1 100 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/28828/archive/files/ffe3ac003beff0aebe0ed48a7c8285fc.pdf?Expires=1773878400&Signature=mfhXjyySIci0Diwk6-sfX3YEzMTBvBqSVR5MzsTRx1SFUiYwVQRcLDtK0sP6QM2uS4YRje%7Ef74vKkWzVFFOFNEK7P4BqLKVJa3qUh3qS1jIPObtbg541wT-EdCIHNSjgZZ06OclvnQrekM3kCDM7SkxD9TQpwKg9I5uC3V-C0rObhWR2rypDgAMqPVOrF4r%7ECyebmrEUNzOb2%7En0GYQT76GqynGeBNUEPhdG%7EmCyO--2OV0-I6QAK2OJsRl-4Y-q58w9HqNhdaFwSiiB9QlqcVrzL19flpRanE8EsGjalxXRoAwj3zU3oqL56HS9IpE6RlRLfThLPIh6agqmF9mDTQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM b3553af95d53447e9c01f1421f356a76 PDF Text Text 23 Becket Street Salem, Massachusetts 01970 Built in 1799 for William Peele, Cooper And his wife, Elizabeth Becket Researched and written by Carlos Cueva Caro November 2024 Historic Salem, Inc. 9 North Street, Salem, MA 01970 978.745.0799 | Historicsalem.org © 2024 �1977 view of 23 Becket Street. Source: MACRIS 23 Becket Street The property was part of a larger tract of land that belonged to John Becket, a shipbuilder, whose house was located at the end of the street, on Becket Avenue (The Retire Becket House was moved to the House of the Seven Gables’ campus in 1924 to save it from demolition). In 1769, John Becket sold the parcel of land corresponding to 23 and 25 Becket Street to his son-in-law, William Peele, a cooper. Given his profession, Peele was probably involved in the Beckets' shipbuilding business. Tax rolls show that William Peele had been paying taxes for a house and a store since 1799. The 1800 census also indicates that Peele was living at Becket Street, between his son-in-law, Alexander Donaldson (known to have lived at 21 Becket Street) and John Becket. Of the two houses today standing here, 23 is likely the earlier building. Unlike 25 Becket Street, which corresponds to a later Greek-Revival style, 23 Becket Street is an example of the early Federal style, common in Salem during the turn of the nineteenth century. Further, the house is an exact twin of 19 Becket Street, built in 1784, which suggests that Peele might have hired the same housewright. 1 �After William’s death in 1817, his widow, Elizabeth Peele (née Becket), inherited the homestead including the two houses that correspond today to 23 and 25 Becket Street. Upon her death, her estate was auctioned off and sold to John Peterson. Peterson divided the property in two and sold 23 Becket Street to two widows: Hannah Green and Mary Greenleaf. The widows split the property between them. Hannah obtained the upper floor and Mary the lower floor, while the yard, outbuildings, and cellar remained in common. By 1879, Hiram and Annie Chase purchased both parts of the house, reuniting the property. The Chases added an extension on the side of the building around 1882, which was rented out as a variety store. 1832 Division of the Peele Homestead into 23 and 25 Becket Street. Source: 25 Becket Street, Historic Salem Inc. 2 �19 Becket Street. Source: Salem’s Board of Assessors 23 Becket Street. Source: Salem’s Board of Assessors 3 �Chain of Title, 23 Becket Street, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Date Conveyed by Conveyed to Property Amount Doc Book Page May 19 1769 John Becket William Peele “A piece of land of eighteen poles in said Salem” 18 pounds Deed 126 134 Sep 8 1810 William Peele Alexander Donaldson “A certain parcel of land in said Salem” $700.00 Deed 191 109 Sep 8 1810 Alexander Donaldson William Peele “A certain piece of land situated in said Salem” $700.00 Deed 191 109 Jul 7 1832 Thomas Needham, executor of the estate of Elizabeth Peele. John Peterson “A certain plot of land in said Salem with a dwelling house and out building thereon” $600.00 Deed 265 232 Oct 16 1833 John Peterson Hannah Green and Mary Greenleaf “A certain plot of land with a dwelling house and out building thereon” $1,050.00 Deed 272 231 Oct 18 1833 Hannah Green and Mary Greenleaf Division 274 44 Jun 3 1848 Hannah Green Philip B. Ruee “An undivided half part of a certain parcel of land situated on Beckett Street in said Salem” $405.00 Deed 369 100 Oct 30 1856 Philip B. Ruee Abigail Chase “A certain parcel of land situated on Becket St.” $450.00 Deed 546 291 “A certain plot of land with a dwelling house and out building thereon” 4 �Mar 10 1879 Mary Greenleaf Hiram Chase1 “An undivided half part of a certain parcel of land situated on Beckett Street in said Salem” $ 950.00 Deed 1012 297 Mar 10 1879 Hiram Chase William H. Merrill “A certain parcel of land and the buildings thereon” $ 1,000.00 Deed 1012 298 Mar 10 1879 William H. Merrill Annie E. Chase2 “A certain parcel of land and the buildings thereon” $ 1,000.00 Deed 1012 299 Aug 25 1948 Salem Fraternity3 John P. and Victoria Mizioch “The land in said “For Salem” (two consideration parcels) paid” Deed 3620 14 Jun 4 1987 Victoria Bellows (Mizioch) John J. Mizioch “The land in Salem, Massachusetts” (two parcels) $108,000.00 Deed 9043 272 Feb 27 1990 John J. Mizioch Eastern Savings Bank “The premises covered by said mortgage” $96,00.00 Foreclosure 10348 141 Jul 13 1990 Eastern Savings Bank Philip D. Jesoraldo “The land in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts together with the buildings thereon” $75,000.00 Deed 10498 399 1 Hiram Chase inherited the other half of the house from his mother, Abigail Chase. Hiram Chase’s wife. 3 Salem Fraternity inherited 23 Becket Street from Hiram A. Chase, Hiram and Annie Chase’s son. 2 5 �Becket Street, with the land owned by William Becket and the location of the Retire Beckett House. William Freeman’s map of Salem in 1700, based on the research of Sidney Perley, 1934. 6 �23 Becket, no owner named (the owners were Mary Greenleaf and Phillip Ruee). McIntire’s Map of the City of Salem, 1851. 7 �23 Becket Street, incorrectly identified as part of the Barker property (at this time, it was owned by Mary Greenleaf and Hiram Chase). Salem Atlas 1874 Plate B 8 �23 Becket with the store extension marked as “S.” Salem Atlas 1890-1903 Plate 12 9 �“A.A. Chase” at 23 Becket Street. Salem Atlas 1897 Plate 4 10 �“Annie E. Chase” at 23 Becket Street. Salem Atlas 1911 Plate 5 11 �Inventory No: SAL.3328 Historic Name: Common Name: Address: 23 Becket St City/Town: Salem Village/Neighborhood: Derby Street; Local No: 41-133; Year Constructed: R 1800 Architectural Style(s): Colonial; Use(s): Market or Grocery Store; Single Family Dwelling House; Significance: Architecture; Commerce; Area(s): Designation(s): Building Materials: Roof: Asphalt Shingle; Wall: Aluminum Siding; Wood; Foundation: Granite; Demolished No The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has converted this paper record to digital format as part of ongoing projects to scan records of the Inventory of Historic Assets of the Commonwealth and National Register of Historic Places nominations for Massachusetts. Efforts are ongoing and not all inventory or National Register records related to this resource may be available in digital format at this time. 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D e s c r i p t i o n : Date Source Style Federal Architect i n r e l a t i o n to nearest c r o s s s t r e e t s and other b u i l d i n g s . Indicate north. E x t e r i o r wall fabric aluminum siding Outbuildings (describe) Other features t h r e e - s e c t i o n picture window on f i r s t f l o o r , f r o n t , and o n e - s t o r y a d d i t i o n a t t a c h e d to main house on r i g h t s i d e ( p r o b a b l y dating f r o m V i c t o r i a n p e r i o d when g r o c e r y s t o r e e x i s t e d i n house) Altered Moved p 1 n ure dow c t win- D a t e Date_ o 5. L o t s i z e : One a c r e or l e s s O v e r one a c r e A p p r o x i m a t e frontage 20 fe-8»fc A p p r o x i m a t e distance of b u i l d i n g f r o m street DERBY STREET 5 feet DO N O T W R I T E I N THIS S P A C E USGS Quadrant 6. R e c o r d e d by Organization Edward Y/.Carberg Historic EVLHC Photo no. RECEIVE (over) W7 wOfv'lM, Feb.15,1977. S&lem,Inc. �I 7. O r i g i n a l owner (if known)_ O r i g i n a l use residential Subsequent uses (if any) and dates S.^niel 0 before that qvnr.&ry store (c.1882 to 1902), d w e l l i n g , as time. ieck as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural The A r t s Commerce Communication C o m m u n i t y development Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industry Military Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9. H i s t o r i c a l significance (include explanation of themes checked above) T h i s house i s a n o t h e r o f the f i v e " F e d e r a l " s t r u c t u r e s s t a n d i n g on the east s i d e o f Becket S t . , b u i l t p r o b a b l y a few y e a r s b e f o r e 1800. I n g e n e r a l s i z e and d e s i g n , i t i s p r a c t i c a l l y a twin to no.19, and the 1836 Salem D i r e c t o r y recorded that a"Daniel Bowditch,carpenter," l i v e d there, d o u b t l e s s l y a r e l a t i v e o f Salem's famed n a v i g a t o r , N a t h a n i e l B o w d i t c h . ( D a n i e l p r o b a b l y d i d not qwfa the b u i l d i n g , h o w e v e r J ^ T h e 1851 map f o r Salem noted t h n j a "Capt.Darker* turned iL~'~"linXTrc I r r n prTTr^r; 11 " n - , ' m n r i n T < ^ n i nrr-rr-k-in n f thn ownpi^-fr±s- -^Qieek RevHrul" ^17.-"By 1874-,the Salem A t l a s r e c o r d s t h a t the "Henry M. Bark e r f a m i l y " owned a l l f o u r p r o p e r t i e s ,from 17 through #23 Becket S t . The iTstan V i c t o r i a n s t o r e a d d i t i o n c o u l d w e l l have been the f i r s t major change i n the owher house's g e n e r a l d e s i g n ( c . 1 8 8 1 ) , f o l l o w e d by the window changes ( e s p e c i a l l y -fcrtije. the modern p i c t u r e window), and the aluminum s i d i n g c o v e r i n g the d w e l l i n g . dwelhig-The t r a p e z o i d a l l y - c u r v e d chimney (broad b a s e , s m a l l t o p ) , o n l y found on #19, be s i d e s , on the s t r e e t , i s an i n t e r e s t i n g f e a t u r e , b u t , t h o u g h i t i s on the r o o f ' s c e n t e r , I doubt t h a t i t s p r e s e n t d e s i g n dates back beyond the m i d - Y i c t o r i a n p e r i o d , t h e same a p p l y i n g to #19. (The B a r k e r p e r i o d o f ownership may have see: this change,in f a c t . ) One s t r i k i n g f e a t u r e o f the house i s t h a t the main ent r a n c e i s n o t c e n t e r e d on the f r o n t , b u t i s o f f to one s i d e (a common p r a c t i c e . The g r o c e r y - s t o r e a d d i t i o n was a p p a r e n t l y made i n t o another room i n the house when the s t o r e c l o s e d , c . 1 9 0 2 . 10. B i b l i o g r a p h y a n d / o r r e f e r e n c e s (such as l o c a l h i s t o r i e s , deeds, a s s e s s o r ' s r e c o r d s e a r l y maps, etc.) . 1851: Salem A t l a s 0 974) S a l e m c i j j i r e c t o r i e s ^ ( 1836,1884,1 904-}; Salem Map ( r o l l - t v p e ) (1874)» E a s t o i P a l i s a d e s H i s t o r i c Neighborhood Study ' t y 1 ������������������������������� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Becket Street Historic Salem, Inc. House History A resource made available by Historic Salem, Inc. detailing the history of Salem's houses. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 23 Becket Street, Salem, MA, 01970 Subject The topic of the resource House History Description An account of the resource Built in 1799 for William Peele, cooper and his wife Elizabeth Becket 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. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource House built in 1799 House history completed in 2024 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Carlos Cueva Caro Language A language of the resource English 1799 2024 23 Becket Street Becket Cooper Elizabeth Becket Massachusetts Peele Salem William Peele