and devisec. :o
me by the will of Harriet.
( book 3197 page 366)
1942 Dec . 31 - Salem Savinr,s Banl-: sold tnc pro:_oer~y "to
Sullivan .
Fitz.
ere·, /i.llF:;_
The same estate conveyed to the granter by dee~ o: Ge~rfE
(book 3323 page 2h)
1961 June 20 - Katharine D. Connors conservator of t h e property o:
~ercy A. Sullivan sold the land and building to Francis J . and
Katherine Carr for the sum of $12,000.
(book 4783 page 213)
19?3 Aug. 17 - Katherine Carr,survivor of tenancy by entirety, sold
the land and buildings to Gerald
$38,000 .
c.
(book 6005 page 168)
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and Karla Hinds for the sum of
�1977 June 20 - Gerald
c.
and Karla J. Hinds sold the property to
W
illiam and Kathleen Sullivan for the sum of $49 ,900.
(book 6361
page 215)
1983 M
arch 23 - W
illiam and Kathleen Sullivan sold the l and and
buildings at 9 Cambridge St . to James R. and Susan Gauthier .
(book 7073 page 81)
Reference to book and page are deed books at the Registry of Deeds.
Probate numbers are cases at Probate Court. Both offices are l ocated
in the same building of Federal St. All maps in this report ~e no t
meant to be exact, just for illustration purposes.
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Cambridge Street
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9 Cambridge Street, Salem, Massachusetts, 01970
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House History
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Built in 1890 for David Coggin, Physician
Creator
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Historic Salem, Inc.
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Historic Salem, Inc. house histories
Publisher
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Historic Salem, Inc., Salem Historical Society
Date
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1890, 1983
Contributor
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Joyce King
Language
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English
1890
1983
9
Cambridge Street
David Coggin
Physician
Salem Massachusetts