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49 Turner Street, Salem, MA, 01970
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House History
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Jonathan Whipple, copal maker
in 1843
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Brad Northrup
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English
1843
1976
49 Turner Street
copal maker
Massachusetts
Salem
Whipple
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47 Essex Street
Built for
J. Lovett Whipple
Wheelwright
c. 1854
Research and Writing Provided by
Diana Dunlap
June 2018
Historic Salem, Inc.
9 North Street, Salem, MA 01970
978.745.0799 | HistoricSalem.org
© 2018
�The house lot that we now think of as 47 Essex Street in Salem first starts to emerge in
the early nineteenth century, although no deed mentions a house standing on the property until
1872; city directories show that there was a dwelling house at 47 Essex by 1861. On June 9,
1804, Bernard and Lois Green and Mary Diman, singlewoman, all of Malden, sold “part of the
estate of the Rev. James Diman, given by will to his daughters Mary and Lois, bounded northerly
by the Rev. William Bentley’s meetinghouse, easterly on Hardy Street, southerly on land of said
Lois and Mary, westerly on land formerly Thomas Palfrey’s…” to Benjamin Hodges of Salem
(Essex Registry of Deed, Book 175, Page 24). The lot is described as running twenty-five feet
along Hardy Street and twenty-five feet across to the land of Rev. Bentley’s East (Unitarian)
Meetinghouse. It’s unclear how this parcel of land originally came into the possession of the
Rev. James Diman; Essex deeds list many variants of the name, of which Diamond is the most
common, and several property transactions for 18th century Diamonds appear in the records,
though none grant property to James Diman.
The Diman heirs sold the lot to Benjamin Hodges and it passed into the hands of the
widow Mary Silsbee and two singlewomen (most likely her sisters), Hannah and Elizabeth
Hodges. These were probably the daughters of Benjamin Hodges, though deeds to not confirm
this, and they sold the lot to a group of men heavily involved in Salem’s East Meetinghouse:
Thomas Downing, William Hunt, William B. Parker, and William Webb, Jr., for $215 on May
28th, 1846 (Registry of Deeds, Book 368, Pages 123-124). The East Meetinghouse was moving
and was busily engaging in property sales at this time, and when the lot was sold again, it was
reconfigured to include land from the former meetinghouse lot that had been conveyed to the
same group of men just a few weeks earlier. On September 23, 1847, the same four men (with
�two of their wives) sold to William H. Lovejoy, Gentleman, ‘a parcel of land...between Hardy
and Bentley Streets... at the northwestern corner of land of Ebenezer Slocum, thence running
northerly by said Bentley Street as recently widened by the city, to Essex Street…” and on to
Hardy Street. This deed describes the land as “estates conveyed to us by Benjamin Upton and
other Committee of the East Society” as well as the Silsbee-Hodges women, so it’s clear that the
lot now included some of the East Meetinghouse property that once adjoined it (Registry of
Deeds, Book 378, Page 9). William H. Lovejoy paid $1134 for his new property; given the
dramatic difference in the price paid by for the property after less than a year and a half, the lot
must have expanded considerably.
Lovejoy and his wife Maria did not keep all of this property long; they sold a portion of
“the estate conveyed to me by Thomas Downing and others” to William M. Harrow of Salem,
Mariner, on September 23, 1847, for $700 (Registry of Deeds, Book 403, Page 88). The
dimensions described in this deed are very much as they remain in every transaction to follow:
33’10” along northerly Essex Street, 92’ along Bentley Street, 39’6” along the southerly edge of
the property, and 91” along the easterly edge. William Harrow might have expected to return to
Salem when he purchased this property, but perhaps seafaring or the California Gold Rush
changed his plans. When he sold the property on July 24, 1854, he is described as “of the city of
Sacramento, State of California” (Registry of Deeds, Book 498, Page 160). The property was
purchased by J. Lovett Whipple for $900.
It seems to be J. Lovett Whipple who finally decided to build a house on this
much-handled chunk of land. No building is mentioned when he purchased the house from
William Harrow, but when it was next sold in 1872, the property is described as “a certain plot of
�land with a dwelling house thereon.” Given the architectural style of the house, a date of
1854-1872 makes perfect sense. Jonathan Lovett Whipple was thirty years old when he
purchased the land on which he presumably planned to build his own home. The fourth of seven
children of Jonathan and Mary Cloutman Whipple, he was born April 19, 1824, in Salem (unless
otherwise noted, birth, marriage, and death dates are derived from the Salem Vital Records). In
1846, the “Naumkeag Directory,” the 19th century forerunner of the city telephone directory,
lists J. Lovett Whipple as a turner living, most appropriately, at 33 Turner Street in Salem. This
is the same address listed for his sister Mary Elisa, a “tailoress,” and for J. Lovett and his mother
in 1851. Two of his brothers, “Stephen Whipple & Brother,” ran a gum copal works at 35 Turner
Street, and their house is listed as 12 Hardy Street (theri father, Jonathan Whipple, is listed as
proprietor in 1846, when Stephen is still described as a carpenter). The 1850 Directory also
informs us that J. Lovett Whipple was treasurer of the Second Universalist church and a fireman
serving as clerk of Engine No. 4, the “Lafayette.” When J. Lovett Whipple bought the property at
47 Essex, he was investing in a neighborhood that he knew well, positioned very close to his
own family. He may have been preparing for his own wedding when he bought the property, as
he married Emma N. Dodge in South Danvers (now Peabody) on September 18, 1855, and
together they had three children. It seems likely the Whipples built their house around this time.
Sadly, it appears their happiness did not last long: J. Lovett Whipple died in Salem in
May 1860, aged only 36. The cause of death is listed as consumption (tuberculosis), an epidemic
disease in 19th century America; Whipple’s younger brother George Augustus died of it in 1841,
almost twenty years earlier. Probate records describe J. Lovett Whipple as a wheelwright (a trade
certainly encompassing his previously listed trade as a turner), though his death record describes
�him as working in his brother’s trade, gum copal. Gum copal is a tropical resin that was used as a
wood varnish, so there may in fact be a link between the trades. His estate was valued at
$3,757.77, and his widow paid off debts to both his sister Mary and several different creditors,
ranging from two local doctors (perhaps those who attended J. Lovett Whipple’s final illness) to
the Salem Register subscription to taxes and insurance. A few items were sold, including a
“daguerretype machine” sold at a profit of $2.
The “Naumkeag Directory” shows that the houses around 47 Essex were occupied by a
mixed array of sea captains, mariners, and skilled tradespeople during the 1860s. “Mrs. J. Lovett
Whipple” is listed at 47 Essex Street in 1861, demonstrating that there was indeed a house on the
property by 1861. Emma Dodge Whipple’s brothers-in-law, Albert and Stephen Whipple, were
still running their gum copal works at 35 Turner Street, but Albert’s house is listed as 45 Essex
Street. Perhaps it was a comfort to Emma Whipple to remain next door to her husband’s brother
while raising three young children. Even if so, she decided to remarry, probably in about five
years after J Lovett Whipple’s death.: Emma N. Whipple of MAssachusetts married Moses W.
George of Plymouth, New Hampshire, on December 18, 1865 (Moses W. George is later
referenced alongside one of the Whipple sons in a deed for 47 Essex Street). “Mrs. J. Lovett
Whipple” is still listed in residence at 47 Essex Street in the Naumkeag Directory for 1866;
perhaps the couple decided to live in Emma Whipple’s own home, or perhaps the late December
wedding simply wasn’t reflected in the city directory.
On October 4, 1872, J. Lovett Whipple’s widow, now Emma N. George, sold the house
on behalf of her three children, Lovett D., Frank M., and Emma E. Whipple, all three of whom
were still legally minors (Registry of Deeds, Book 866, Page 70). The former Mrs. Whipple, now
�guardian of her three children, relinquished her own right of dower to the property and
auctioned it to the highest bidder. It sold to Mrs. Caroline M. Gage, wife of Andrew F. Gage of
Salem, “in her own right without interference or control of her husband’ for $5700. The house
and plot of land passed from one woman to another. One may have sold it of necessity in order to
support her children’s future, while another purchased it for her own pleasure or support.
According to the 1870 U.S. Census, Caroline M. Gage was born in Maine and lived in Ward 1 in
Salem (which included 47 Essex), keeping house for her husband Andrew, the superintendent of
a paint factory, and their teenage children Flora and George. She would have been about 47
years old when she bought the house in 1872, though her reasons and resources for the purchase
are unknown.
The property remained in the hands of Caroline Gage and her heirs until 1906, when Mrs.
Gage’s heirs sold it to Patrick Joseph Kelley (Registry of Deeds Book 1851, Pages 13-15). Alice
R. Meek of Salem, Arthur B. and Carrie Spaulding of Peabody, and Mary Gage of Duluth,
Minnesota (all single) sold “part of the real estate devised to us by Caroline M. Gage” in October
1906. This marked the transfer of 47 Essex Street not only from one family to another, but from
Anglo-Americans to Irish Americans, from one well-established ethnic group to more recent
immigrants. The house was eventually inherited by Patrick Kelley’s daughter, Ruth M. Harrison,
who retained possession until 1952.
Ruth Harrison sold the house and lot to husband and wife Theodore F. and Amelia F.
Buchynski of Hamilton, who bought, sold, and mortgaged several properties in both Hamilton
and Salem in the 1950s (Registry of Deeds Book 3941, Page 472). The eastern end of Essex and
�Derby Streets was a Slavic immigrant neighborhood in the first half of the 20th century; perhaps
the Buchynskis had family connections to the neighborhood.
In 1958, Amelia Buchynski sold the house to Vienna C. Tarchini (Registry of Deeds
Book 4439, Page 412). When Tarchini sold the house in turn to Henry Hilder in 1985, she
reserved the right to “occupy, use, and enjoy said premises for her lifetime” (Registry of Deeds
Book 7965, Page 102). Eight years later, Hilder sold the house to Peter A. Sholds and Mary
Frances Sholds.
�Atlas of the City of Salem, 1874
�
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Essex Street
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47 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970
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House history
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An account of the resource
Built for
J. Lovett Whipple
Wheelwright
c. 1854
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Historic Salem, Inc.
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Historic Salem, Inc., Salem Historical Society
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c. 1854, 2018
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Diana Dunlap
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English
1854
2018
47
circa
Essex
History
House
J.
Lovett
Massachusetts
Salem
Street
Whipple
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Hardy Street
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12 Hardy Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
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House history
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Built by Stephen Whipple, carpenter in 1845
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1845, 1987
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Joyce King
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English
12
1845
1987
Carpenter
Hardy
Joyce
King
Massachusetts
Salem
Stephen
Street
Whipple
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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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Built for Charles L. Whipple, coal and wood dealer in 1886
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1886, 1983
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Joyce King
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English
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1983
Charles
Forrester
Joyce
King
Massachusetts
Salem
Street
Whipple
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Turner Street
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53-55 Turner Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
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House history
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Built as the gum copal factory for Jonathan Whipple, manufacturer, 1840. Converted to a residence c. 1870
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1840, 1870, 2004
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Booth
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English
1840
1870
2004
53-55
Booth
Jonathan
Massachusetts
Salem
Turner
Whipple