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POST OFFICE BOX 865
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 01970 / PHONE (617) 745-0799
35 Essex Street
11
0LD FRYE BUIT,DING11
moved here in
OFFICE AT OLD TOWN HALL
1854
Resear ch by,
Joyce King
May 1983
·'to preserve Historic Sites, Buildings 1111d objects ,
anti to w ork fo r the education of the c-ommunity
in th e tr11e value of th e same."
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35 Essex Street
This h ouse is described in the Salem Historic Distr i ct Study a s:
"A two- s tor y wood (siding) house with a so-called " Dutch" garnbrel
roo f that is not comm in Salem.
on
The lower slope of a Dutch
gambrel roof curves out at the bottom, inst ead of slanting in a
straight line.
The doorway is in the s i de yard and is trimmed
wi th pil asters and a den tiled corni ce.
Th ere ' is an ell attached
to t he r e ar of t he house and a cinder block garage in the yard.
Three dormer windows provi de light on the top f loor ; all the
wi ndow openings in this house are small."
Essex street was the original m in thoroughfare in this section.
a
I t was called a street or highway in 1667 ; ye street, 1670 ; a
highway or the street that goes from ye meeting house down to the
neck so called, 1683; ye high street, 1687; ye main street, 1706 ;
M
ain street, 1788; and Essex street, 1795.
(Essex Antiquarian, vol.
10 pg . 60)
The land on whi ch this house stands was a portion of t he Isaac Foot
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�1851+ - J oseph Gardner 3rd, the owner of t he land now occupied by
35 Essex and 1 'J'urner Streets, obtained a per mi t to move a portion
of w
hat was called the "Frye Bujldings" on Washjne;ton .St .
buildings were purch a sed by Joseph Gardner 3rd and
hj_s
These
brother
Danj el B. Gardn er in Oct. 1847 and transformed into a hot el.
(appendix A)
185~ April- 27 - The bui lding was m
oved .
(appendi x B )
~r . Gardner
was taxed for a " shop" and l a nd at 35 Es sex St. val ued at ~\500 .
( Prior to 185Li- t here is no building listed a t 35 Essex St .
1851 m do e s s how a building on th i s site at t ha t time .
ap
The
Wh a t the
fate of t ha t buildi ng was is not known. )
Joseph Gardner 3rd , the son of Joseph and Eunice (Tucker ) Gardn er,
was born in Salem on ~a y 25 , 1822; lived first at 13 M
argin street,
and later purchased the house at 76 Lafayette street.
married, on June 30, 1850, Eliza
c.
Joseph Gardner
Gove.
Along with being a proprietor of the " Rai lroad House" M Gardn er
r.
chartered a vessel to carry live stock i n to Texas for breeding
purposes i ncludi ng horses, cows, s h eep, hens, turkeys, fancy breeds
of dogs, etc.
The vessel was lured in the Bahamas by false beacon s ,
but was repaired and reached Texas in 1860, returning to Salem just
prior to the Civil War.
on M 4 , 1873.
ay
Mr. Gardner died, suddenly, at Boston, ~ass.
('T'he Gove Book)
�1857 May 8 - Joseph Gardner 3rd sold t he l and and ,buildings to
his fathe r-in- l aw, Squire Gove , f or $2 ,000:
(book 552 page 63)
Squire Gove was born on Oct. 23, 1803.
He settled in Lin coln , Vt .
and removed to Lynn , M
ass, where he worked on a farm a year on
shares.
He then removed to Salem, M ., where he engaged in
ass
the grocery business.
1826.
He married Lydia Bassett Gove on Sept . 14,
Mr. Gove died at Salem on Jan. 12, 1863 .
(The Gove Book)
�1859 tax records:
35 Essex St .
Occupants
tToseph H. Green, cigarmaker age 27
M
oses Stearn s , mariner age 39
Owner
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Squire Gove
val. $1 , 000
1860 - This ad appeared in the Salem Gaze tte:
'' For sale, th e wooden dwelling house #35 Essex stree t wi t h land
under and adjoining.
The house is in good condition, a nd is very
convenient for two families.
The land measures 40 fee t on Essex
street, by about 70 feet deep and contains about 3,000 sq. ft.
Terms¾ part of purchase money down, in delivery of the de ed,
the balance in one , two, three and four years."
1860 M 7 - Squire Gove, of Salem, sold for the sum of $1,170, to
ay
Thomas Collins the land and dwelling house and all other buildings
at 35 Essex street .
Being a portion of the estate conveyed by
Joseph Gardner on M 8,
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�1864 - tax records
Occupants
Thomas Collins age 55
Th omas Collins Jr . aee 19 (navy)
Cornelius Coll ins age 17
Joseph Green age 30
Owner
Thomas Collins
3'/' X '15 1
house $400
land
400
1869 - tax records
Oc cupants
Thomas Collins age 72 (his a ge changes)
( frequentl y
)
Cornelius Collins
Thomas Jr. died Nov. 27, 1864
Owner
'11ho m
as Collins
house $700
land
300
1 870 census:
age 61
Thomas Collins
~ary
"
II
Ellen
Cornelius"
II
M
argaret
2n d family
M
aria Lasamby
11
56
II
28
II
23
II
18
no occupation
keeps house
works in cigar shop
works lathing
saleswoman
II
45
no occupation
born Ire.
II
II
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ass.
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II
II
II
II
Ire.
1872 tax records
Occupants
Thomas Coll ins
Cornelius 11
Owner
Thomas Col lins
age 65
II
23
house $700
land
200
1874 tax records
Occupants
Thomas Collins
Cornelius
Albert Ham
"
a ge 77
laborer
"
25
11
35 shoemaker
Owner
Thomas Collins
house $800
land
400
�1879 tax records
Occupants
Charles E. Hart
age 29
1880 census
M
ary Collins
M
argaret "
II
Nellie
2nd fami l y
Charle s E. Hart
M
ary
"
ti
Bessie
Nellie
"
plumber
Ovmer
Heirs of Thomas Collins
house 1~600
l and
400
age 60 keeps house
" 25 clerk in store
II
4 grand daughter
born I re.
II
Vass .
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30 plumber
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II
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2L~ keeps house
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11
3
11
11
II
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II
1882 tax records
Occupants
John A. Demings, stonecutter
Owner
Heirs of Thomas Collins
house $600
land
400
1887 tax records
Occupants
J ohn A. Demings
age 38
stone cutter
Owner
Heirs of Thomas Collins
taxed at½
house $300
land
200
1895 tax records
Occupants
James Naugle, age 25
stay cutter
Owner
M
argaret Collins
val. ½
house $500
land
200
�1895 Sept. 4 - Patrick Dean , of Salem, as guar dian of Ell en Coll i ns
minor and ch i ld of Cornelius F . Coll ins and Cat he r i ne Coll i ns his
widow , h eirs of M
argaret J . Colljns (she died J une 30 , 1 895) , sold
for
t l1e
house .
SUT!'
of it2 , '.)50 , t o Pat rj cl<: J . Dugan the land an d dwelling
The s ame conveyed to Thomas Coll ins by Squire Gove in 1860 .
(book 1455 page 324)
1900 tax records
Oc cunants
Owne r
Patrick J . Dugan
Patr jck J . Dugan ~rocer
r aur ice A. ~cDonald
1900 census
Patrick Dugan
:t-!argaret "
Naurison M
cDonald
II
August a
a r,e 54
house $1 , 000
barn
300
l and
500
bor n M .
ass
provis i ons store
"
"
II
"
32 cutter in shoe shop
32
ESSEX STREET.
1910 t ax
. :Hein John W. Russell.. .
·: · ~9nias F. Cronin . . . . . . •
··htrirk J . Eelley . . . ... ..
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- .Re1rs :\lbert 'i\nipplt•. . . .
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ft., $1100.
Honse, $2800; land. 3648 ft .. $1200.
~:~ucis T. Berry . . . . . . . .
43. Store. $600: land, 2358 ft.• $700.
41 . Honse-. $1600 : land. 2000 ft., $500.
. •. ~hn_ ?II. Berry . . . . . . . . . .
39-371/2. House, $1200; lan d. 3000 ft., $700.
· ··ratnek J . Duggii n . . . .. . . ,._ ¾...J{onse, $1200 ; barn, $300; land,
45.
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~ :;~ ~ah ~lcGinley_. . . . . . . . . .
: _.·,.
~ John M. Berry. . . . . . . . . . •
2775 ft., $600.
33. H ouse, $1700; land, 3200 ft., $700.
27. House, $1300 ; land, 2625 ft., $ 500.
25. House, $1300 ; land, 2780 ft., $500. .
J ~aicob M. Rubinovi~ et al.
21. House, $4000;
-t''8alem Charitable Build• ·
ing Association,
Thomas F . Cronin . . . . . . . •
;-.Ellen F. Edward~. . . . . . . .
17.
15.
13.
11.
stable,
II
II
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53. House, $1000; land, 1680 ft., $500. · .
51-49. House, $3300 ; la.nd, 3750 ft., $1100.
47. House. $2700 ; shop, SlO0; land, 3456
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II
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" 55
i•oo; land :
9300 ft.. $2000.
House, $800; land, 15,019 ft., $2000.
Rouse, $1000.
House, S2000; land. 2658 ft., $800.
Rouse, $2000; land, 2990 ft., $700.
1600
4400
8900
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81 ,40
,~ 15
1900
'14
24
38
85
2100
88 85
2400
44
-4000
1800
2100
1800
1800 ·
efOO
2800
.1000
'i800
2'700
00
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15
40
as so
8S 80
118 40
51 80
18 50
'1>180
49 00
1919 Feb . 6 - Patrick Dugan , th e s on of t h e l at e Dennis and Margaret
( Dalton) Duga n , died at his hom ,
e
35 Essex St . , yest erday .
He worked
�\) .
at currying m
any _
years, after which he carried on .t he grocery and
provi s i on business on Ward St . for a quarter of a c entury·, and up
t o t he t ime of th e Salem conf l agrat ion (191~) .
been engaged i n the real est ate business .
Sinc e t h en h e had
He was well known and
highl y respected, and he bore his long and painful illness w t h
i
great patience and fortitude.
Father M
atthews Soc .
He was for 40 years director of
He leaves a widow; a s i ster, M
rs. J ame s J .
G
reen and three br others He nry J ., Dennis F. a nd John F. Dugan .
(Salem Evening News)
rr . Dugan 's estate (probate #132463) listed his real estate holdings
as:
house and land 35 Essex st. $2,000
house and land 4 - 6 Hathorne Crescent $4 , 000
house and land 42 Ells worth Rd., Peabody, M ss.
a
$2,000
1924 M 15 - Nora Dugan widow sold to Thomas M
ay
organ the land and
buildings at 35 Essex st.
The same I inherited from my husband.
(book 2596 page 455)
1926 May 29 - Thomas Morgan, unmarried, sold t he land and buildings
at 35 Essex St. to Ignacy and Rozalia Kowalski.
The same premis es
conveyed by deed of Nora Dugan on M 15, 1924.
ay
(book 2680 page 538)
1959 Aug. 14 - Ignatus K
owalski husband of Rosalia (Wojciechowska)
of 35 Essex Street, died suddenly at his home yesterday morning .
He was the son of t he late Frank and Katherine ( Lennen) Kowalski.
He was a resident of Salem f or more than 55 years and was retireq
from the leather industry.
(Salem Evening News)
�1959 De c. 2 - Deeds were drawn in wh i ch the proper.ty was placed in
the names of Rozalia Kowal ski and her dauehter Jane .
page s
(book
4625
276- 277)
1964 Varch 20 - M
rs. Rosalia (Wojciechowska) Kowalski of 35 Essex
street, died last evening at Sal em hospital , followi ng a short
illness .
Sh e was the wife of the late Ignacy Kowalski and daughter of the
late Anthony and J ulianna (Cieslinska ) W ci echowski .
oj
She had been a resident of W
ard One for more than 50 years and
was a parishioner of St. John the Baptist church.
She is survived by two sons, John Kowalski of Teaneck, N. J . and
Bernard Kowalski of Salem; four daughters , M s . Mi chael (Pearl)
r
W
aler of Peabody , Mrs. J ohn (Nancy ) Smith of Lynn , M
iss Jane Kowalski
of Salem and Mrs. Ri ch ard (Stacia) Bishop of M
iddletown, Conn .
Also
17 grandchildren~
1964 Oct . 1 - Jane Kowalski sold the property to Robert L. and
Antoinette M
asse,
(book 5211 page 703)
1967 Aug . 2 - Robert L. M
asse, widower s old the premises to Hjalmer
and Barbara
o.
wife in 1964.
Landean.
The same premises sold to me and my late
(book 5463 page 460)
1981 M 2 - Hjalmer Landean of Souix City, Iowa transferred title
ay
to Barbara
o.
Landean of Salem.
(book 6815 page 321)
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1982 Dec . 1 6 - Barbara
o.
Landean sold the land and buil ding a t
35 Es sex st. t o Edward D. and Cani c e c. I<cGlynn of
t✓. ar ble·h e ad .
(book 70 18 pa ge 97)
Referen ce to book and page are deed books at t he Registry of Deeds .
Probate numbers are cases at Probate Court . Both offic es are located
in the same building on Federal St . All m
aps in th i s report are
not meant to be axact, just f or illustration purposes.
�Note:
An exact date of construction can not be assigned to this house,
at this ti~e. The Frye buildines were comprised of m
any additions
made to an original 1650 ' s house . The exact location of this
buildinG wh:ilG on t he Frye lot is never stated . A recent inspe ction,
made by Sally Dee and t his research er, confirme d t he presence of
some 18th century architectural details .
If I were to venture a guess, it would be t h at the house at 35
Essex street was the "two tene ment" buil ding added to the old house
b y lV'.r . Vansfjeld in t he 1760 ' s .
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BY SIDNEY PERLEY.
THE frontispiece is a map of that section was first called Street, highway or road
t . · of Salem which is bounded byWashingto~, leading to Mar~lehead in 1711; Street to
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Essex, Summer and Norman streets. It 1s ye almshouse m 1746; Highway to the
, :~~·>based on actual surveys and title deeds, mills in 1755; Street from Main street to
f ~~'.:.'i and is dra~n on a scale o_f two hu?dred workhouse in 1762;. Street from town
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,,-'-:·feet to an mch. It shows the location of pump to Marblehead m 1791; and Sum·l:5:: .all the houses that were standing in 1700. mer street in 1800.
-f:'..-' The braces marked "a" show where
Norman street was opened in 165- as a
. \;.~-~·• Barton square now runs, and those marked lane obstructed by bus. It w;ts known in
·::r::.t' ... b '' where C1ombie street runs. Barton 1711 as the Highway that goes by John
-°?:J/ square was laid out by Samuel Barton in Norman's, and was first called Norman's
: -:-J: -1797, and Crombie street, as a court from lane that year. In 1768 it was called
Essex street about three-fourths of its Street leading from town house to Marblepresent length, by Benjamin Crombie in head; and Road· from court house to
~:-: -. 1805, beingcut through to Norman street Marblehead in 1792. It was first called
.= a score of years later.
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Norman street in 1792.
" ·:. ·· Washington street in 1659 ran down to
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the Corwin land, about where the post-of- 1 700, titles and deeds referred to pertain
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• fice stands, the Corwin land then being to the houses and the land under and im1 ~- . ·bounded easterly on the river. . It was mediately adjacent thereto, and not always
< called a street in 1659, 1691 and 1714, · to the whole lot, the design being, after
l ,; ..and a country road in 1681. It was first 17_00,_ to give the history of the houses
t' ._.'._ . -£ailed Street from town house to south- p~c1pally.
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t' .. fields in 17~9; Street from court.house to
Elizabeth Tawfey House. The ho~se" "
t -,t:.·:110uthfields 10 1762; Street leadmg from and lot of Mrs. Elizabeth Tawley was ongtown house to Marblehead in 17 68 ; Hig}V inally the estate of Dr. George Emery, an
:way from court house to Marblehead in early chirurgeon of Salem. He was living
1773; Street leading to Marblehead in in Salem in 1637, owned this land in 1652,
:-i-• 1782; and Washington street in 1792.
and lived in this house as early as 1657.
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Essex street was called a lane in 1659,
May 1, 1677, in consideration of good
··and a country road in 1681. It was first will, he conveyed the house and lot to his
l :;',. · wled Main, or the main street in 1699 ; kinswoman Elizabeth Tawley and her hus), _ .. Queen's highway in 1711; Paved street in band John Tawley,a mariner, the convey;/
fl . ~-~ · 1790 ; and Essex street in 1802. In 1711 ance being made upon the condition that
_ . ··, •• the western end was widened twelve· feet
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they maintain him during the remainder
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of his life.•
Summer street was called a highway in
John Tawley died in 1690, and his
t .:.:.>:-oI6s9,and Street to southfields in 1699. It widow Elizabeth and only child Elizabeth
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PART OF SALEH IN
,ntinued to live there. The daughter used in common, etc., " as long as said
arried Samuel Ruck before 1 700, and house shall be habitable."• This expresey lived in this house, the widow Taw- sion indicates that the house was then old.
y boarding with them after 1703. A bed- In this deed, the leanto on the back side
om and pantry were added in the rearof of the house was reserved, with liberty to
e house when this change in the family remove it within six months. Mr. Ruck
called it " my mansion house."
The
:curred.
April 21, 1708, Samuel Ruck conveyed part of the house conveyed was the origi~
s wife's half interest in the premises to nal house of Dr. Emery.
The northern part of this "double house"
rs. Tawley* ; and, Oct. 3 1, 1709, Mrs.
1wley conveyed the same interest to remained the property of Mr. Ruck until
.mes Ruck, for £200.t This interest of . his death, in the spring of 1769. His
,mes Ruck probably ultimately came into administrator conveyed it to Henry Rust,
e ownership of Samuel Ruck, Mrs. Taw- cabinet-maker, Jan. 22, 1771; an·d the
{'s son-in-law, who, June 6, 1728, con- next day he conveyed it to Joseph Blaney,
yed it to his children,Samuel Ruck, jr., of esq., of Salem, who, in turn, sold it to
.!em, shipwright, John Daniels of Boston, widow Sarah Collins of Salem April 2 2,
pemaker, and his wife Elizabeth, and 1777. Toward the end of the century it
:ligail RuckofSalem, spinster, the mother belonged to the estate of Hannah Taylor,
· the children being dead, and, also, deceased. Polly Collins, probably an heir
obably, the daughter Ruth, who is not of Sarah Collins, or Hannah Taylor, or
both, married Nathaniel Cummings of
entioned in this deed.§
Jan. 26,1711, Mrs. Tawley conveyed her Salem, blacksmith, Oct. 18, 1792. She
her half interest in the land and build- and her husband conveyed their onegs to her daughter's four children, fourth interest in this part of the house and
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izabeth, Ruth, Samuel, and Abigail land to Joel Bowker of Salem, blacksmith,
uck. U Mrs. Tawley died in the winter Sept. 12, 1797, the tenement being then
1713•4, having, in her will, confirmed occupied by the widow Williamson. Mr.
e conveyance to her grandchildren.
Bowker sold this interest to George Smith
The granddaughters, Elizabeth Daniels of Salem, trader, Feb. 14, 1816; and-Mr~
1 Abigail Ruck, released the house and Smith conveyed it to his son-in-law
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nd under and adjoining the same to their Thomas Frye Nov. 1, 1826. Mr. Frye
other Samuel, who was a carpenter, sold it to Daniel B. Gardner, trader, and
arch 30, 1 730.t On the same day Joseph Gardner, 3d, innholder, both of
:muel and Elizal:>eth released to Abigail Salem, Oct. 2, 1847.
e barn and land under and ad joining it.1
After his purchase of the ancient house,
Thus the whole title to the house and as already mentioned, to the westward of
.stern end of the lot came into the own• this house, and upon the higher ground,
ship of Samuel Ruck.
Mr. Mansfield erected a residence for
On Christmas day, 1 760, Mr. Ruck himself. This is the house in the old
mveyed the southern half of the house colonial style, that is now standing. It
1d that portion of the lot to Jonathan was built between 1760 and 1768.
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:ansfield of Salem, blacksmith, the divis•
To the west side of the original house, Mr• )
n line running through the front door Mansfield erected a building in which were
id chimney, and the front door to be constructed two tenements ; and after that
time this end of the old house, with the·
addition, was called " the long house." .,,...,,
• Essex Registry of Deeds, book 21, leaf 131.
t Essex Registry of Deeds, book 2 r, leaf 133.
Mr. Mansfield died in the spring of
§Essex Registry of Deeds, book 51, leaf 54.
1791, having devised the long house to bis.
ii Essex Registry of Deeds, book 24 leaf 128.
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:):Essex Registry of Deeds, book 56, leaf 222.
'V Essex Registry of Deeds, book 56, leaf 238.
•Essex Registry of Deeds, book-109, leaf 8o.
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• four sons, Benjamin Bream, Ellis, Henry
and Benjamin Mansfield.
Benjamin Bream Mansfield, cabinetmaker, conveyed his interest in the premises to his brother Ellis Mansfield Dec. 18,
1792 ;• and, on the next day, Ellis conveyed the interest he had bought and also
his own to Samuel Putnam,t who was
administrator of their father's estate.
The western end, or tenement, of the
long house was conveyed by Ellis and
Benjamin Mansfield to Henry Mansfield
April 13, 1793; and Henry Mansfield
conveyed it to _George Smith Feb. 3, 1800.
1700.
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his daughter Mary, wife of Thomas Frye
Dec. 13, 1830, and they sold it to the
Gardners, alreadymentioned,Oct. :i,1847.
In 1769, Mr. Mansfield's end of the
original house was occupied by his sons
Jonathan and Amos Mansfield and Josiah
Howard; in 1793 and 1796 by Joseph
Ayers and Ezekiel Goldthwait; and in
1797 by the widow Ayers and Ezekiel
Goldthwait.
Aug. 8, 1 793, the administrator of the
estate of Mr. Mansfield conveyed this part
of the house to John Norris.• Mr. Norris,
who was a merchant of Salem, conveyed·
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HOUSE OF ELIZABETH TAWLEV.
Mr.'Smith died in 184-, having devised the
tenement to his wife Dorcas, who survived
him and conveyed it to the Gardners,
already mentioned, Oct. 1 r, 1847.
The middle tenement of the long house
was occupied in J 793 and 1796 by Joseph
Mansfield, and conveyed by the administrator of the estate of Jonathan Mansfield
to Thomas Bancroft, esq., of Salem, Aug.
25, 1796. On the same day Mr. Bancroft conveyed the tenement to Samuel
Putnam, who sold it to George Smith
Jan. 12, 1801. Mr. Smith conveyed it to
•Essex Registry of Deeds, book JSS, leaf l<f6.
!Essex Registry of Deeds, book 15s, leaf 147.
it to James Fuller and Joel Bowker, both
of Salem, blacksmiths, Dec. 2 z, 1 796. t
Oct. 12, 1797, Mr. Fuller released hi~ interest in the premises to Mr. Bowker.§
For five hundred dollars the latter sold the
tenementtoGeorge Smith Feb. 14, 1816.ff
Nov. 1, 1826, Mr. Smith conveyed it to
his son-in-law Thomas Frye,t who sold it
•Essex Registry of Deeds, book I S7, leaf 19.
tEssex Registry of Deeds,· book 161, leaf 1o6.
§Essex Registry of Deeds, book 162, leaf 249.
IIEssex Registry of Deeds, book 209, leaf 19.
:tEssex Registry of Deeds, book 243, lea f 274.
William Lawrence Sluman, a minor, had a one.
half interest in the double house, which was con.
veyed to Thomas I•rye Oct. IS, 1830.-.Esu~
R,gistry if.D,tdl, 6ool .1.sB, ka/.1"1.
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THE ESSEX ANTIQUARIAN.
four acres, and were a pasture belonging
to Rev. Hugh Peter, the pastor of the
First church in Salem, and subsequently a
regicide, early in the settlement, probably
having been granted to him by the town.
After his return to England, he conveyed
this pasture, by his attorney, Charles Gott
of Wenham, to Capt. George Corwin of
Salem, merchant, July 1, 1659.*
Captain Corwin died Jan. 3, 1684-5,
aged seventy-four.
This pasture was
divided between his son Jonathan and the
heirs of his son John, who had died July
25, 1683, the former taking the western
end of the pasture to th~ division line
shown on the map, which he owneq, until
his decease June 9, r 718. Jonathan was
the judge who lived in the "witch hvuse,"
having succeeded his father there, and
who sat upon the bench during the witchcraft trials. The heirs of John had the
portion east of the division line. He was
the older son, and probably at the time of
his marriage, about 1660, his father erected for him the ancient house that stood
where the Washington House is now located on Washington street. Apparently the
title to the house and land remained in
the father until his decease.
By agreement of the heirs of George
Corwin, March 31, 1685, the northern
portion of the premises was assigned to
John's widow Margaret, and the southern
half with the house to her elder son
George, who spent the remainder of his
life in it. t Margaret probably died in
1691-2, and the northern part was in the
possession of her son Samuel Corwin for
several years, and in the occupation of
Capt. Walter Price Sept. 13, 1709, when
it was conveyed by Elizabeth Corwin, gentlewoman, Lucy Elliston, widow, both of
Boston, Peter Thacher of Weymouth,
clerk, and wife Hannah, Thomas Smith of
Boston, brazier, and his wife Mary, and
Margaret Corwin of Boston, gentlewoman,
Estate of George Corwin House, and to Joseph Flint of Salem.§
to the Gardners, already mentioned, Oct.
z, 1847.•
When the railroad was extended in
184 7, it was found necessary to cut off a
part of the ancient house; and at that
time the Gardners purchased the entire
estate, raising the corner portion of the
building, probably at that time, and constructing the first story of brick
In the accompanying engraving the
ancient house is that part of the structure
which is on the comer, comprising the
present second and third stories, and extending on either street as far as the projections in the building. ThP- upper part
has been burned away, and is now different from what it was years ago.
Upon the purchase of the premises,
which was then known as " The Frye
estate," the Gardners immediately transformed it into a hotel, which the proprietors called the" Railroad House," and put
it in charge of Edward Stearns, who had
come from Lowell. It was opened to 'the
public on Monday, Jan. 31, 1848. It
contained a considerable number of rooms
for guests ; though the principal object of
the proprietors was to accommodate railroad travellers with meals. In speaking
of the new place the week before it .was
opened, a local paper said, "Their saloon
aRd sitting room, on the lower floor, are
very spacious and elegant, with marbletopped tables and counters, French landscape paper hangings, splendid mirrors,
&c." Liquors were dispensed freely, and
the room devoted to gambling, being the
comer room in the third story, was in
constant use. The place became notorious throughout the region. The estate is
still owned by the heirs of the Gardners,
few of the rooms being occupied. Here
P. S. Gilmore, as the leader of the Salem
brass band, began his famous career,
the band room remaining as it was when
he occupied it some thirty years ago.
Estate of George Corwin and Jonathan
Corwin Lots. These three lots contained
•Essex Registry of Deeds, book 388, leaf 201.
*Essex Registry of Deeds, book r, leaf 6o.
tEssex Registry of Deeds, book 9, leaf 28.
§Essex Registry of Deeds, book 65, leaf 25.f:
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Captain George Corwin was the sheriff
Mrs. Blaney died Dec. 24, 1776, an<
of the county, and but twenty-six years her husband conveyed the premises, in
f, , old when he hung the witches, being but eluding the house, warehouse and lane
t --~ thirty when he died in 1696. Even then to Joshua Ward of Salem Aug. 1 r , q Sr.•
t~e f~eling against him was ~o stron~ that
Mr. Ward removed the old house, an(
·.-,:~•· his friends were for a long time afraid to built a large and fine brick residence up
·;_~t:: deposit his remains in the family tomb, a on the same site before I 789. Wher
·•t :·few rods in the rear of the house, and Washington visited Salem in his tour east
i :.c~ they were buried in the house cellar until in 1789, this was the house in which h,
.. ~- the excitement had subsided.
spent the night he stopped in Salem
Capt. Corwin married two daughters of October 29.
Hon. Bartholomew Gedney, and by a
Jeremiah R ogers House. This lot wa
declaration made March I 7, 1691-2, a few probably granted to Rev. Hugh Peter whe1
'.:~:z.--. months ~ter he h~d acquired the title to he was settled as pastor of the churci
· lf: the prem1ses he conveyed the house and here in 1635 . He probably lived in th,
r
J ~~: Jot, after his decease; to his children.• house that was early erected on this lot
His widow died Dec. 23, 1700 ; and the After the close of his ministry here he re
i: · estate came into the hands of his son turned to England ; and, 8 : 1 2mo : 1659
.:/:_ :Bartholomew Corwin.
by his attorney Charles Gott of '\Venham
}:j._' Ba.-tholomew removed to Westerly, R- for twelve pounds, he conveyed the hous
•· :~.,... I., and, as soon as he became of age, con- and lot to Benjamin Felton of Salem ;·
i ift veyed the estate, for one hundred and and about a year later was executed as .
i .i.-.:: .sixty pounds, to Col. Samuel Browne of regicide upon the accession to the thron
{ ~~-:~( 'Salem July 5, 1714.t
of Charles IL Mr. Felton conveyed th,
'{ .. ;•;::_ ' Colonel Browne was wealthy, and resid- house and lot to Jeremiah Rogers of Sa
; ,· f':,,_ ·ed in what is now Derby square, dying !em, for sixty pounds, Nov. 29, 168 r.
possessed of this house and lot June 21, Mr. Rogers was a wheelwright, and live<
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!731, a~d ~aving devise? the sam~ ~o ~is in this house for many years. Here wa
·,, ·:;-,.5..; -eon BenJamm, a boy of sixteen. BenJamm probably born his son, Rev. John Roger!
~ ·. r_•~ died, unmarried, Aug. 12, 1737, at the age who became the second minister of Box
1_.•·~ p-~-twenty-two. His heirs were his broth- ford, and to whom his father conveye,
_f ~-'j:[; 'el's, Cols_- Samuel and William Browne. the premises, for one hundred and lift
~ .:);tt,Samuel died Nov. 26, 174z, leaving two pounds, May 1, 1717. ff Rev. Mr. Roger
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i-'--~.: .. ~ildren, Hon. William Browne, a judge, never lived here after he acquired th
it. . ..:-., d
~ :~:r,:- :-:l!J subsequently governor of Bermuda, title, but let the house until March 26
:,,,:-jf?i.'lDd Abigail, who was afterward the wife of 1750, when, for eighteen hundred pound~
, ·:.~~i,_)oseph Blaney.
· he conveyed the estafe to David Britto1
f ~''f .. -April 9, 1759, Benjamin's brother Wil- of Salem, gentleman, who then · Jived ii
of Beverly, esq. (fath_er of ~illiam the house.t T ile house was burned in th
;. /iti:-;~ e t Brown~), released his half m_terest great fire, Oct. 6, 1774 ; and Captai:
· ) ~[,:·:m the lot to his brother Samuel's children Britton sold the lot, for four hundred an,
. :-·',tf?\Yi11!am and Abigail;§ and the last named eighty pounds, to Henry Rust of Salel1'
. ;:=;, ~
'Y-Uliam, of Salem, for two hundred and merchan t.1 Mr. R ust came from Ipswic
.·\>:._"~Y•six pounds, conveyed his interest in to Salem when a boy, and learned th
·.XI--?:'~ land, which he called two-thirds, to his carpenter's trade of Jonathan Ga vet. · H
Abigail's husband, Joseph Blaney, of
- ,,,~,-- • . em, gentleman, Oct. 5, 1762.11
"Essex Registry of Deeds, book I 38, leaf 26:
tEssex Registry of Deeds, book I, leaf ; 3.
· .•:-:;::-',~_·,_·.-Essex Registry of Deeds, book 9, leaf 6o.
§Essex Registry of Deeds, book 6 , leaf 33.
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l!Essex Registry of Deed,, book 32, leaf 8.
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:t:Essex Registry of Deeds, book 96, leaf 165.
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Essex Street
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35 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts, 01970
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Old Frye Building, moved here in 1854
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Historic Salem, Inc.
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Historic Salem, Inc. house histories
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Historic Salem, Inc., Salem Historical Society
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House moved to this site in 1854, research conducted in 1983
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Joyce King
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1854
1983
35
Essex Street
Joyce King
Old Frye Building
Salem Massachusetts