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                    <text>Notes on 17-19 Ward Street, Salem

According to Patricia Kelleher at the Salem Historical Commission, all of the buildings at the point
were destroyed in the Great Fire, which happened on June 25, 1914.

In reviewing both the current assessor’s map and the 1911 Walker Lithograph and Publishing
Company Map, it would appear that the lot area that was 9-11-13 Ward Street on the 1911 map is the
area that is now 17-19 Ward Street on the current assessor’s map. 

Prior to the ﬁre, the area that is 17-19 Ward Street was owned by three parties:

William E. Barry	
	
James J. Welch 	
Bernard Thibault

The pamphlet “1914 Data on Burned District at Salem, MA”, published by F.W. Dodge Co. lists
Catherine Barry as owning a wooden residence at 9 Ward Street, James J. Welch as owning a wooden
residence and Bernard Thibault as owning wooden apartments at 13 Ward Street.

These three parties all sold their land after the ﬁre in December 1914. They sold their lots to

David Land of Salem. The following evidence indicates that David Land was the likely builder of the
property that is now 17-19 Ward Street and that the building was built c. 1915:

Deed descriptions from the Essex South County Registry of Deeds

Plans on record at the Essex South County Registry of Deeds, particularly those recorded at Book
2294, Page 133 and Book 2343, Page 495

Building Inspection records from the Salem Historical Commission—states that David Land was the
owner and A. Rosenstein was the architect. The building was inspected by “Cheney” on January 8,
1915.

MACRIS On-Line Database

~

According to Salem Town Directories in 1914 and 1915, David Land’s profession is listed as “Real
Estate.” According to the 1920 United States Census, he lived in Salem and his occupation was listed
as “Contractor/Real Estate.” His brother Jacob, with whom he lived, had his occupation listed as
“Carpenter/House.” In 1920, David Land was 34 years of age, born about 1886 in Russia; he
immigrated to the United States in 1904 and was naturalized in 1909. He was Jewish and his mother
tongue was Yiddish.

~

Plaque to read: Built by David Land, contractor 1915 Architect: A. Rosenstein Replaced homes burned
in the Great Salem Fire of 1914


�Owners

Date of Conveyance Registry Reference

Eben N. Walton of Salem as Administrator de Bonis Non of
the Estate of Cynthia A. Radford, late of Salem to William E.
Barry

May 2, 1878

Book 996, Page 270

Patrick Welch of Salem to James J. Welch of Salem

July 27, 1894

Book 1418, Page 339

Telesphore Demers of Salem to Bernard Thibault of Salem

April 11, 1907

Book 1868, Page 241

Heirs of William E. Barry to David Land of Salem

December 4, 1914

Book 2282, Page 354

Bernard Thibault of Salem to David Land of Salem

December 15, 1914

Book 2282, Page 560

James J. Welch of Salem to David Land of Salem

December 9, 1914

Book 2283, Page 170

David Land of Salem to Max Lemkin and Charles Wineapple
of Salem

May 4, 1915

Max Lemkin and Charles Wineapple of Salem to Warren Five
Cents Savings Bank

September 22, 1916

Book 2343, Page
495-6

April 25, 1933

Book 2950, Page
309-311

Foreclosure of mortgage by Warren Five Cents Savings Bank
Warren Five Cents Savings Bank to Rose Freedberg of
Salem

May 2, 1933

Rose Freedberg of Salem to Elm Hill Realty Company of
Peabody

May 12, 1937

Elm Hill Realty Company of Peabody to David J. Gordon of
Peabody

December 31, 1947

David J. Gordon of Beverly to David J. Gordon Trustee of the
David J. Gordon Trust

September 17, 1963

Rebecca Gordon, Trustee of the David J. Gordon Trust to
Frederick D. Small

June 26, 1985

Book 2294, Page 133

Book 2950, Page 91
Book 3112, Page 207
Book 3582, Page 438
Book 5107, Page 69
Book 7809, Page 417

Frederick D. Small and Karen J. Small to Bank Of New
England, NA

November 6, 1986

Foreclosure of mortgage; foreclosure deed to Small Fry
Properties, Inc.

September 1, 1989

Small Fry Properties, Inc. to Salem Point LP

December 27, 1991

Book 11080, Page 456

July 16, 2014

Book 33413, Page 603

Salem Point LP to Salem Point II LP

Book 8614, Page 63
Book 10199, Page 72

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