1
100
1
-
https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/28828/archive/files/d182db48a2147715cb393ccb3712b0f9.pdf?Expires=1712793600&Signature=K4K6quuvRKdYchyZHIeywev0zGtZKkYUHIDkFs27kKCl91yaOxYrKxh9Zu8YqbuOPRTLbyy0foGPIpZPhkQhWHhewnLfENwr8FQGKuZW3HzkIofw%7EQXV7HjNXMYRNd4aT8PCIJrVjE29uHnMIYZrKcibecQkKjLb3GywgcNjPELvMFbV4dy4AN1jZbeYj78i91FNN-7O-H5mfqqXJRGdXm9zJXNkOAWNgrL7IFLAlA-3Xx%7ERwj3lKuEZR25PC-l7vdZ3a6gGvREND2%7EMPwBP7mhR3TeQM3Uo0EIsoH-9QHFpmmWzcFUdCyECTCzR36y8hepl591jAGFfJ61%7E5hgIWw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM
fe2a0e8b2410831c519f7619eb4ddfb4
PDF Text
Text
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 .
s .,.,,.. o·,.. b
80-S
,~
I
~
~
~-&
~
:-;__ "1
~
~
'-9
('Q
<Ji
~~A tJ -t'o f\
\
�Book 2596 page 117
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~)
~
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."
�..
,
'·
::r·.q~
"V'
- "'
:.. \ l,<I
..~(-;· • • ·
/"\
;0
,
~\
..
.
·,'<:-~
<otq.
I--._
..
~
~'S
,, \
e~
�d
.
·...
�
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
Buffum Street
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
1 Buffum Street, Salem, Massachusetts, 01970
Subject
The topic of the resource
House History
Description
An account of the resource
Built in 1854 for Captain John B. Fisk and his wife Sarah, by Messrs Gifford
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
1854, 1983
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Joyce King
Language
A language of the resource
English
1
1854
1983
Buffum Street
Captain
Fisk
Gifford
Salem Massachusetts