188 Derby Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
House histories
Built by Samuel McIntire for Captain Simon Forrester, 1790-91. The house was begin for Captain Jonathan Ingersoll and purchased by Forrester after the death of Ingersoll's wife, Mary Hodges, in January 1791. The house was converted to tenements in the mid-19th century and suffered architectural damage in the early 20th century.
Historic Salem, Inc.
Historic Salem, Inc. house histories
Historic Salem, Inc.; Salem Historical Society
Built 1790-1791, researched 1995
Recorded by Dianne Le Siergiej and Susan Ceccacci
English
131 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
House history
Built for a prominent Salem physician, Dr. Moses Little, between 1807 and his death in 1811, possibly by Samuel McIntire. Dr. Little purchased the property from Joseph and Elizabeth Peabody in 1799. He house was later inhabited by Simon Forrester's daughter, Nancy, and still later purchased by Mrs. Rebecca H. Morse, wife of another prominent Salem physician, Dr. Nathan R. Morse, in 1882.
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Historic Salem, Inc. house histories
Historic Salem, Inc.; Salem Historical Society
Built between 1807 and 1811; researched 1982.
Researched by Joyce King.
English.