https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/28828/archive/files/1d15037fd2c8e59836d1a23cbcf84280.pdf?Expires=1777507200&Signature=UB0JB12hfbNPz25CgEFFZgwTxfty1zaD7bXzEUVF7TyZ-r5GF33tzkglaKiBAptPk7TBNeWwDFS8VxEp1vVsQE-XawOwOd4WiJaoKSn-Kkaf2cvTQ5LILX7QX945Atf0sqnCnjstzxC-KlwvKKuKjXwZ%7EsoFi7RVXPcbXyQ%7ElyvpSRP4EkZkef3s2f3e0KLjdZZ%7Ekm6qWCZx6pKU9exhW6zjk-y1JynA-tywiOvUDH2xQdUR5-n%7ELsRxkggjLQHPF17hPQCgTq30fBEJEBUFzYwCD5eQ5-e9T5DBBHAFid0kTP4o%7E6zvj9jDzMRH4pYin80r4h%7EKoaiRHx47h2meFg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 819e3859a1eedac34b24884efb1d4f8b PDF Text Text 1 Captain Richard Derby / Miles Ward House 27 Herbert St (formerly 19 Herbert St) Built 1735-1736 For Captain Richard Derby Master mariner and merchant and Mary Hodges, wife Researched and written by Dan Graham, August 2024 Historic Salem, Inc. 9 North Street, Salem, MA 01970 978.745.0799 | HistoricSalem.org © 2024 �June 1995, source: MACRIS SAL.2555 Circa 1895-1905, from Boston Public Library’s “Archive of Photographic Documentation of Early Massachusetts Architecture.” �March 1995, source: MACRIS SAL.2555 March 1995, source MACRIS SAL.2555 �November 2017, source: MACRIS SAL.2555 Researcher’s Remarks Information compiled for this house history was derived from a number of exceptional existing research reports. I would especially recommend Charles W. Snell’s “Salem Maritime National Historic Site” survey report for the National Parks Service. Excerpts from that report feature in this history, and the entire 277-page version is available online: http://www.npshistory.com/publications/sama/hssr-derby-st-houses.pdf �Legacy The house at 27 Herbert Street is significant on a local level with regard to criteria referenced below and its associations with its owner, Richard Derby Sr., founder of one of Salem’s most successful merchant houses in New England, member of the General Court and Governors Council. The property also has associations with Nathaniel Hawthorne who was related to subsequent owners, Miles Ward and his heirs. It is reputed that some of Hawthorne’s early writings were completed in the accommodations made for him on this property. Initial Background This house was the home of Richard Derby Sr. throughout his life, the founder of one of Salem’s most successful merchant houses. Although several secondary sources first ascribe this dwelling to James Lindall, research completed for the Salem Maritime National Historic Site indicates the Lindall house, actually built by earlier owner, James Ingersoll, was demolished by Derby in 1735 or 1736. �The present site of the house was part of a larger holding comprised of two lots in 1661. One was owned by Richard Raymond who erected a frame dwelling between 1649 and 1661. By 1670, Raymond sold to Francis Skerry, who retained the property at least until 1708, but the house is believed to have been demolished before 1702. The other lot was owned by John Ingersoll, mariner, who built a frame house. In 1656, he sold to John Gardner, also a mariner. Gardner moved to Nantucket where he died in 1706, leaving his Salem property to his grandson, also named John Gardner. In 1713, Gardner sold to John Langsford, also a mariner, for 70 pounds. The heirs of John Langsford, Esther and Ezekiel Goldthwright, a bricklayer, and Sarah and Paul Mansfield, a shoreman, conveyed the holding, including a dwelling, bake house, shop and barn to James Lindall, Esq. for 400 pounds in 1734. Lindall sold what was described as the Langsford Estate, including the above-described buildings plus other out buildings, to Richard Derby, for 400 pounds on September 18, 1735. The lot fronted about 117 feet on the waterfront and ran 280 feet deep. Richard Derby reputedly erected the extant gambrel roofed dwelling c. 1735-1736, but no documentary evidence exists to substantiate the date. In 1739, Richard Derby enlarged his house lot to the north with a holding 108’ wide and 60’ deep purchased from the estate of John Pickman. �Architectural Description 27 Herbert is a 2 ½-story, 5 x 2-bay, gambrel-roofed, center-entry, center-chimney house with additional, paired, rear-wall, interior chimneys. The main block has been expanded both to the rear and to the north where a Beverly jog has been added. Eaves are close on both ends with returns and boxed cornice at the front and rear and a narrow frieze. Fenestration consists of 2/2, double-hung sash with molded trim. The most outstanding ornamental feature is the enclosed, entry porch, where the doorway is sided by a pair of fluted, Doric pilasters which rise to a frieze with molded fillet and then to a pedimented, gable roof. Porch sides are detailed with a pilaster, continuation of the frieze, and oval windows. This porch is similar to the porch of the Captain Edward Allen House at 125 Derby Street (1768, see Form No. 3440). Likely a Colonial Revival addition, this porch may, in fact, have been inspired by that at the Allen House. The Derby/Ward house has undergone several changes that are documented by the study of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century maps, included in the appendices of this report. The footprint on the 1851 map shows a house with a façade the same width as present and a wide, rear ell off the north end, one part being shorter than the other. Comparison of the 1851 and 1874 maps indicates that major changes occurred between those dates. The building appears to have been moved back on its lot, the present Beverly jog was added to the north end, and the rear ell may have been replaced or lengthened. �Image from “Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection, 1890-1920,” Phillips Library (Photo Vault, Box 13). Physical evidence also suggests that the depth of the house may have been changed from one bay to two. A possible joint between old and new sections is visible today near the middle of the south end of the building, where a difference in the foundation level can be seen. The forward position of the center chimney and the window placement on the side elevations seem to support this possibility. The angle of the west face of the roof may be that of an earlier gable roof. Its high pitch could support the attribution of a seventeenth century date of construction. If such an addition was made, it is possible that the present gambrel roof was added at that time. Comparison of the footprints on the 1851 and 1874 maps suggests that such a change could have been made between �those dates. Since the earliest available photographs date from 1874, physical examination of the property would be required to further evaluate these possibilities. Further investigation is necessary to determine whether or not the entry porch is of eighteenth-century origin. Historical photographs dating to 1891 and the Salem atlas of 1897 are the first evidence currently found for the existence of the enclosed entry porch. It appears that similar Georgian style porches were sometimes added to Salem houses during the Colonial Revival period at the end of the 19th century. By 1911 the one-story, hip-roofed, rear ell, seen in late 19th century photographs of the house, had been removed. This demolition correlates with the appearance of the duplex at 12-14 Hodges Court (see Form No. 2547), which was built on, or moved to, a site directly behind the 27 Herbert Street between 1897 and 1911. The present enclosed entry porches on the north side of the house appear to date after 1911. �The Derbys Richard Derby Sr. (b. Salem, September 16, 1712; d. Salem, November 9, 1783), the son of Richard and Martha (Hasket) Derby, became one of the leading shipowners and merchants in New England. He married Mary Hodges of Salem on February 3, 1735. They had six children: Richard Derby Jr. (Jan 6, 1736 – Dec 8, 1781), mariner, merchant, and politician; Mary Derby (Nov 12, 1737 – Jun 17, 1813), wife of George Crowninshield (1734-1815), a mariner, ship owner, and merchant; Elias Hasket Derby (Aug 16, 1739 – Sep 8, 1799), shipowner, banker, and the most prominent and wealthy merchant in eighteenth-century Salem (he is said to have been the first millionaire in America); John Derby (Jun 7, 1741 – Dec 5, 1812), mariner and merchant; Martha Derby (Apr 16, 1744 – Jun 26, 1802), wife of noted Reverend John Prince (1773-1816), and Sarah Derby (Oct 4, 1747 – Sept 2, 1774), wife of Captain John Gardner III (1735-1816), mariner and merchant. With its wealth and associations through marriage, the Derbys became in many ways the first family of Salem in the later years of the 18th century. �Nathaniel Hawthorne referred to Elias Hasket Derby as “King Derby” in “The Custom-House” section of The Scarlet Letter (1850). Hawthorne’s family had once lived on Herbert Street. Richard Derby commanded a vessel for the first time in 1736 at age 24 and continued to captain ships for the next 21 years. Around 1742, he allied with Timothy Orne Jr, an important merchant of mid eighteenth-century Salem and gradually accumulated capital. Around 1750, he began to acquire wharf and warehouse properties. Between 1762 and 1771, he constructed Derby Wharf and other mercantile facilities. �In 1757, Richard Derby turned over command of his vessels to his eldest son, Richard Derby Jr., his son-in-law, George Crowninshield, and Captain Jonathan Lambert. At age 45, Richard Derby retired from the sea to concentrate on the occupations of shipowner and merchant engaged in trade with the West Indies, the southern American states and Madeira Island and the Spanish peninsula. Between 1757 and 1764, he owned six ships of between 50 and 100 tons involved in trade with the West Indies. Although he lost several vessels to both British and French privateers during the Seven Years’ War (1754-1763), Richard Derby still made money and expanded both his personal and business real estate. His son, Elias Hasket Derby, entered the firm at age 21 and undertook a substantial role in managing the business. Sons Richard and John Derby and sons-in-law, George Crowninshield and John Gardner III, along with other hired captains commanded Derby ships. Derby wharfs were expanded and new warehouses were constructed along the nearby waterfront. With Elias Hasket Derby managing the mercantile operations, Richard Derby Sr., was able to retire from business in 1770 and began a career in politics. He was elected to the General Court from 1769 to 1773 and to the Governor’s Council in 1774, 1775, and 1776. Derby’s experiences with the English during the Seven Years’ War had made him their bitter enemy. As a politician, he was a prominent Whig opposed to the royal governor. Mary Hodges Derby died in 1770. Eighteen months later, Richard Derby married Sarah Langley, widow of Ezekiel Hersey of Hingham. According to Richard Derby’s will, his wife was awarded annual support of 100 pounds as well as household items and a slave. Real estate was divided among his three sons, Richard Derby Jr., John Derby, and Elias Hasket Derby. The latter inherited the portion which included this house and waterfront property. �Between 1785 and 1795, Elias H. Derby rented his father’s home. From 1785 to 1792, it was let to Joseph Chipman, a block maker, at a rate of 30 pounds to 37 pounds 10s. per year. In 17931794, the house was rented to the Fousset family, refugees of the French Revolution. c. 1800-1825 portrait of Elias H. Derby by James Frothingham. �The Wards The house was in the Ward family for over a century. On April 16, 1795, Elias H. Derby sold the dwelling and its expanded house lot to Miles Ward, a Salem lumber merchant, for 2,400 pounds. Miles Ward (b. Salem, July 12, 1744 – d. Oct 23, 1796), the son of Ebenezer Ward (April 10, 1710 – Jan 9, 1789) and Rachael Pickman (Jul 25, 1717 – Jan 9, 1789), had also been a tenant of the Derbys: He leased a wharf and warehouse from them between 1789 and 1793. Miles married Hannah Chipman (1742-1829) at some point, and they had two children: Elizabeth Ward (17721815) and Joseph Chapman Ward (1773-1832). Ward subdivided the property and, in 1795, sold four parcels to Simon Forrester, the merchant who would buy the nearby house at 188 Derby St. Snell also quotes local diarist, Dr. Bentley, as reporting that Miles Ward, upon purchasing the Derby house, made alterations and widened Derby Street. Ward’s heirs again reduced the size of the holding with sales of waterfront property in 1867 to Augustus T. Brooks and in 1868 to Charles A. Ropes and a transfer of land on Herbert Street in 1868 to Charles L. Osgood. Miles Ward died on October 23, 1796. The house passed to his widow, Hannah Ward (b. Dec 20, 1742; d. Apr 22, 1829), daughter of the Reverend and Rebecca (Hale) Chipman, and then to their son, Joseph Chipman Ward (d. Jun 23, 1832). In 1860, Joseph’s widow Mary Ann Ward sold the property to their daughter-in-law, Frances L. Ward, who would have been approximately 32 years old at the time, for $1100. The 1865 census indicates that Frances had three daughters, Mary, Ellie, and Anna. �The Wards were related to Nathaniel Hawthorne whose birthplace was located nearby on Union Street (now moved to 29 Hardy Street) and whose maternal grandfather Richard Manning’s house was located at 10 ½ - 12 Herbert Street. Hawthorne spent much time writing at the latter dwelling. The Wards are said to have welcomed Hawthorne to their house, making a room available to him for writing. Some of Hawthorne’s early writing is conjectured to have been accomplished in the summerhouse or in the garden previously associated with this property. Nathaniel Hawthorne in the 1860s. �From the Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection, 1890-1920 at the Phillips Library (Photo Vault, Box 16). In 1860 Mary Ward, widow of Joseph Chipman Ward, sold the property to her daughter-inlaw Frances L. Ward for $1100. The 1860 Census indicates that Mary, Frances, Chipman, and three children - Mary E. (11), Ellie H. (9), and Annie (6) - were living together. By 1864, Frances was a widow raising three daughters. Annie was a teacher at the Naumkeag School in 1886, and died July 20, 1889. Frances died on September 26, 1899 and the home was sold the following year. �The Rocks The property changed hands from the Wards to the Rocks around 1900, with the transfer of ownership facilitated by Alexander and Clara Kotarski. Alexander was a Polish butcher living at 233 Derby in 1900, next door to the Rock family at 231 Derby. Thomas Rock was also a butcher, according to the 1900 census. Anna and Thomas Rock were Irish immigrants. Federal census data indicates that Anna and Thomas were born about 1843 and 1837, respectively, and would have been in or nearing their 60’s when they moved in. They had at least six children: Mary G.; James G.; Bartholomew; Anna Louisa (b. 1873; married Edward J. Hammond on January 29, 1903); Catharine J.; and Thomas C. C. The 1897 atlas shows Anna Rock living at 43 Union, identified as tenement housing in the 1890-1903 atlas. With the help of fellow immigrants the Kotarskis, the Rocks moved into 27 Herbert at the turn of the century, achieving their American Dream. Circa 1906, when the Rocks were living at 27 Herbert. Source: Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection. �The Raymonds The house was in the Raymond family from the mid twentieth century onward. Frank E. Raymond Jr. (January 11, 1911 - December 4, 1974) was a deputy sheriff in Essex County. His wife Alice M. Raymond was born on February 27, 1914, daughter of the late Katherine (Lucas) and Peter Mysliwy. She attended Salem public schools and graduated from Salem High School in 1932. After high school she worked at the Pequot House as an assistant to Miss E. Goldthwaite. She married Frank in 1936. They had four children: Nancy, Alice, Charles, and Martha. After moving back to Salem in 1950, she became a member of the Crombie Street Congregational church. Mrs. Raymond was a lifelong supporter of the National Federation of Republican Women. She loved the family homestead in which she lived the remainder of her life. She also had a passion for her beautiful flower garden and yard. She was a fine craftsperson in making hooked and braided rugs. Mrs. Raymond also worked at her daughter’s florist shop, Martha’s Greenery, in Beverly for 18 years (1974 to 1992). Frank and Alice Raymond gravestone at Greenlawn Cemetery. �Past Owners Owner Years of Ownership Number Purchase Price Document Referenced of Years (Bk-Pg) Richard Derby Elias Derby 1738-1795 57 400 pounds 74-143 Miles Ward Hannah Ward Richard Gardner Elisabeth (Ward) Gardner Sarah Derby Gardner 1795-1829 34 2400 pounds 160-3 Joseph Chipman Ward Mary Ann Ward 1829-1860 31 $1100 186-104 253-211 258-135 Francis L. Ward Mary E. Ward Ellie F. Ward Clara Kotarski 1860-1900 40 $1100 603-176 832-270 Anna Rock Thomas Rock 1900-1951 51 $1 1616-478/482 Alice M. Raymond Frank E. Raymond, Jr. 1951-1980 29 "consideration” 3688-377 3688-373 3688-374 3688-375 3794-550 Charles E. Raymond 1980-1998 18 "consideration” 6700-196 Charles E. Raymond Alice Murphy 1998-2001 3 "consideration” 15012-4 Nancy A. Corral Trust 2001-2024(?) 23 $125,000 17293-36 Leah Corral 2024 1 $900,000 42137-438 �Past Residents Residents Directory Year Directory Notes Richard Derby Sr. Mary Hodges Richard Derby Jr. Mary Derby Elias Hasket Derby John Derby Martha Derby Sarah Derby 1735-1785 MACRIS is source; MACRIS says Elias began letting out the house in 1785 Joseph Chipman 1785-1792 MACRIS is source Fousset family 1793-1794 French Revolution refugees Miles Ward (d. 10/23/1796) Hannah Ward (widow, b. 12/20/1742; d. Apr 22, 1829) Joseph Chipman Ward (b. 1773 d. June 23, 1832) 1795 Elias H. Derby sold to Miles Miles Ward (son of Joseph 1836, 1837, 1842, Chipman Ward, July 1806 – Sept 1846 6, 1848), bachelor Mary Ann Ward (daughter of Joseph C. Ward, b. Dec 12 1808) Chipman Ward (in 1846) Miss Rachael P Ward (1842) Mrs. Mary Ward 1850 No Wards listed in 1851. 1851 Chipman Ward Mrs. Mary Ward 1855, 1857, 1859, 1861 MACRIS is source; confirmed in 1836 directory Chipman was clerk at 23 Front, lived at 20 Ward Joseph Shatswell was the proprietor at 23 Front in 1850 Chipman at 83 Lafayette in 1857 �Frances L Ward (widow) 1864, 1865, 1869 House number was 19. 1874, 1876, 1878, Annie V Ward and Miss Mary E Ward were 1881, 1882, 1883, identified as boarders in 1886. 1884, 1886 (consulted) Frances L Ward (widow of W Chipman) Miss Ellie F Ward Mary E Ward 1890-1900 19 says “vacant” in 1890. The house number was changed to 27 in this timespan. Annie V Ward died July 20, 1889. Louisa A Rock Thomas A Rock Anna Rock Katherine T Rock Mary G Rock Thomas C Rock James J Rock 1901-1951 Unlisted in 1901; Thomas Rock was living at 28 Herbert. Katherine T Rock and Mary G Rock were boarders in 1903-04, working as clerks at 258 Essex and 240 Essex, respectively. 1911 atlas shows Anna Rock, but she doesn’t appear in directories until 1917. James J shows up in 1915. Anna was identified as widow of Thomas in 1917. Mary G became “clk” in 1921. In 1931 Thomas C was listed at “r27.” In 1924 Jan (Alice) Rock was a morocco worker living at 26 Herbert. James J Rock removed to Gloucester in 1924. Mary was a clerk at 188 Essex in 1926. In 1933-34 Mary G resided at “r27” and Thomas was “caretkr.” Frank E Raymond Jr. Alice M Raymond 1952-2000 Frank passed away in 1974. Alice passed away in 2007. Salem City Directories spanning from 1836-2000 were consulted. Details from MACRIS report were also incorporated. ����See line 87 for Rock family. ��������PROPERTY OF LIBRARY ' historic sites survey reportP|v,s|oN o f c u l t u r al RESOURCES. NARO waterfront lot j, and the east side of union wharf , 1660— 1869 data on the physical history of lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11; november 1979 -//V ' ? D SALEM MARITIME (some derby street houses and inhabitants) NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE / MASSACHUSETTS - �HISTORIC SITES SURVEY REPORT (SOME DERBY STREET HOUSES AND INHABITANTS) Data on the Physical History of House Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 11; W aterfront Lot J , and the East Side of Union Wharf, 1660-1869 SALEM MARITIME NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE MASSACHUSETTS by Charles W. Snell D enver Service C enter Historic Preservation Division National Park Service United States Departm ent of the Interior �1735-1897 2. On March 11, 1734, the heirs of John L angsford, namely Ezekiel Goldthwright (b rick lay er) and wife E sth er, and Paul Mansfield (shorem an) and wife Sarah, all of Salem, conveyed the John G ardner lot, the dwelling house, a bake house, a shop, and a b a rn , to James Lindall, E sq ., of Salem, for L400.^ About one and one-half y ears la te r, on September 18, 1735, James Lindall sold all of W aterfront Lot G and Lot 7 (which also included Lot 6B) to Richard D erby, a Salem m ariner, for L400. The deed for this transaction reads in p a rt as follows: A c e rta in Houses D w e llin g w ith a d jo in in g , th e L a n g s fo rd , w ith th e f la t t s th e r iv e r to S t r e e t ], land s itu a te John H ouse, Bake h o u se , S h o p , B a rn & O u t in w h ere on Salem c o n ta in in g [L o t th e y a fo re s a id , s ta n d late rh e & th e re to E state o f 60 poles o f land more o r less, G] a d jo in in g , b o u n d e d S o u th e rly by low w a te r m a rk , W e s te rly on a lane [H e r b e r t N o r th e r ly on land of John Pickm an [L o t 7 B ], E a s te rly on land o f H a ske t [H ouse Lot 6 A ]. This lot fronted about 117 feet on the w aterfro nt and was about 280 feet deep. Richard Derby enlarged this lot in F ebruary 1739 by adding a second piece of vacant land, Lot 7B, containing some 22 poles of land. 4. The addition, about 108 feet wide and 60 feet deep, 45 RD, 68:57. 5. RD, 74:143, deed dated September 18, 1735 (deed also p rinted in EIHC, 65(1929) :476-77). 95 �adjoined the n o rth ern end of his firs t acquisition. This second lot, Lot 7B, was purchased from the estate of John Pickman on F eb ru ary 7, 1739, and the deed reads in p a rt, a c e rta in ta in in g or late fe e t 22 poles of seven fo rm e r ly in c h e s ] 7 A ], piece o r of & 6 /1 0 , T im o th y [53 fe e t H a s k e tt 3 p o le s, 11 [L o t on of b u ttin g M a n s fie ld , in ch e s S o u th e rly W e s te rly on p a rce l . . . land a fo re s a id , 1 6A] in c h ] 6 -1 /2 o f said H ig h w a y con- N o r th e r ly on land now 3 poles th re e m e a su rin g fe e t 7 in ch e s a Lane o r land E a s te rly poles [107 R ic h a rd [61 on land fe e t 3 D e rb y [L o t fe e t 1 in c h ] ; and [H e rb e rt m e a s u rin g 6 1 /2 poles [107 fe e t 3 in c h e s ]. 0 S tr e e t] th e re These enlarged lots, Lots 7A, 7B, 6B, and G, remained the p ro p erty of Richard D erby, S r ., from 1735 until his death on November 9, 1783. An in denture between his th ree sons dated Jan u ary 11, 1785, carried out the term s of Richard D erby's will and divided his real estate between Richard D erby, J r . , Elias Hasket D erby, and John D erby. Under this agreem ent, Lots 7A, 7B, 6B, and G were awarded to Elias Hasket D erby. The in d en ture reads in p a rt: And the said Elias H asket Derby . . . shall have . . . the following lots or pieces of Land with the Buildings th ereo n , being Number two or Second Division viz the Mansion House of said T estator [of Richard D erby, S r.] & the land u nd er the same and th ereto adjoining [house 6 6. RD, 78:267 (deed also published in EIHC, 65(1929):477). 96 �Lots 7A, 7B, and 6B] & all the outhouses & buildings th ereo n, to geth er with the wharfe & flatts fronting & belonging to the same [th at is, Lot G on the p ro p erty on Map No. 1] the whole situated in said Salem & bounded as follows; viz Westerly on D erby's Lane [H erbert S treet] so called, th ere m easuring 22 poles & 2 links [364 feet 4 in ch es], N ortherly on Mansfields & B ates's land, th ere m easuring 6 poles & 5 links [102 feet 3 in ch es], E asterly p artly on Ingersolls land [Lot 6A] & p artly on a c art Way [Hodges C o u rt], th ere m easuring 21 poles & 8 links [351 feet 9 in ch es], Southerly on Water S treet [Derby S tre e t], so called, 7 poles & 2 links [116 feet 10 inches] th a t said wharfe & flatts [Lot G] m easuring N ortherly on said Water S treet 8 poles and 12 links [139 feet 9 inches] & continues Southerly the same width to the Channel of the South River th ere so called & is bounded Westerly by the wharfe & Flatts [Lot J] above mentioned to have been conveyed by said T estator to his said son Richard [D erby, J r . ] deceased, & E asterly on Ingersolls wharf [located on w aterfront Lot F] or flats. Also a piece of land containing about 9 rods & 2 links [Lot 10] lying near the N ortheasterly corner of the above-described lot [Lot 7B and 6B] p a rt of No. 2 & is commonly called Mannings Land, bounded N ortherly on Mannings land, 2 poles & 18 links [44 feet 9 in ch es], Easterly 3 poles & 11 links [56 feet 8 inches] on Browns land [Lot 13], inches] Southerly 2 poles 16 links on Ingersolls land [43 feet 4 [Lot 6A] & Westerly on a passageway for a c art [Hodges Court] (which one Ingersoll has a g ran t off) 3 poles 11 links [56 feet and 8 7 in c h e s]. 97 �Elias Hasket D erby, retained title to Lots 7A, 7B, 6B, 10, and G, from Jan uary 11, 1785, to April 1795. On April 16, 1795, E. H. Derby sold Lots 7A, 7B, 6B, and 10 (M anning's lo t), to Miles Ward, J r . , a Salem m erchant, for E2,400. The 1795 deed describes the bounds as follows: To w it one piece o r lo t o f land w ith th e M ansion House o f th e Late R ic h a rd c o n ta in in g in D e rb y th e [S r.] w hole E s q u ire about deceased 144 ro d s & th e re o n b o u nded s o u th e r ly b y D e rb y S tre e t fo rm e r ly W ater S tr e e t, W e s te rly by H e rb e rt S tr e e t, land now late Bales' c a rtw a y now th e or late and [H odg es F o r r e s te r's same 144 poles F -3 ] fo rm e r ly D e rb y 's M a n s fie ld 's p a r t ly E a s te rly p a r t ly C o u rt], & p a r t ly [L o t 6A] Lane, and p a r t ly a p r iv a te by by ly in g also th e late by way In g e r s o ll, by land or but as th e fe n ce now s ta n d s . . . [L o ts 7A and 7 B ] c o n ta in in g and N o r th e r ly w h a rf and m ore o r less th a n f la t t s [L o t G and Lot s o u th e r ly and o p p o s ite to said f i r s t piece [L o t 7 A ]. A n d also one o th e r piece o f land Salem w ith a small d w e llin g [L o t 10] house s itu a te in said th e re o n c o n ta in in g a b o u t 9 ro d s and 2 lin k s m ore o r less and ly in g n ea r th e n o r th e a s te r ly c o rn e r o f th e lo t f i r s t m entioned O [L o t 7A , 6 B ] and been com m only calle d M a n n in g 's la n d . 7 8 7. RD, 143:30 65(1929:457-58). (in d en tu re also published in EIHC, 8. RD, 160:3, deed dated April 16, 1795, and recorded April 18, 1795. On April 17, 1795, as collateral for a L3,600 note, Miles Ward gave Elias Hasket D erby a m ortgage on Lots 7A, 7B, 6B, and G, also Manning's lot (or Lot 10). See RD, 160:13, deed recorded May 2, 1795 (m ortgage deed also published EIHC, 66(1930:89-90). Ward paid off this L3,600 note by March 14, 1800. 98 �Eight days la te r, on April 21, 1795, Miles Ward, J r . , sold to Simon F o rre ste r, m erchant and owner of Lots 6A and F - l, the following four pieces of land from Lot 7 for F419: Lot 10, or M anning's lot, with a small dwelling house A strip of land 6 feet wide and run ning the length of the eastern boundary line of house Lots 7A and 6B, th a t is, he sold Lot 6B A 6-foot-wide piece of w harf, land, and flats south of Derby S treet and along the east lot line of Lot G, th a t is Lot F-3 And finally, a piece of land, Lot side of Lots 7A and 6B th a t 7B, at the n o rth ern or re a r fronted 60 feet on the east side of H erb ert S treet and extended about 102 feet to the east from H erb ert S treet This sale reduced the frontage of Lot 7A on the n o rth side of Derby S treet from 116 feet 10 inches to 111 feet. The frontage on the south side of Derby S treet for Lot G was similarly reduced from 139 feet 9 inches to 133 feet 9 inches. Miles Ward, J r . , and his heirs remained the owners of Lot 7A from April 16, 1795, until afte r 1897.^ Map No. 8, made in 1874, lists "Mrs. Ward" as the owner of Lot 8; Map No. 9, made in 1897, indicates th a t Lot 7 belonged to the "J. D. Ward E state." The 1795-1868 bounds on Lot 7A were again reduced in size on September 25, 1868, when the Ward h eirs sold the 9 9. RD, 160:10, deed dated April 2, 1795, and recorded April 25, 1795. The full description of the boundaries of land added to Lot 6A on April 21, 1795, will be found in the history of house Lot 6, in this re p o rt. Joseph Chipman Ward purchased Elizabeth G ard n er's (d au g h ter of Miles Ward, J r . ) o n e-th ird in te re st in the Ward estate on Jan u ary 30, 1800, for $4,000. 99 �n o rth ern (or re a r portion of Lot 7A) to Charles L. Osgood for $2,299.50. A The vacant lot sold was described as follows: lo t b e g in n in g N o rth w e s t o cc u p ie d th e c o rn e r by th e Seamen's e a s te rly at p o in t of land B e the l B ethel d ire c tio n a by th e H e rb e rt w h e re [see or on Map it No. C h u r c h ], a d jo in s 7, th e n c e same lin e of S tre e t at th e land 1851, th is r u n n in g B e the l th e in was an 94 fe e t 8 in ch e s to land o f H o dges, th e n c e S o u th b y Hodges la n d , 94 fe e t to o th e r land o f said Ward [L o t 7 A ], th e n c e b y W ard's land w e s te rly 101 fe e t 3 in ch e s to th e said H e rb e rt S tr e e t, th e n c e by to th e b e g in n in g , , , ,10 o f la n d . H e rb e rt S tre e t n o rth and c o n ta in in g 91 fe e t 9 inches a b o u t 9,100 s q u a re fe e t Osgood sold th is same lot to the city of Salem on October 19, 1868, for $2,300.33 Salem used this land to erect a public school (see public school lot on Map No. 8, made in 1874). The Miles Ward, J r . , h eirs also remained the owners of Lots G -l and G-2 on the w aterfro nt from April 16, 1795, to 1867. In the following y ear the heirs of Chipman Ward sold the eastern (rig h t) portion of the w harf Lot G -l, which fronted 40 feet on Derby S tre et, to A ugustus T. Brooks for $650.33 The w harf then extended about 122 feet into the riv e r. In July 1868, the Ward heirs n ex t sold the w harf (Lot G -2), the w estern section of which fronted about 93 feet on D erby S tre e t, to Charles A. Ropes for $1,500.101213 10. RD, 758:192-98. 11. RD, 758:194. 12. RD, 13. RD, 750:140-141, two deeds dated July 10, 1868. 100 749:21-22, two deeds dated F eb ru ary 10 and 19, 1867. �B. Buildings on Lot 7, 1649-1976 1. 1649-1702 - the Richard Raymond House (Francis S kerry Lot, eastern lot) A frame dwelling was erected on this lot between 14 1649 and 1661 by Richard Raymond; th is house was gone by 1702. 2. 1656-1735 - the John Ingersoll House (John G ardner Lot Western Lot and Lots 7A-6B) A frame dwelling was erected by John Ingersoll prior to September 6, 1656. In 1734, a dwelling house, a bake house, a shop, a b a rn , and outhouses were standing on Lots 7A and 6B. In 1735 or 1736 R ichard Derby 15 sev en teen th -cen tu ry dwelling. 3. apparently demolished the 1735-1976 - Derby/W ard House On September 18, 1735, Richard D erby, m ariner, purchased Lots 7A and 6B, and probably within the n ex t year he demolished the se v en te en th -ce n tu ry frame dwelling standing on the lot. The arch itectu ral evidence of the existing house, which is a tw o-story frame Georgian house with gambrel roof, would appear to indicate th a t R ichard Derby m ust have erected this ex tan t house 145 14. Perley, "Salem in 1700," No. 25, p. 158. 15. Ib id ., p. 159. 101 �about 1735-1736. No docum entary evidence, how ever, has been 1R found th a t relates to the construction of the Derby/W ard house. The plan of the w harf and lands of C apt. George Crowninshield & Sons and the widow Hannah Ward, surveyed by Gideon F o ster, November 7, 1807, shows the position of the house in relation to the southw est (le ft-fro n t) corner of Lot 7A and Derby S treet. The house is also shown to be about 45 feet wide and 35 feet deep; the dwelling fronted on the east side of H erb ert S treet. Elias Hasket Derby inherited the Derby/W ard house in Janu ary 1785, as well as Lots 7A, 7B, 6B, and 10, (Manning's lo t). On F eb ruary 24, 1792, the Reverend William Bentley noted in his diary: "Mr. D erby raised a small House upon the land [Lot 10 or Manning's lot] back of F o rre ster [who owned Lot 6A] & Manning for some superannuated Domestics [th at is for some former old slaves]," ^ On May 2, 1795, the a le rt D r. Bentley rep o rted : "Ward has purchased the old Mansion of [Richard D erby, S r.] & has sold & opened a road to the Small House back of F o rre ste r's [th at is, to Lot 10 or Manning's lo t], is building a C haise's House & 18 making a lteratio n s." On May 8, 1795, the doctor again 1678 16. See Derby M anuscripts, 28:62, for 1759 receip t for L200 for m asonry work, stone ste p s, p o rch , and 9 \ feet of h earth stone, signed by C hristopher Geyer; 29:4 for 1764 bills for construction of sh u tte rs and one large lock; and 29:62 for receip ts to "Jno. Blyle, J r . , for painting 24 y ard s in ye carp et L27 11s 8d, for painting ye carp et in Keepin Room L10" (also for 1766 re c e ip ts). 17. B entley, D iary , 1:365. 18. Ib id ., 2:464. 102 �commented: "Ward rep airing his building in H erb ert S tre e t." June 1795, Bentley again rep o rted : 19 "Ward draw ing in his fence [along the n orth side of Derby S treet] to widen Derby S tre e t." From 1804 S r ., who C row ninshield, to 1805 resided In or 1806, at house C apt. 20 George Lot 3B and owned w aterfront Lot J - l and w harf Lot 7 along the east side of Union Wharf, and the Ward h e irs, who lived in the Derby/W ard house on Lot 7A and also owned the w harf at Lots G -l and G-2, were locked in p ro tracted court b attles over the location of Ward fences on the w harf lots. On November 24, 1804, Dr. Bentley rep o rted : T h e a f fa ir o f C ro w n in s h ie ld who is in d ic te d t o r a r io t was b e fo re th e S uprem e J u r y w e n t in lays & in o v e r. C o u rt la y th is to w n . The th e th e y w e re s e n t o u t again & w ere o u t all m o rn in g The co u ld n o t a g re e , a f fa ir was in th e c u ttin g a t th e bottom o f H e rb e rt S tr e e t, fe n ce in la s t e v e n in g & in fo rm e d th e C o u rt th a t th e y could n o t a g re e , n ig h t J u d ic ia l betw een D e rb y S t r e e t ], Lots G and so th e a ctio n dow n o f fe n ce below D e rb y S tre e t [th e J-1 on w h ic h C . [r o w n in s h ie ld ] th e s o u th side o f says o u g h t to lay in common & w h ic h was p u t up on h is b o u n d s [L o t J - 1 ] . It is b e lie ve d J e ffe rs o n ia n th is made 19. Ibid. 20. Ibid. and c o n tin u e d by th a t th e p a r ty Ward [p o litic s - - C r o w n in s h ie ld was p ro s e c u tio n , a n g ry a F e d e ra lis t] 103 on a is c o n c e rn e d in t h o 1 p ro v o c a tio n speeches was b o th has s id e s . been O u r1 0 2 9 �w ealthiest m erchants are concerned in this b u sin ess. Mr. 21 Gray in behalf of his Sister in Law [Hannah] Ward. The following y e a r, on April 23, 1805, Bentley "The C ourt of Ipswich & Crow ninshield's riot trial comes on wrote: again for the th ird time. rash n ess of the Old Man the p ro sp erity Council. No pains are spared to co rrect the George C row ninshield, Sr. of th a t active family. & to diminish Blake & D exter are his The old man has little pru d en ce, b u t his age & his family ought to secure to him a t least the im partiality of the C o u rt." T hree days la te r, April 26, 1805, the R everend Bentley rep o rted : T h e t h ir d J u r y w h ich a g re e & w e re t h in k th a t tru th is Judge th a t th e has e x c ite d th e had C ro w n in s h ie ld 's case co u ld n o t d is m is s e d . Sewall success C. re c o g n iz e s . d is c o v e re d o f h is p re ju d ic e s & p a rty d e lig h ts On Tuesday next th e [s e p a ra te ] w h a rf comes on a g a in . It Lot lo n g . on ce , vie w e d fro m is by too J u rie s se ve ra l C o u rt to C o u rt. 23 It has been tim e s . Ib id ., 3:123. 22. Ib id ., p. 153. 23. Ibid. 104 th e sons cut case of [th e w h a rf at So p o o r man and been he goes Some say th e re is no p a r ty th is c o n d u c t. 2 3 1 21. but to m o r tify & d is tre s s C ro w n in s h ie ld 's 7] fr ie n d s [C r o w n in s h ie ld 's ] envy fa m ily . His 22 in all �On November 9, 1805, the ju ry again failed to reach 24 a decision in the riot case. A y ear la te r, jotted in his diary: on April 24, 1806, Bentley happily "We learn th a t the Crowninshield rio t [or fence case] has a Noli p roseq u i, C. paying all the C ourt C harges, which are said not to exceed $100." 25 D uring house, which fronted the nineteenth on the num bered 19 H erb ert S tre et. c en tu ry , the Derby/W ard east side of H erb ert S tre e t, was By 1837 a shop had apparently been erected on the southeast (rig h t-fro n t) corner of Lot 7 and designated No. 122 Derby S tre et. The Salem directory of 1837 indicates th a t No. 122 was occupied by A ugustus T. Brooks, a ship ch an d ler, as his shop. He resided at No. 8 County S tre et. In 1851 the No. 122 Derby S treet store was leased by George Dodge as a "Clothing & Furnishings Goods and Grocery S to re." He resided in a house at No. 2 Brown S tre et. Map No. 8, made in 1874, reveals th a t the No. 122 store was gone from Lot 7 by th a t date. The p re se n t large frame tw o-story residence occupying the east (or rig h t) portion of Lot 7 was erected a fte r 1897 (see Map No. 9) and p rio r to 1911.2425627 Maps showing the Derby/W ard house and Lot 7 d uring the last half of the nineteenth cen tu ry are Map. No. 7, made in 1851, Map No. 8, dating from 1874, and Map No. 9, made 24. Ib id ., 3:199. 25. Ib id ., 3:225. 26. Salem d irecto ry , 1851. 27. The stru c tu re appears on the city atlas of Salem for 1911. 105 �in 1897. Map No. 8 reveals th a t a t some date afte r 1807 a long o n e-sto ry frame wing had been added to the back or east side of the house by 1874. Another addition also appears to have been made on the n orth end, near the n o rth ea st co rn er. Illustrations Nos. 10, 11, and 12, made in the period 1874 to 1891, also show the Derby/W ard house. Illustrations 8 (fence, eastern lot lin e), 9, 10, 11, and 12, made in the period 1874-1891, show the e ast, south, west (fro n t), and n orth elevations of the Derby/W ard house in g rea t detail. In 1895 the Derby/W ard house at No. 19 H erb ert S treet became No. 27 H erb ert S treet. The Derby/W ard house is still stan d in g , is privately owned, and is used as a p riv ate residence. C. Uses and Inhabitants of the B uildings, 1649-1897 1. 1649-1702 The R ichard Raymond house: 1649- ca. 1669, residence of Richard Raymond 1670-1702, residence of Francis S k e rry . The house was demolished by 1702. 2. 1656-1735 The John Ingersoll house: Ca. 1656, 1656-1713, 1713-1734, 1734-1735, dwelling of John Ingersoll house of John G ardner homestead of John Langsford house of James Landall The house was demolished by 1735. 106 �3. 1735-1897 The Derby/W ard House: Ca. 1735-November 9, 1783, homestead of Richard D erby, S r ., until his d eath. Janu ary 11, 1785-April 16, 1795, owned by Elias H asket D erby, and ren ted as a dwelling to the following p e rs o n s: May 1, 1785, to about December 1792, residence of Joseph Chipman, block m aker. On May 1, 1785, E.H. Derby wrote to his b ro th er-in -law , the R everend John Prince: "I myself have let the whole of my F ath er's homestead [Lot 7] a t L30 [per year] to Mr. Chipman & he complains of the highness of t h a t ." 2829 From about 1788 to 1792 Chipman paid E. H. Derby a 7q re n t of L37 10s. p er y e ar. 1793-1794, probably the residence of Mr. Fousset and family, refugees from the French Revolution. On June 26, 1794, D r. William Bentley recorded in his diary: 28. Cambridge, Peabody, Museum, Elias H asket Derby Books, 2:162 (h ere afte r cited as D erby L etter Books). 29. Account Books, 4:280, 386, 389, Jan u ary 14, 1790, and April 8, 1791. 107 505; L etter see also en tries of �Visited in company with Mrs. Appleton, O rne, & S aunders, the family of Mr. Fousset, Refugees the only family which has in of french due form established itself in Salem. It occupied the mansion house of C apt. R. Derby deceased. arriv ed from Several Jamaica, Vessels a fte r a have long detention, b u t b ring us no in terestin g intelligence. One of the Vessels belonged u nder covert to* Mr. Fousset. 30 April 1795-1897, residence of the Miles Ward, J r . , family and h e irs. This was the residence of Miles Ward, J r . , a lumber m erchant, from April 1795 until his death on October 23, 1796, then the dwelling of his widow Hannah Ward, who died on April 22, 1829, and th eir son, Joseph Chipman Ward, who died June 23, 1832. The house, which fro n ts on H erb ert S tre et, was num bered 19 H erb ert S treet in the early nineteen th c en tu ry . The Salem directory for 1837 indicates th a t Miles Ward and Mrs. Mary Ann Ward resided in the Derby/W ard house a t th at time. The d irectory also shows th a t the D erby/ Ward/Smith Wharf, located on Lot G, on the south side of Derby S tre e t, opposite the end of 30. B entley, D iary, 2:95. 108 �H erb ert S tre et, was then being leased by the Ward heirs to Lott Alden and P eters, wood d ealers, for use as a lumber w harf. Mrs. Francis L. Ward was living at No. 19 H erbert S treet in 1881.31 In 1895 the No. 19 H erb ert became No. S treet house 27 H erbert S treet and in 1897 Mrs. Francis L. Ward was still residing in the Derby /Ward h o u se .323 D. Biographical Sketches of Persons Associated with the Derby/W ard House 1. Richard D erby, S r ., 1712-1783 Richard Derby of Salem, M assachusetts, was a leading New England shipowner and m erchant of the late Colonial period. Born in Salem on September 16, 1712, he was the son of Richard and Martha (H asket) D erby. In 1736, at the age of tw en ty -fo u r, he made his f irs t voyage as the m aster of a vessel, sailing the sloop R a n g er, manned by a crew of seven, to Cadiz, Spain. He carried fish h an dk erchiefs, fru it, and oil. and 33 31. Salem d irecto ry , 1881. 32. Salem d irecto ry , 1897-1898. re tu rn e d with a cargo of 33. James Duncan Phillips, "The Life and Times of Richard D erby, M erchant of Salem," EIHC, 65(1929):256. Benjamin G erish, J r . , was the owner of the R an g er. 109 �His f irs t voyage to the West Indies was made during the w inter of 1739, when he sailed the schooner R anger to Saint Martin in the French West Indies, where he disposed of his cargo of cod and mackerel for L 2 ,1 7 8 .^ In July 1742, Derby sailed in the schooner Volant as m aster and p a rt owner for Barbados in the French West Indies, with a cargo of lum ber, sixteen h o rse s, ten b a rre ls of shad, sev en ty -eig h t bags of corn, and tw enty bags of 35 ry e . Derby then became allied with Timothy O rne, J r . , one of the im portant Salem m erchants of the m id-eighteenth c en tu ry . In September 1743, Derby sailed to M ontserrat, in the Leeward Islan ds, as m aster of O rne's sloop Jolly B acchus. The cargo carried out was comprised of h o rse s, hay, o ats, d ry fish , m ackerel, empty hogsheads, and shingles. Derby March 1744 with a cargo of cotton, rum , and molasses. re tu rn e d OC in In 1744 Derby was also the m aster of the schooner D olphin, of which he and Orne each owned a th ird , and in 1745-1746 D erby was m aster of the schooner E x e te r, of which Orne owned a q u a rte r in te re s t. On these two voyages Derby carried cargoes largely comprised of fish and re tu rn e d with cargoes mainly made of molasses. 37 Richard Derby continued his voyages as a captain from 1747 to 1757 and gradually accumulated capital. 34567 34. Ib id ., 65:262. 35. Ibid. 36. Ib id ., p . 266. 37. Ibid. 110 �On F ebruary 3, 1735, Richard D erby m arried Mary Hodges of Salem (1713-1770). On September 18, 1735, he purchased house Lots 7A and 6B and w aterfront Lot G for L400, which had "a Dwelling House, Bake House, Shop, B arn, and Out 38 Houses standing on the p ro p e rty ." In 1735-1736, Derby apparently demolished the frame dwelling th a t dated from about 1649 and erected the tw o-story frame Georgian house with gambrel roof th at still stands upon Lot 7. Here in this dwelling h o u se--th e Derby/W ard house--R ichard and Mary D erby's six children were born between 1736 and 1747. They were: R ichard, J r . (Jan u ary 6, 1736-December 8, 1781), m ariner, m erchant, and politician Mary (November 12, 1737-June 17, 1813), on July 27, 1757, m arried George C row ninshield, m ariner, m erchant, and shipowner (1734-1815). Elias Hasket (A ugust 16, 1739-September 8, 1799), Salem's most im portant e ig h teen th -cen tu ry m erchant, shipow ner, and banker (1775-1799). John (June 7, 1741-December 5, 1812), m ariner and m erchant Martha (April 16, 1744-June 26, 1802) m arried the Reverend John Prince (1773-1816) on Septem ber 16, 17623839 38. Ib id ., p. 255; RD, 74:143. 39. D erby, "G enealogy," EIHC, 3(1861): 161. 111 �Sarah (O ctober 4, 1747-September 2, 1774), on April 13, 1769, m arried C apt. John G ardner III; m ariner and m erchant (1735-1816)404 3 2 1 In the 1750s Richard Derby began to acquire w harf and warehouse facilities. By F ebruary 1750, he was the owner of Lot 6, which was located on the west side of Union W harf.444 5 In March 1755 he obtained a 1,000-year lease at a re n t of one shilling a year on a small lot on Winter Island in Salem H arbor from the town of Salem. On this p ro p erty he built a w harf and small 42 w arehouse. By F ebruary 1759, Richard Derby had also constructed a w harf on w aterfront Lot G in fro n t of his residence and also an adjoining w harf on w aterfro nt Lots J - l and J-2 at the head and on the eastern side of Union W harf.4^ He obtained additional warehouse space by ren tin g the w estern half of John T u rn e r's warehouse from A ugust 13, 1759, to A ugust 3, 1765, and also one-half of T u rn e r's "Towne House Cellar" from A ugust 3, 1759, to F ebruary 3, 1767.44 In December 1760 he purchased house Lot 1 and w aterfront Lot A for about 45 L51, and in A ugust 1762 he also acquired the rig h ts to the flats 40. B entley, D iary , 2:436; see also ib id ., 4:367, January 4, 1816, for John G ardner. 41. RD, 96:214. 42. Derby M anuscripts, 10:84; see also Phillips, "Life and Times of Richard D erby," p . 268. 43. RD, 162:24. 44. Salem Essex In stitu te , Derby Family Papers (h ere afte r cited as Derby P a p e rs), 1759-1767. 45. RD, 109:78. 112 �th a t comprised w aterfro n t Lots B and C for ten shillings. 46 He immediately began landfilling operations on w aterfront Lots A, B, and C in 1762 for the purpose of creating a firm head for the n o rth ern end of his proposed "Long W harf," and work on this g reat timber w harf located on Lot C and known as Derby Wharf continued until 1771. In November 1762, Richard Derby also purchased Lots 11A and 11B from David Phippen for more than L443. D erby's distill house, newly completed in 1762, was located on Lot 11A, bounded by Union S treet on the e ast, Walnut S treet on the w est, and Derby S treet on the south. Phippen's w harf and warehouse stood on Lot 11B, which was situated on the south side of Derby 47 S treet and near the w estern side of Union Wharf. These acquisitions gave Richard Derby an excellent grip on the main Salem w aterfron t and provided him with a base on which to co n stru ct 1762-1771. his m ercantile facilities during the period In 1757, at the age of fo rty -fiv e , Richard Derby was able to tu rn the command of his vessels over to his tw enty-one-year-old son Richard D erby, J r . , and to devote his 48 attention entirely to his role as a shipowner and m erchant. Between 1757 and 1764, Richard D erby, S r ., owned the 150-ton b rig N eptune, the ship A ntelope, the brigantine Lydia and B e tsy , the brig S alisb u ry , the brig R an g er, and the brig Mary and Sally. These v essels, ranging from 50 to 100 to n s, trad ed with West Indies island, Madeira, and the Spanish peninsula, and they sailed under 4678 46. RD, 112:139, 140. 47. RD, 110:265. 48. Phillips, "Life and Times of Richard D erby ," pp. 268, 276. 113 �the commands of C apt. Richard D erby, J r . , his son-in-law , George Crowninshield, and C apt. Jonathan Lam bert. His vessels carried fish , lum ber, and provisions to the West Indies and re tu rn e d with cargoes of su g a r, m olasses, cotton, rum , cla ret, or rice , and naval stores from North Carolina. From Spain came wine, sa lt, fru it, oil, iron, lead, and h andkerchiefs. 49 Richard D erby's vessels d uring the period 1764-1770 were comprised of the ship Antelope, the b rig s Neptune and Earl of 50 D erb y , and the schooner K ate. The firm of Lane and Booth served as D erby's agents in London, and at Bilboa, Spain, Derby was rep re se n te d by Company. 51 G ibraltar were R. A nderson and Company. D uring Gardoqui cap tured His agents at the Seven Y ears' War (1754-1763) between G reat B ritain and France, p riv atee rs and two Derby suffered some losses. of D erby's v essels, the B ritish 300-ton ship R an g er, commanded by George Crowninshield and carry in g sugar valued at $70,000, probably from M artinique to Leghorn. In December 1759, B ritish p riv ateers also took the 56-ton schooner T hree B rothers u n d er C apt. Michael D river, which was carry ing about 800 pieces of eight and cargo to Saint Martin in the French West Indies. The Ranger was carried to the Bahamas and the T hree B rothers to A ntiqua. Here B ritish courts condemned the two vessels in spite of stro n g Derby p ro te s ts , and the value of the 95014 49. Freeman H unt, e d ., The Lives of American M erchants, 2 vols. ( New Y ork, 1858), 2:22. 50. Ibid, p . 27. 51. Phillips, "Life and Times of R ichard D erb y," p p. 268-69, 270; H unt, American M erchants, 2:21-22. 114 �vessels and cargoes was divided among the B ritish p riv atee rs and judges. sons These two incidents tu rn ed Richard D erby, S r ., and his into b itte r enemies of G reat B ritain. In 1762 French p riv ateers also captured two of D erby's v essels, the schooner Sally and schooner Mary, b u t in these cases Richard Derby was able to 52 ransom and regain control of his vessels. His losses to p riv ateers during the Seven Y ears' War probably exceeded $85,000.5 535 2 4 Despite these wartime losses, Richard Derby still In addition to the lots, w arehouses, and w harves made money. acquired in the 1750s, he also purchased the Ives Farm on the Peabody and D anvers Road near D anvers, M assachusetts, for L650 and th ere developed a fine farm estate. 54 In 1760, at the age of tw enty-one, Richard D erby's second oldest employment. son, Elias H asket D erby, entered his fa th e r's He kept the books, conducted much of his fa th e r's business correspondence, and acted as the family accountant. With two other sons (R ichard and John) and two sons-in-law (C apt. George Crowninshield and John G ardner III) sailing for him during the 1760s, Richard D erby, S r ., prosp ered and became one of Salem's most im portant m erchants. The work on "Long" or Derby Wharf was also continued, and by the summer of 1771 the g rea t tim ber stru c tu re extended out into the South River to a point th a t was about 803 52. Phillips, "Life and Times of Richard H unt, American M erchants, 2:24. 53. Ib id ., 2:25-27. 54. RD, 108:54. 115 D erby", pp . 268-71; �feet south of Derby S tre et. In 1765, E.H. Derby had a th re e -sto ry frame w arehouse, 60 feet 9 inches long and 23 feet 9 inches wide, constructed on the new w harf at the n o rth ern head and near the west side (on Lot C ). This stru c tu re became known as "the upper store" or "Elias Hasket D erby's counting h o u se." In 1771 Richard Derby had a second th re e -sto ry frame warehouse with a hip roof constructed near the sou th ern end of the w harf and close to the east side. Known as the "lower sto re ," th is warehouse was 60^ feet 55 long and 25 feet 2 inches wide. In 1770 R ichard D erby, S r ., was able to re tire as a m erchant, and he tu rn ed over most of his m ercantile operations with the West Indies and Spain r /q th irty -o n e-y e ar-o ld son. to Elias H asket D erby, his died. In March 1770 Mrs. Richard (Mary Hodges) Derby Eighteen months la te r, on October 16, 1771, Richard m arried Sarah Langley, M assachusetts. the widow of Dr. Ezekiel Hersey of Hingham, D uring his last y e a rs, Richard D erby, S r ., became active in the political affairs of the colony. He was a member of the General C ourt (lower house of the M assachusetts legislature) from 1769 to 1773, and of the G overnor's Council (u p p er house) in 1774, 1775, and 1 7 7 6 .^ D uring this period Derby was a stro ng 58 Whig and was often in opposition to the royal governor. 5678 55. Snell, "Historic S tru c tu re W arehouses," pp. 36-37, 39. R eport: Derby Wharf and 56. Phillips, "Life and Times of Richard D erby ," pp. 267-77, 280. 57. Ib id ., 281. 58. For a discussion of the Derby family and the coming of the American Revolution, 1764-1774, see Snell, "Historic S tru ctu re R eport: D erby/P rince/R opes H ouse," p p. 26-30. 116 �On Sunday, F ebruary 26, 1775, Gen. Thomas Gage, the royal governor of M assachusetts, sen t a se cre t expedition of 200 B ritish soldiers to Salem for the purpose of seizing eight bronze cannons rep o rted to be in the possession of the Salem Whigs. According to Derby family trad itio n , Lt. Col. Alexander Leslie, the B ritish commander, and the B ritish vanguard marched down to the w aterfront as far as the "long wharf" (Union Wharf, or perhaps Derby W harf), where Colonel Leslie met Richard D erby, S r ., in fro n t of his house (which stood on house Lot 7) near Union Wharf. Colonel Leslie is said to have demanded the su rre n d e r of the cannons and old C apt. Richard Derby is rep o rted to have replied: "Find them, if you can! be s u rre n d e re d ." 59 Take them, if you can! They will never The other deeds a ttrib u te d to Richard D erby, S r ., in 1775, including the dispatch of the schooner Quero to c arry the news of Lexington and Concord to G reat B ritain on April 25, 1775, were in reality executed by his son, Richard D erby, J r . Biograp h e rs have confused the two Richard D erbys, fath er and son, during the revolutionary period, 1775-1781. The th irty -e ig h t-y e a r-o ld revolutionary Richard D erby, political leader in J r ., 1775 and appears to have mostly re tire d from politics. was in fact the active Richard 60 D erby, S r ., Richard D erby, S r ., made his last will on October 27, 1783, and died on November 9, 1783. 59. He was buried in a5960 Ib id ., pp. 30-31. 60. Ib id ., pp. 35-39. The article on Richard D erby, S r ., in DAB, 5:252-53, confuses fath er with son; see also Phillips, "Life and Times of Richard D erby ," p p . 282-286. 117 �square tomb in the C h arter S treet B urying Ground in Salem. fil His second wife, Sarah H ersey D erby, died at Hingham, M assachusetts, on June 17, 1790. The fortunes of R ichard D erby, S r ., came to more than L20,800 in real estate in 1783, exclusive of ships and goods. Elias Hasket Derby III, w riting in 1858, estim ated the value of Richard D erby's fortune to be more than $70,000. The historian James Duncan Phillips, w riting in 1929, placed the value at between $100,000 and $200,000.61626364 To his second wife and widow, Sarah D erby, Richard D erby, S r ., left all the household fu rn itu re , goods, ch attels, and estate of every kind th a t she had b ro u g h t to Richard Derby on th eir m arriage in 1771. He also gave h er "his charriot and two ch arriot h o rse s." The annual sum of L100 for as long as "she shall 64 remain my widow. Also my Negro child P eggy." (The M assachusetts Supreme C ourt, how ever, abolished slavery in M assachusetts in 1783, acting u nder the term s of the Bill of Rights of the C onstitution of 1780.) To his dau g h ter Mary C row ninshield, he gave all household fu rn itu re and plate given at h e r m arriage in 1757, valued 61. Ib id ., p . 288; PR, 366:367-69, will dated October 27, 1783, and filed December 3, 1783 (also published in EIHC, 65:(1929):453-55. 62. H unt, American M erchants, 2:28. 63. Phillips, "Life and Times of R ichard D erb y," p. 283. 64. PR, 366:367-69 C hapter I. (EIHC, 65:453-55). 118 See also footnote 17, �at L400; he also forgave h er husband George a debt of L400; and he gave h er two houses valued at L2,600 and "my Negro girl named Cate with her ap p arel." Mehetable Babbidge In 1757 he had p urchased one house, the house, located on the n o rth side of Essex S tre et, nearly opposite to the east Parish house and ju st west of Daniels S tre et, for the newlyweds. 65 Derby purchased the second dwelling, the David Ropes, J r . , house in March 1774, 66 which was located on the north side of Derby S treet on house Lots 3B-2 and 3B-3. John Derby had apparently lived in the house from 1774 to about 1778 and then George and Mary Crowninshield from about 1778 to 1783. The total estim ated value of Mary Crowninshield's on inheritance came to L3,400. To his dau g h ter Martha Prince, the wife of the Reverend John Prince, Richard Derby gave all household fu rn itu re and plate given at h e r m arriage in 1762, which was estimated at L400; he also gave h er the b rick house and lot at No. 124 Essex S treet th a t he had provided as residence for the newlyweds in 1763, estim ated at L I ,000 in valued® He also gave h er L I ,000 in6578 65. Richard Derby had purchased the house for 11, 1757. RD, 105:16. The house lot fronted S tre et, the west side was 136 feet deep, and the feet deep. The lot was 85 feet wide on the north L150 on November 90 feet on Essex east side was 147 re a r side. 66. Richard Derby had purchased the Ropes house for L666 13s. 4d. on March 31, 1774. RD, 133:50. The will indicates th at the Crowninshields were living in the house in 1783. 67. PR, 366:367-69 (EIHC, 65:454). 68. Derby had purchased the lot at No. 124 Essex S treet for L263 13s. 4d. (actually two adjoining lots) on March 12, 1762. RD, 311:62 and 112:140. The lot fronted 55 feet 3 inches on the north side of Essex S treet and was 132 feet deep. In the period May 29 to October 1763, Richard Derby had erected a brick house on the No. 124 lot at a cost of L720 0s Id . for the newlyweds to live in. Detailed accounts of the cost of construction are in EIHC. 69:90-92. 119 �cash and "my Negro Man C aesar with his ap p arel." 69 The total estimated value of the Martha Prince inheritance was 1=3,400. To the th ree children of his deceased d aug hter Sarah G ardner (th e wife of John G ardner III), Richard Derby gave a total of 1=3,000 in cash to be divided equally among the children and also the household fu rn itu re and plate given at her m arriage in 1769. This was valued at 1=400. 70 inheritance was th u s 1=3,400. Total value of the Sarah G ardner To his son Elias Hasket D erby, Richard Derby gave "the land extending belonging from southw ard . . . the to his s tre e t warehouse by my & on wharfe which about it stan d s 66 feet to the notch in the wharfe with the passagew ay & dockage westward of it" (th a t is, p a rt of w aterfro n t Lot C, with Elias Hasket D erby's counting house or "upper store" standing on 71 it, at the n o rth ern head and on the w est side of Derby W harf). Finally, Richard D erby, S r ., directed th a t "the rem ainder of my e state, both rea l, personal, & mixed" (including lands, w harves, w arehouses, farm, and various resid en c es), be divided equally among his th ree sons: the h eirs of R ichard D erby, J r . , Elias Hasket D erby, and John D erby. The real p ro p e rty , exclusive of the Ives Farm at D anvers, which was sold separately and the proceeds then divided equally th re e ways, was appraised at 697012 69. PR, 366:367-69 (EIHC, 65:455). 70. PR, 366:367-69 (EIHC, 65:454). 71. PR, 366:367-69 (EIHC, 65:454). 72. PR, 366:367-69 (EIHC, 65:454). 120 �about L5,661. This total was divided into th ree sh a re s, each worth L I ,887. In the actual division, the heirs of Richard D erby, J r . , received lands, L2,130 16s. 8d. w harves, w arehouses, and dwellings, valued at For this they paid to John Derby the sum of L130 16s. 8d. in cash to even out the sh are. Elias Hasket Derby received lands, w harves, and dwellings valued at L3,109 11s. 8d. w arehouses, For this he also paid John Derby the sum of L I ,222 11s. 8d. in cash to even out the sh are. Finally, John Derby received real estate valued at L502, plus L130 16s. 8d. in cash from the heirs of Richard D erby, J r . , and the sum of L I ,222 11s. 8d. in cash from Elias Hasket 73 Derby to make equal John D erby's share of L I ,887. The details of the division of the estate of Richard D erby, S r . , among the th ree sons, which was effected on January 11, 1785, are found in Appendix I of this re p o rt. Appendix II has a check list of the names of some fo rty-one vessels associated with Richard D erby, S r . , during the period 1735-1770. 2. Miles Ward, 1744-1796 Miles Ward, the son of Ebenezer Ward (April 10, 1710-January 1791) and Rachael Pickman (July 25, 1717-January 9, 1789) was born at Salem on July 12, 1744, and he died October 23, 1796. On June 28, 1772, he m arried Hannah, d au g h ter of the 37 73. This division among the th ree b ro th ers was executed by the indenture of January 11, 1785. RD, 143:30 (also published in EIHC, 65:456, 461); see also B entley, D iary , 2:203, 4:77, 453. 121 �Reverend and Rebecca (Hale) Chipman. Hannah Ward was born December 20, 1742, and died April 22, 1829. The children of Miles and Hannah Ward were as follows: Joseph Chipman (died June 23, 1832), m arried Mary Noon Betsey (1775-April 14, 1815), m arried Richard G ardner July 29, 1797.747 5 The children of Joseph Chipman Ward were: Miles (July 1806-September 6, 1848), never m arried Joseph Chipman (December 12, 1807-October 4, 1809) Mary Ann (December 12, 1808) Rachael Pickman (O ctober 1, 1810-September 15, 1856), unm arried Chipman (December 31, 1813-December 4, 1861)7^ Miles Ward (1744-1796) was a Salem lumber m erchant. From F ebruary 14, 1789, to F ebruary 14, 1793, he leased a w harf (probably the w harf located on Lot G) from Elias Hasket D erby, and this served as Ward's lumber w harf. D uring this period (1789-1793) Ward paid Derby a total of L86 in r e n t .7^ D uring this same period, Ward also leased the warehouse on Union Wharf, Lot J - l , from the heirs of Richard D erby, J r . On September 28, 1789, the Reverend Bentley noted in his diary: "The Store on Long 74. George R. Curwen, "Materials for a Genealogy of the Ward Family in Salem or Notices of the D escendants of Miles Ward Compiled by George R. C urw en," EIHC, 5(1863):209-12. 75. Ib id ., 5:215. 122 �Wharf [Lot J - l on Union Wharf] & belonging to Heirs of Richard 77 Derby [ J r . ] , rep aired by Miles Ward in v irtu e of a L ease." On November 6, 1789, D r. Bentley recorded A Fence Land of ra is e d th e fro m h e irs of In g e r s o ll's R ic h a rd by M ile s W a rd , in c lo s in g by E.H. D e rb y [o n House b e in g [lo c a te d above on Lot th e G ], Lot 7A] 1 30 f e e t . The S to re D e rb y New b e fo re th e w h o le p u rp o se [o n Lot [J r., W h a rf, h is Lot to J-1 ] th e Esq. la te ly fin is h e d F a th e r's M a n s io n le n g th is t o F -1 ] [o f th e s e cu re fe n c e ] a Lum ber W h a rf. ^ Miles Ward, as has been noted, purchased Lots G, 7A, and 6B from Elias Hasket Derby on April 16, 1795, for L2,400. Miles Ward at the age of fifty-tw o, died on October 23, 1796, and William Bentley rep o rted in his diary on October 24, 1796, "y e ste rday afternoon died Miles Ward in the old mansion house of Richard "70 Derby [S r .]* 76. D erby, Account Books, 4:451, 529, 534. 77. B entley, D iary, 1:127. 78. Ib id ., p. 131. 79. Ib id ., 2:203. 123 �C urtis S treet was laid out by the widow H ester Eastwick over h er land about 1668. This s tre e t originally extended only to the re a r of her house, b u t was carried thro u gh to South H arbor about 1700. In the deed the s tre e t was sometimes called Vealy's Lane in 1741 and also C u rtis' Lane in 1 7 5 9 .^ cially named C urtis S treet in 1794. It was offi- The southern portion of C urtis S treet has been closed off in the tw entieth c en tu ry , and this southern portion of the former stre e t now forms a p a rt of the y ard of the Old Ladies Home. Hodges Court from Essex S treet south about a th ird of the distance to Derby S treet was laid out as a 10-foot-wide p riv ate way by Mrs. Mary Searle, adm inistratrix of the estate of Alexander Seares in 1669. The s tre e t then passed between the 17 houses of Mrs. Searle and Humphrey Coomes. (See Map No. 4 .) Hodges C ourt, how ever, was not extended south to D erby S treet 1ft until a fte r 1874 and before 1897. The Hodges C ourt name was not applied to the s tre e t until a fte r 1874. H erb ert S treet was originally 16^ feet wide and was laid out over the ground of Joseph H ardy by an agreem ent of September 26, 1661, th a t he made with John G ardner, who owned the land adjoining on the east. two men a g re e lo ts , th a t fro m th e re ye s h a ll This document indicated th a t the b e a c a r t w a ie b e tw e e n e o u r (n o rth e rn ) b u ttin g on ye 16. Ib id ., No. 25, p . 152. 17. RD, 3:92; also see 18. Compare Maps Nos. 8(1874) and 9(1897). com m on, house downe8 1 7 6 Perley, "Salem in 1700," No. 25, p. 152. 176 �all along ye lott to the riv e r, & is to be one pole [16h feet] in b rea th e, to lay wholy in Joseph H ardyes g rou n d, on ye side next to John G ardners ground & this we doe mutually ingage o u rselv es, th a t is to say , the c a rt way shall never be sold or converted to any other use, b u t to lay in common between us b o th , for our owne private use, & for the use of any th a t shall live on either lo tt, & in consideration of ye pr'm ises, have given 19 c o n te n t. unto Joseph Hardy fifty John G ardner shillings to his H erbert S treet was called H ardy's Lane in 1729 (and also by the R everend William Bentley in the 1790s) and D erby's Lane in the 1760s and 1780s. The s tre e t was officially named H erb ert S treet in 1794. Union S treet was laid out in th re e d ifferent steps (see Map No. 4). In 1665 Thomas Jeggles conveyed the n o rth ern or fro n t p a rt of his lot to James Brown and at this time Jeggles reserv e d a strip of land, now the n o rth ern end of Union S tre et, for an entrance into the rem ainder of his land from Essex S tre et. On May 3, 1675, Jeggles gave the owners on either side bonds th a t he 20 would keep this lane open. When he sold the next lot to R obert Glanfield, A ugust 27, 1677, Jeggles reserv ed a strip 20 feet wide on the eastern side of this lot as a southern continuation of the 21 n o rth ern lane. By 1706 the s tre e t had been extended all the way southw ard to reach South River. 1920 19. RD, 2:49; see also Perley, "Salem in 1700," No. 25, p . 152. 20. RD, 4:107. 21. RD, 5:110; p p .152-53. see also Perley, 177 "Salem in 1700," No. 25, �9. Derby/W ard House, Lot 7, No. 27 H erb ert S tre e t, Southeast C orner of H erb ert And Derby S tre e ts, in 1874. This view, shows the south end (left) and east (re a r) elevation of the Derby/W ard house, and also its re a r o n e-sto ry service wing. The view is made from Derby S treet looking northw est from about the site where Hodges C ourt was to come south from Essex S treet a fte r 1874 to join D erby S tre et. The gravel way in the rig h t foreground may be the p riv ate road on Lot 6 th a t was a fo reru n n er of Hodges C ourt. R ichard D erby, S r ., constructed the Derby/W ard house on Lot 7, probably in 1735-1736. In th is house his sons Richard D erby, J r . , Elias Hasket D erby, and John D erby, and th ree d au g h ters were b o rn . The re a r o ne-sto ry frame wing was added to the original house at some date a fte r 1807 and before 1851. The house was the residence of R ichard D erby, S r ., from 1735 until his death on November 9, 1783. It was th en the residence of Miles Ward, a lumber m erchant, and his h eirs from April 16, 1795, until the early tw entieth c en tu ry . Photo made from an original p rin t at Salem Maritime National Historic Site (n eg . 22-4 or 31-2). 195 �10 . Derby/W ard House, No. 27 H erbert S tre et, C orner of H erbert and D erby S tre e ts, in 1889 This view shows the south end (a t left) and east (re a r) elevation of the Derby/W ard house on Lot 7. The house was built by Richard D erby, S r ., in 1735-1736 and served as his residence until his death in 1783. It was the residence of Miles Ward and his heirs from 1795 until a fte r 1900. Compare th is photo with Illustration No. 9 (1874), and note th a t house Lot 7 has now been fenced. The s tre e t at the rig h t is Hodges C ourt which was extended south from Essex S treet to D erby S treet a t some date a fte r 1874. The stre e t in the foreground is Derby S treet. The re a r one-story frame wing attached to the east side of the Derby/W ard house was added by the Ward heirs at some date a fte r 1807 and before 1851. The wing is no longer e x ta n t. The Derby/W ard house fronted on H erbert S treet and was num bered 19 H erbert S treet in 1837, and in 1895 it was renum bered 27 H erb ert S treet. C ourtesy of Essex In stitu te n eg. 16,823). In stitu te , 196 Salem, M assachusetts (Essex �11. Derby/W ard House, Lot 7, No. 27 H erb ert S treet in 1891 This view, from the Frank Cousins Collection, shows the south end and west (fro n t) elevation of the Derby/W ard house. The s tre e t on the left side is H erb ert S tre et, the s tre e t in the fo reground is D erby S tre et, and the large th re e -sto ry frame house a t the rig h t is the In g erso ll/F o rre ster house, b u ilt in 1790-1791 and standing on house Lot 6 at No. 188 Derby S tre et. The D erby/ Ward house was built by Richard D erby, S r ., in 1735-1736 and serv ed as his residence until 1783. It was th e residence of Miles Ward and his heirs from 1795 until the early 1900s. The house in 1837 was num bered 19 H erb ert S tre et, b u t in 1895 was renum bered as 27 H erb ert S tre et. Note the location of the stre e t corner in relation to the Derby/W ard house. In the tw entieth cen tu ry Derby S treet was considerably widened to the n o rth , and the south end of the Derby/W ard house now ab u ts directly on the sidewalk along the n o rth side of Derby S treet. C ou rtesy of E ssex In stitu te n e g . 24 9 ). In stitu te , 197 Salem, M assachusetts (E sse x �12. Derby/W ard House, Lot 7, No. 27 H erb ert S tre e t, in 1891 This view shows the n o rth end and west (fro n t) elevation of the Derby/W ard house on Lot 7. The two- and one-half sto ry wing on the n orth end of the house was added by the Miles Ward h eirs a t some date a fte r 1807 and before 1874. The main house was built by R ichard D erby, S r ., in 1735-1736 and serv ed as his residence until 1783. Miles Ward, a lumber m erchant, and his heirs resided in the dwelling from 1795 until the early 1900s. The house was num bered 16 H erb ert S treet in 1837 and renum bered 27 H erb ert S treet in 1895. The s tre e t in the foreground is H erb ert S tre et. On the rig h t side can be seen the junction of H erb ert S treet with D erby S tre et. On the o th er (so u th ) side of Derby S tre et can be seen a tw o-story frame building. This shop or office is p ro b ably located on Lot G at No. 197 D erby S treet (otherw ise on Lot J - l ) . The stru c tu re at No. 197 D erby S tre et would have been the office for the coal and oil y a rd and w harf of W inchester Smith in 1891. C ou rtesy of E ssex In stitu te n e g . 49 8 ). I n stitu te , 198 Salem, M assachusetts (E s se x �i V -V i M 'I 111 iU X �Walnut ffain Street-'Essex Street ^Daniels PART SALEM IN 1 7J ) 0 NO.- Z S S c/L e : i inch-iooft S A L E M IN 1 7 0 0 . 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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Massachusetts Historical Commission 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02125 www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc This file was accessed on: Friday, May 31, 2024 at 1:38 PM �t Derby W a t e r f r o n t NRHD, 1974; Derby W a t e r f r o n t LHD, S/TL • ' ho D ' o 1976 FORM B - BUILDING Assessor ' s USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number Number Massachusetts H i s t or i ca l Massachusetts Archives 220 Boulevard Morrissey Boston, Massachusetts Commission 35-324 Salem HO 2555 Bui lding 02125 Town Salem (neighborhood or v i l l a g e ) Place Derby 27 c Street Herbert Street Derby/Ward Name House Resident ial resent r i g i na l Construction 1735 Bibliography* See orm Center-chimney , Center-entry Vernacular ct /Bui lder Material : r 3\2-7-~\H^fS* F o u n d a t n i ° Granite Clapboard/wood Shingles Asphalt Outbui ldings/Secondary Shed/garage Major See (Early Al terat ions Archi tectural Condition Moved X by: Dianne L . Susan Organization: Commonweal Date: June Siergiej and Ceccacci Setting the Col laborat ive in NE Descript ion . yes Date 4 , 000 Located corner i n a area SEP 2 9 1995 Is l o t on and Derby of 18th bui ldings . RECE I VED SF landscaped of Herbert a mixed-use MXSS. HIST. COhZ, . (wi th da t es) no 20th-century 1995 Century) Good Acreage Recorded Structures 20th through Streets �T BUILDING i r ' 27 H e r b e r t FORM ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Street See con t i nua t i on shee t . X Eval uate the c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of t h i s b u i l d i n g i n terms of other b u i l d i n g s Descr i be a r c h i t e c t u r a l f e a t u r e s . w i t h i n the community. This has 1/2-story, 2 house hung sash The most doorway fr i eze molded with outstanding molded with de t a i l ed with porch This 125 Derby addi t ion , s e e Form may , Doric cornice of 2/2, of t he Captain have gable Edward Likely at double- Porch and ova l sides windows . House Al len a Colonial where t o a r i se roof. at Revival i n s p i r e d by t ha t been porch, which of t he frieze , No . 3440) . i n fact , entry p i l asters t o a pedimented, continuation t o t h e porch (1768 , i s t he enclosed, feature of fluted , and then f i l l e t a p i l ast er , porch th i s consists j o ghas at t he House . A l l en Derby/Ward The ornamental i s simi lar Street and boxed returns with Fenestration block The main a Beverly where trim . by a p a i r i s sided ends frieze . center-chimney chimneys. and t o t h e nor t h on both and a narrow center-entry, interior rear-wal l , t o t he rear are close and rear the are Eaves added . front the gambrel-roofed, paired, both expanded been been 2-bay , 5 x has ad d i t i o n a l , study house of nineteenth physical study form ear l i er HISTORICAL has undergone and e a r l y however , i s required, and several changes century twentieth t o gain a r e documented that maps . a better by t h e documentary Further understanding and of i t s size . NARRATIVE See con t i nua t i on shee t . X D i scuss the h i s t o r y of the b u i l d i n g . Exp l a i n i t s assoc i a t i ons with l oca l (or s t a t e h i s t o r y . Include uses of the b u i l d i n g and the r o l e ( s ) the owners/occupants played w i t h i n the community. house This founder t h e home was secondary sources completed f o rt h e Salem house , Derby The actual ly demol ished bu i l t o f t h e house at least 1702 . frame house . also a mariner, dwelling National owner , l i f e merchant James of Richard houses. t o James Historic Derby, Sr. , Although L i nda l l , t he L i nda l l demol ished was t he several , research indicates Site Ingersol l , L i nda l l , John Recommended of a 1 6 7 0 , Raymond larger Raymond sold who where l o t was owned he d i e d holding by o f John L 400 i n 1734 . REFERENCES f o r l i s t i ng X Ingersol l , i n 1706 , l e a v i n g The h e i r s sold Langsford, and Pau l bake Lindal l See con t i nua t i on i n t he National also a mariner, mariner. t o John Esther shop what retained been property h i s Salem Langsford and Mansfield, house , sold who t o have Gardner, o f two dwelling frame Skerry, by John In 1713 , Gardner a dwelling, a i s bel ieved Gardner. including comprised erected t o Francis 1708 , b u t t h e house a b r i c k l a y e r , and Sarah Esq . f o r and/or was p a r t by Richard I n 1656 , he soldTt-o "John f o rL 70 . t he holding, BIBLIOGRAPHY X also Goldthwright , conveyed James this The other t o Nantucket h i s grandson, Ezekiel By un t i l before a moved Gardner to ascribe Maritime One was owned 1649 a n d 1 6 6 1 . property who h i sact ive successful by e a r l i e r bu i l t si te i n 1661 . between the f i r s t most i n 1735 o r 1 7 3 6 . present lots throughout o f one o f Salem ' s a shoreman , and barn was t o described as shee t . Register of Historic If checked , see at tached Nat i ona l Reg i st er C r i t e r i a Statement form . Places; �INVENTORY CONTINUATION FORM Salem SHEET 27 Area ARCHITECTURAL and other. the occurred may have evidence v i s i b l e today difference near seventeenth possible been from 1874 , evaluate the of Salem porches the at 1911 the the appearance was bu i l t of on, 1897 between house the HISTORICAL about 117 Richard Derby 1735-1736 , In 1739 , wide the south the can the than major changes moved and end, as width shorter been on on back rear e l l the roof dates. added property the that was avai lable an made , i t i s of could photograph to the a Comparison change a i s required of of support of that be time. such to seem i s a where posi t ion addit ion that earl iest Since of may been sections at tribut ion an at suggests maps roof the such If was have new elevations the support may and forward The side of face could o l d bui lding , the seen . the house the of end been west 1874 the entry 1911 . 19th dates further had t o , a date at 12-14 Hodges direct ly si te that during the not the entry dat ing to 1891 found the for porch and Georgian simi lar Colonial style Revival century i n demol it ion correlates Court behind enclosed 19th late seen This (see the entry Form 27 No . 2547), Herbert Street porches on with which north the side 1911 . after (cont inued) waterfront the documentary Derby deep enlarged purchased above-described the for L reputedly erected 60 ' e l l , removed . present including no or current ly appears It houses Salem whether photographs evidence f i rs t porch. been Derby, but determine century. Estate , on to Historical hip-roofed , rear The to to added Richard Richard and of pi tch and duplex moved appear feet same that have north the between construction. are the NARRATIVE c. 108 ' of or to to joint or i g i n . house , the and Langsford the bui ldings , of those 1897 of end of indicates appears depth gambrel enclosed one-story, the photographs being the i s necessary somet imes were the part possible placement examination century of at las of 2555 poss i b i l i t i es . these existence of 1851 between eighteenth period angle physical facade maps to added a one with end, 1874 and was of I t s high the north bui lding level The date house a that A middle present on made two . window century No . lengthened. the invest igat ion Further the the and footprints jog suggests to roof. that have The foundation i n the gable ear l i er the also bay poss i b i l i t y . th i s By one chimney center 1851 rep l aced or been from the dates. Beverly present changed of those shows map e l l o f f the rear Comparison l o t , the Physical 1851 the wide, between i t s is on a Form HO Street (cont inued) DESCRIPTION footprint The present Herbert 400 and the on ran bui ldings 18 , September 280 extant feet gambrel roofed exists to house l o t to the estate of from the The other l o t out fronted deep. evidence his plus 1735 . dwel l ing substantiate north John with the a Pickman . date. holding �f v. • INVENTORY C CONTINUATION FORM Salem SHEET 27 Area HISTORICAL son the of (b . Salem , Sr . Richard shipowners and and merchants 1735 . They December 8, 1781), mariner, (November 12 , 1737 September merchant shipowner , banker merchant i n eighteenth-century December 5, 26 , June 1802), (October 1816), 4, Derby continued Timothy t o other Spanish 100 he Seven both E l i as With was was the a Seven prominent Mary Sarah Hodges 16 , on Salem 6, 1736 - 1816) John - wealthy 1741 - 16 , and (1734-1815), 1739 and (Apri l Captain 1744 - Derby Sarah Gardner i n 1736 time Around of mid he Derby nearby of age at 1742 , (1735- III 24 and a l l i e d he eighteenth-century began he to acquire constructed h i s vessels George Derby Richard Derby and American 1764 , states t o both Br i t i sh and Derby s t i l l estate. with Salem wharf Wharf and and John Derby were i n 1770 General opposed died widow of Court 1776 . to and during expanded Derby, managing i n and hired captains warehouses new were waterfront . the mercant i le made and Hasket role other with expanded business had the 50 between made money E l i s and privateers French son , trade i n Island of ships sea the engaged sons-in-law, and III along Gardner wharfs His eldest and Madeira substant ial managing and 6 Indies. from the and t h e West Richard h i s from ret ired merchant owned he t o Crowninshield shipowner Derby War Derby 45 , of real and John and 1775 Whig Langley, 7, (June 1783), Derby (August Derby 1750 , command undertook a and Richard the re t i re Years of 1771 , and and vessels 21 ships. to with business age Sons i n 1774 , 1757 (1754-1763) , and at along elected Counci l Mary of (January prominent years. Around southern the several Hasket t o able of Hodges J r . 9, leading Crowninshield (1773- f i rs t 21 next merchant age At i n trade War firm Derby constructed for the over turned Between Crowninshield commanded He lost business. George wife occupations Indies, Years ' the Mary Derby Derby, 1774), 1762 Between the h i s personal entered the on involved Although George Martha J r . , h i s son-in-law, peninsula. tons the important Derby Derby, West 2555 f a c i l i t i e s . Richard the with John Prince accumulated c a p i t a l . concentrate the of Derby t h e most John f o r the Jonathan Lambert . Captain 2, of Hasket merchant ; vessel a ships propert ies . Richard No . merchant . J r . , an mercanti le 1757 , In son, September - and November po l i t i c i an ; and Salem; and Reverend commanded gradual ly and of captain Orne, warehouse mariner wife 1747 mariner Richard to 1812), Salem , one married Richard wife El ias d. became He and 1813), shipowner; and 1799), 8, England. s i x children: 17 , June - merchant had 1712; Derby (Hasket) i n New 3, 16 , September Martha February mariner, Form HO Street (cont inued) NARRATIVE Derby Richard Herbert him the i n 1770 . Ezekiel from Derby ' s their royal 1769 operations, began to a enemy . Richard t o and the with As a Derby Sr . , i n p o l i t i c s . career 1773 experiences b i t ter the Governor ' s Engl ish p o l i t i c i a n , during he was governor. Eighteen Hersey and of months later , Hingham . Richard According to Derby married �INVENTORY CONTINUATION FORM Salem SHEET 27 Area HISTORICAL household Derby, Richard port ion the 1792 , 10s. E l i as a 12 , 1744; 10 , 1789) from Simon 188 Derby Dr. Bentley holding the i n 1868 1868 t o to 1796), 1789 of Ropes A. L. Osgood . on October wel l sons, inheri ted From of 30 L Fousset 1785 t o to 37 L fami ly. Revolution. and 2 , 400 . Ward (b. Salem , Ward (July 1717 25 , leased He house i t s expanded Miles Ebenezer Pickman a also a - wharf and upon local i n 1867 of at d i ar i s t , Herbert retained h i s heirs house , reduced t o Augustus on land Derby the again heirs property and house purchasing Ward to parcels quotes transfer Ward four nearby the Street . and Miles home . rate dwelling sold buy of waterfront sales the of as h i s 3 1793 . Ward , Miles to French the Derby ' s. Snell Derby rented Rachael would 2556). a for L i n 1795 , who at the 100 L l at ter The h i s father ' s son the and and , that sold and tenant widened Charles Charles Ward Mi les Hannah died Ward and Rebecca (d. June Joseph 23 , December in 1881 and Wards located 1/2 the T. size Brooks Street i n remainder the l at ter maternal (July and 22 , their residents unknown , i n 1837 , related on to Union passed to 1829), daughter of son , - possibly son the 6, September Ward L. Reverend Ward of 1848), daughter of the Francis h i s widow , J o se p h Chipman included 1806 Mrs. Nathaniel Street grandfather, Herbert A disposal conjectured garden 1808) to then Ward Miles (relat ionship dwel l ing. Hawthrone ' s and house The Apr i l d. bachelor Joseph (relat ionship t o previously Richard Street . room at have (now here associated to Manning ' s whose 29 house spent much i s also reputed to House . Some accompl ished with this of i n the property. birthplace Hardy Hawthorne t h e Ward been Hawthorne moved unknown) was was and Street) located time wr i t i ng have been kept Hawthorne ' s summerhouse at at the at early or i n wri t ing the and Chipman 1897 . were 12 1796 . 1742 ; Subsequent Ward , 12 , nearby - Chipman , 1832). Ward Ann whose (Hale) 23 , 20 , (b . December Chipman b. is and with 2555 1897 . un t i l Mary No . report ing as a property (Form Street No . property. maker , the merchant 1789) t h e merchant al terat ions made also between the Forrester , 9, was of of between Derby. waterfront rented Derby lumber divided Hasket block a house the Hasket Salem was them subdivided Ward Derby support annual was and refugee and January - El ias house H. Oc t obe r 23 , d. 1710 9, warehouse 10 merchant 1795 , January The El ias Ward , (Apri l and a and this 1793-1794 , In was awarded estate Jose ph Chipman , 16 , July of 1795 , l e t to was Real Derby included to Mi les Apr i l lot slave. a J r . , John year. per h i s wife and and i t was father The w i l l , which 1785 Between On items Form HO Street (cont inued) NARRATIVE Derby ' s Richard Herbert �INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION Salem SHEET 27 Area BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or Beers, Herbert Form HO Street No . 2555 REFERENCES D. G. & Company , At las of Essex County, Massachusetts, 1872 . Hopkins, G. M. & Co . , Mclntyre, Henry Richards, L . J . , C. E . , At las Atlas o f Salem , Map of the Ci ty of the Ci ty Massachusetts, o f Salem , o f Salem , 1874 . Mass , 1851 . Massachusetts. , 1897 . Sne l l , Salem V i s i t or ' s Walker Salem, Some Charles, Maritime National Guide t o Salem , Lithograph Massachusetts, Derby Historic Street Si te , Salem: and P u b l i s h i n g 1911 . Houses 1979), Essex and Inhab i t an t s , pp . Inst i tute , Company , (Salem: 94-123 . . At las p p . 60-61 , of t he Ci ty 172 . of �SftL.Z555 INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET 27 Area HO Herbert Form Salem Street No . 2555 �INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION SALEM 27 HERBERT ST Area(s) Form No. 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 SAL.2555 SAL.HN, SAL.HO Supplemental photograph by Patti Kelleher, Salem Department of Planning & Community Development, November 2016 RECEIVED JUN 20 2017 MASS. HIST. COMM. Continuation sheet 1 �Massachusetts Historical Commission 80 Boylston Street Boston , Massachuset ts 02116 Commun i t y Property Address Salem 27 Herbert S t ree t Area(s) HO FormNo . 2555 National Register of Historic Places Criteria Statement Form Check all that apply: 3 Individual ly eligible • El igible only in a historic district • Con t r i bu t i ng to a potent ial historic district • Potent ial historic district Cri teria: • A DO B S I C Cri teria Considerat ions: • A • D • B D C Statement of Significance by • D • E • F • G Dianne L . S i e r g i e j The criteria that are checked in the above sections must be justified here. house The to Richard houses The some Derby i n New property related for a t 27 Herbert t he above-referenced Street S r . , founder England, also o f Hawthorne ' s owners, early property. on a local f o r i t s associations o f one o f Salem ' s member of t he General has t ange n t i a l t o subsequent him on t h i s i s significant cr i t er i a associations Miles writings Ward were most Court with with regard i t s owner , successful merchant and Governors Nathaniel and h i s h e i r s . completed level with Counci l . Hawthorne I t i s reputed i n t h e accommodat ions who was that made �*—\—r~ i OK LHP )2^jyj7Y •N _ 2. Town ON- )S?>..(/K>Stl._ Street a d d r e s s ^ ^//^^ekZ\S^~^Ai Name Use: original & present _C_ =_ V C-__<_7 P r e s e n t owner . _________; M• 'AcuL/Tn Open to p u b l i c . 7X D a t e / / / / ) - / ' ^ — Style Indians Literature Other __ Music Development of t o w n / c i t y Architectural reason for inventorying: f>nLOA(>fi-A Source of date I Architect O R p a r t of A r e a # 3. C O N D I T I O N ^ c e l l e n i ) Good Fair Deteriorated Moved A l t e r e d Added. 4. D E S C R I P T I O N F O U N D A T I O N / B A S E M E N T : -High) R e g u l a r L o w W A L L COVER: (^'ood>________^ ROOF: Material Brick Ridge ( G a m b r e l ) F l a t R i p M a n s a r d T o w e r c a p o T a ^ D o r m e r windows B a l u s t r a d e CHIMNEYS: STORIES: 1 (2_3 4 PORCHES: 1 2 3 4 FACADE: Center 1 2W 4 Stone Grillwork E n d Interior ATTACHMENTS: ^r£egulaj> W i n g s ^ E l l ) Shed Side ( F r o n t s /Centex)/Side Windows: Spacing* R e g u l a r / i r r e g u l a r I d e n t i c a l / V a r i e d Corners: Plain Quoins ' -Balcony Details: J__ ____ Cornerboards 5. Indicate l o c a t i o n of b u i l d i n g i n r e l a t i o n to n e a r e s t c r o s s s t r e e t s and other b u i l d i n g s H 6. Footage of s t r u c t u r e f r o m s t r e e t A P r o p e r t y has ________ feet frontage on s t r e e t Recorder For _ ft Photo #. I" Elaborate Ornament. Entrance: ,1P_ Cluster .TICO^ Gable end: ( F r o n t / s i d e Pilasters Other __ S E E R E V E R S E SIDE Date. �R E L A T I O N OF SURROUNDING T O . S T R U C T U R E <Jy? >?_*<=/? 1, Outbuildings 2, Landscape F e a t u r e s : A g r i c u l t u r e P r e d o m i n a n t features Landscape architect. . 3, ( Gui*. A A 6-€D<LJz J Open Wooded^'^Gardeny F o r m a l / I n f o r m a l Neighboring-Struqtiire..s— Style: (Colonial" f e d e r a l - G r e e k R e v i v a l Gothic R e v i v a l Italian V i l l a L o m b a r d R o m . V e n e t i an Gothi c M a n s a r d R i c h a r d s o n i a n M o d e r n Use: (Residential'Commercial Religious C o n d i t i o n s : ^ ^ o e l l e n t ^ Good F a i r Deteriorated G I V E A B R I E F D E S C R I P T I O N O F H I S T O R I C I M P O R T A N C E O F S I T E (Refer and elaborate on theme c i r c l e d on front of form) One o f S a l e m ' s m o s t i m p o r t a n t h o u s e s , h i s t o r i c a l l y a n d a r c h i t e c t u r a l l y , P h i l l i p s i n S a l en: i n t h e l " t h C e n t u r a , savs i t was b u i l t b y T i m o t h y L i n d a l l . O t h e r s o u r c e s s a y R i c h a r d D e r b y , who l i v e d h e r e , s t a r t e d h i s m e r c a n t i l e b u s i n e s s a n d h e r e h i s t h r e e famous s o n s g r e w up; E l i a s H a s k e t , f a m o u s m e r c h a n t , R i c h a r d , m e m b e r o f P r o v i n c i a l C o n g r e s s a n d J o h n , s e a c a p t a i n who d i s c o v e r e d C o l u m b i a R i v e r a n d commanded " Q u e r o " w h i c h f i r s t b r o u g h t n e w ? o f L e x i n g t o n Concord b a t t l e to E n g l a n d. BIBLIOGRAPHY A N D / O R R E F E R E N C E Salem H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t Study Committee Investigation 196? RESTRICTIONS Original Owner: D e e d Information: Form B. 10M-6-71-049688 Book N u m b e r Page , _ R e g i s t r y of Deeds �Inventory No: SAL.II Historic Name: Salem Maritime National Historic Site Common Name: City/Town: Salem Village/Neighborhood: Derby Street; Local No: Year Constructed: Use(s): Commercial District; Other Water Related; Significance: Architecture; Commerce; Maritime History; Designation(s): Nat'l Register District (10/15/1966); Nat'l Historic Landmark (10/15/1966); Local Historic District (12/17/1974); Nat'l Register District (05/17/1976); Building Materials: Demolished No The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has converted this paper record to digital format as part of ongoing projects to scan records of the Inventory of Historic Assets of the Commonwealth and National Register of Historic Places nominations for Massachusetts. 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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Massachusetts Historical Commission 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02125 www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc This file was accessed on: Friday, May 31, 2024 at 1:39 PM �June 22, 1995 Ms. C h r y s a n d r a L. W a l t e r Acting Regional D i r e c t o r N a t i o n a l Park S e r v i c e N o r t h A t l a n t i c Region 15 S t a t e S t r e e t Boston, Massachusetts 02109-3572 Dear Ms. W a l t e r : I am w r i t i n g i n r e s p o n se t o y o u r l e t t e r s e e k i n g M a s s a c h u s e t t s H i s t o r i c a l Commission c o n c u r r e n c e w i t h N a t i o n a l Park S e r v i c e d e t e r m i n a t i o n s of e l i g i b i l i t y f o r p o t e n t i a l L i s t of of C l a s s i f i e d S t r u c t u r e s (LCS) resources l o c a t e d w i t h i n a number of__Nationa l H i s t o r i c S i t e s . The f o l l o w i n g i s a summation of our opirTiohs', made as p a r t of the LCS update p r o c e s s , p u r s u a n t t o S e c t i o n 1 1 0 ( a ) ( 2 ) o f the N a t i o n a l H i s t o r i c P r e s e r v a t i o n A c t . 1. L o w e l l N a t i o n a l H i s t o r i c a l Park The MHC c o n c u r s w i t h the d e t e r m i n a t i o n s of e l i g i b i l i t y i t e m i z e d i n the L i s t of C o n t r i b u t i n g R e s o u r c e s : B u i l d i n g s , S t r u c t u r e s and O b j e c t s f o r t h e L o w e l l N a t i o n a l H i s t o r i c a l Park. However, a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g the r e c o n s t r u c t i o n of the Lower Locks - Gauge House (LCS # 40618) would be d e s i r a b l e t o f u r t h e r e v a l u a t e the p r o p e r t y ' s e l i g i b i l i t y under N a t i o n a l R e g i s t e r c r i t e r i a c o n s i d e r a t i o n E. The MHC a l s o c o n c u r s t h a t the T r o l l e y Cars (LCS nos. 40622, 40623, and 40624) do not c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e s i g n i f i c a n c e of the L o w e l l N a t i o n a l H i s t o r i c a l Park. 2. Salem M a r i t i m e National Historic Site The MHC c o n c u r s w i t h t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n s of e l i g i b i l i t y i t e m i z e d i n t h e L i s t of C o n t r i b u t i n g R e s o u r c e s: B u i l d i n g s , S t r u c t u r e s and O b j e c t s f o r the Salem M a r i t i m e N a t i o n a l H i s t o r i c S i t e . However, the MHC n o t e s t h a t the p e r i o d of s i g n i f i c a n c e s h o u l d be ecxpanded i n t o the 2 0 t h c e n t u r y i n o r d e r t o address a number of q u e s t i o n s , i n c l u d i n g the s i g n i f i c a n c e o f Norman Newton's 193 81939 l a n d s c a p e p l a n , a d d i t i o n s and r e c o n s t r u c t i o n s of t h i s p e r i o d , and the r e l o c a t i o n of the C e n t r a l Wharf warehouse i n the 1970s. The Second Corps Cadets Armory, though l i s t e d as a c o n t r i b u t i n g r e s o u r c e i n the Salem Common H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t , a l s o l i e s o u t s i d e the p e r i o d o f s i g n i f i c a n c e f o r the district. �T h e s e comments a r e o f f e r e d p u r s u a n t t o s e c t i o n 1 1 0 ( a ) ( 2 ) o f t h e N a t i o n a l H i s t o r i c Preservation A c t . Please f e e l free t o contact Betsy Friedberg, i N a t i o n a l R e g i s t e r D i r e c t o r , MHC, s h o u l d y o u h a v e a n y q u e s t i o n s regarding t h e s e comments. Sincerely, J u d i t h B. M c D o n o u g h Executive Director Massachusetts H i s t o r i c a l Commission State H i s t o r i c Preservation O f f i c e r JBM/bf (5 �United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL PARK SERVICE * N o r t h A t l a n t i c Region 15 State Street Boston, Massachusetts 0 2 1 0 9 - 3 5 7 2 IN REPLY REFER TO: May 1,, ,995 H32(NAR-RMR) RECE I VED MAY M s . Judith B . M c D o n o u g h Executive Director _ , 1 V b?3 ~ • « . MASS. HiST. COMM. Massachusetts Historical Commission State Historic Preservation Officer 220 M o r r i s s e y Boulevard Boston, Massachusetts 02125 Dear M s . M c D o n o u g h : This letter continues the efforts o f the N o r t h Atlantic Regional Office of the National Park Service to update the L i s t o f Classified Structures ( L C S ) . Please refer to our 22 February 1994 letter for a complete description o f the L C S and related National Park Service inventories. The present submission includes itemizations of contributing resources for Salem M a r i t i m e National Historic Site. ~* W e direct your attention to the following matters specifically: 1. The National Register ( N R ) nomination should be amended to itemize, as contributing resources, the F O R R E S T E R S - W A R E H O U S E F O U N D A T I O N , the only remaining evidence of once numerous, wharf-lining warehouses on its original site, the D E R B Y W H A R F L I G H T H O U S E , a contributing resource to the Lighthouses of Massachusetts Thematic Resources, nomination, and H A T C H ' S W H A R F , a maritime structure contemporary with both D E R B Y and C E N T R A L wharves. 2. The Salem M a r i t i m e National Historic Site. Derb y Waterfront Historic District, and Massachusetts Lighthouses nominations have overlapping boundaries. The attached List of Contributing Resources: Buildings, Structures, and Objects is organized to show these overlaps. 3. The context of National Park Service landscape design prior to W o r l d W a r II has yet to be researched. Therefore, the significance of National Park Service Landscape Architect N o r m a n Newton's 1938-39 landscape plan for Salem M a r i t i m e National Historic Site has not been evaluated. F o r this reason, the 1938-39 C O M F O R T S T A T I O N and various structural features of the landscape have not been listed on the attached List of Contributing Resources: Buildings, Structures, and Objects, but are included on the L C S to be maintained as cultural resources. 4. The C E N T R A L W H A R F W A R E H O U S E is not included presently i n the Salem M a r i t i m e National Historic Site National Register nomination. The building was moved to its present location b y the > National Park Service i n 1972, and while it may be the only surviving example of an early 19th century ... maritime warehouse on site, it does not retain enough historic architectural detail to be individually listed on the National Register. A l s o , it is not the only early 19th century maritime-related resource i n �sm-it. Salem. Other buildings and structures i n Salem Maritime N H S remain i n their original locations and have a higher level o f architectural integrity include the C U S T O M H O U S E , D E R B Y and C E N T R A L Wharves, and the H A W K E S H O U S E . 5. The S E C O N D C O R P S C A D E T S A R M O R Y ( N P S V i s i t o r Center) is listed as a contributing - 'f resource i n the Salem C o m m o n National Register district nomination. It retains its character-defining features despite virtual destruction o f the head house. Description o f Attachments: The attached List of Contributing Resources: Buildings, Structures, and Objects represents a comprehensive inventory o f all National Register buildings, structures, objects and selected sites within the described boundary o f Salem National Historic Site. Features identified by the L C S that contribute to the legislated significance o f a park but that do not meet the National Register definition o f contributing resource^ are not included i n the List o f Contributing Resources: Buildings, Structures, and Objects. H o w e v e r , L C S forms for these features are included i n the enclosures accompanying this letter for your review. K e y to List of Contributing Resources: Buildings, Structures, and Objects: A l l buildings, structures, objects and selected sites included on the L C S that have National Register significance or contribute to the N R significance o f each park are listed beneath the appropriate National Register listing. (Those marked with an * are described on existing National Register documentation). Structure names as they appear on the L i s t o f Classified Structures are written i n F U L L C A P I T A L letters. Pertinent National Register properties are underlined. National Register listing dates are given, and where appropriate the date o f documentation is included. Additionally, dates o f listing as National Historic Landmarks are given for landmark sites. Itemization o f Enclosures: Please find the following enclosures: A complete list o f a l l L C S entries Individual L C S forms for each structure Reference images for each L C S entry f o r m A copy o f the "Preliminary Report: Front Street Warehouses" Copies o f pertinent N R property nomination forms (excluding the f o r m for Salem C o m m o n Historic District) A copy o f this letter (enclosed for your files) Concurrence Issues: W e seek your concurrence with the specific matters listed above and the itemization o f contributing resources found i n the attached List of Contributing Resources: Buildings, Structures, and Objects. Archeological & Landscape Surveys: Significant archeological sites w i l l also be considered i n any revised National Register documentation. T w o multi-year programs are pertinent to this effort: 1. Archeologica l overview and assessment reports for all parks 2. The A r c h e o l o g i c al Sites Management Information System ( A S M I S ) , a computerized database (formerly k n o w n as the Archeologica l Sites Inventory [ART]) I' �SAv~ W e w i l l forward the reports to you for your information as they are produced. Software for the database is under development. In the future the Cultural Landscapes Inventory ( C L I ) w i l l evaluate any significant site landscape issues. W h e n the landscapes are documented for purposes of the National Register, character-defining features of the landscapes including topography, vegetation, circulation, spatial organization, and preexisting cultural resources w i l l be identified and described consistent with Bulletins 1 6 A, 18 and 30. If y o u concur with our itemized L i s t of Contributing Resources: Buildings, Structures and Sites, and with the determinations specified above, please sign on the space provided and return this letter to our office within 30 days. Should y o t i h a v e any questions regarding the L C S program, please contact Regional Historical Architect B i l l B a r l o w at (617) 227-9179, regarding the C L I program, please contact N o r a M i t c h e l l , (617) 223-5059, with respect to the Archeological Overview and Assessment or A S M I S programs contact D i c k H s u , Regional Archeologist, (617) 223-5054, and concerning the National Register evaluations, please contact Paul Weinbaum at (617) 223-5057. Sincerely, ^ n c h r y s a n d r a L . Walter ') A c t i n g Regional Director Enclosures I concur with the above-stated itemization of contributing resources and determinations of eligibility and ineligibility. Massachusetts State Historic Preservation Officer Date �List of Contributing Resources: Buildings, Structures, and Objects Salem M a r i t i m e National Historic Site (Entered 10/15/66)(NHL 10/15/66)(Documented 5/17/76) 01258 C E N T R A L W H A R F * 0. ' «* f*-(,(teU<i-% 01261 D E R B Y W H A R F * t" fjiajv[ 40559 40560 FORRESTER WAREHOUSE FOUNDATION HATCH'S WHARF Salem Maritim e National Historic Site (Entered 10/15/66)(NHL 10/15/66)(Documented 5/17/76) Lighthouses of Massachusetts (Entered and Documented 6/15/87) 21028 D E R B Y W H A R F L I G H T H O U S E * Salem M a r i t i m e National Historic Site (Entered 10/15/66)(NHL 10/15/66)(Documented 5/17/76) Derby Waterfront Historic District (Entered and Documented 05/17/76) 01257 C U S T O M H O U S E - B O N D E D W A R E H O U S E * 01260 D E R B Y H O U S E * 01263 H A W K E S H O U S E * 01264 N A R B O N N E H O U S E * 01267 S C A L E H O U S E * 01266 W E S T I N D I A G O O D S S T O R E * D e r b y Waterfront Historic District (Entered and Documented 05/17/76) 40558 S T . J O S E P H ' S H A L L * Salem C o m m o n (Entered and Documented 5/12/76) 40566 S E C O N D C O R P S C A D E T S A R M O R Y l �/ "' mT ioio?6 ^TV^ f p v> \ N » J STATE: ^ /UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ' ;i ' Massachusetts COUNTY: / ^rffff TIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ^ ^1% INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM Essex FOR NPS USE ONLY rtti ^t FOR FEDERAL PROPERTIES vsj^ "."c-^t^ (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) V* "% COMMON: xr ^ ENTRY DATE - f ft '•• <^ \-*f- »' ' ^ p ^ i*'* jO "**' '^J Ctf" ""^ ^ ^ ^ ^ -'£? V\. X"' j .Salem Maritime National Historic Site AND/OR HISTORIC: flillllfifil STREET AND NUMBER: 178 Derby Street CITY OR TOWN: CONGR ESSIONAL DISTRICT: Salem STATE: CODE Massachusetts COUNT Y: CODE 1 25 Essex 009 PP^^P^Mlii^H^l^iMi^l^ffil^^ffi^Pi TE?2One) RY, (Check to z |5<JDistrict /MJL Building Q Site [ | Structure Q Object 0 ,.. T . T||<. siAiua OWNERSHIP ^[Public Publ c Acquisition: ACCESSIBLE TQ THE PUBL | C Jj>.lX| Occupied Yes: [ | Private f~] In Process [~| Unoccupied [ Q Both [~~] Being Considered Q Preservation work ^^-Unrestricted in progress H U 3 0£. 1- [ | No PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) | | Agricultural Q Government fipfr Park | | | Commercial Q Industrial [~~| Private Residence Q Other fSpec/fvl «/» [^Educational d] Mi itary | Z Q Entertainment ^Museum [^-Scientific tJ to | Restricted | Transportation | | Comments | Religious STATE; National Park Service REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS: (If applicable) STF JEET AND NUMBER: North Atlantic Region CITY OR TOWN: Mas achuset s 15 0 Causeway Street ' ST/ kTE: Boston CODE Ma ssachusetts iliilllijiililiiK 02114 25 COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: COUNTY: Essex County Registry of Deeds, Southern District Essex STREET AND NUMBER: Federal Street CITY OR TOWN: STtkTE: Salem Ma ssachusetts CODE 02114 25 |'''i'*-'''''ii^-|I^lIJ"B'C:tt'Si£l&j^*&-'1ivf ixQ'^'X^/^v^.f^i^^'&frH^Ji-^V'Ji'ifc^^l^'^j'.'^'XC'Ait ENTR TITLE OF SURVEY: -n o Historic American Buildings Survey DATE OF s URVEY:Tq57_cjg DEPOSITORY [3 Federal [ | State ["71 County [~~] Local NUMBER Y FOR SURVEY RECORDS: en Library of Congress C in rn 0 STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: Washington XJ z -D ST/^TE: 1-< CODE D.C. DATE �(Check One) CONDITION Q Excellent Q Fair |g] Good \ | Deteriorated f~1 Ruins (Check One) gg Altered [~1 Unaltered ["~| Unexposed ("C/iecft One; c] Moved (^Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL, (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE The Salem Maritime National Historic Site, composed of about nine acres of urban waterfront, contains seven historic buildings, one historic foundation, and two historic wharves. All buildings andstructures have been altered from their original appearance through 300 tc?140 years of use and of restoration. All structures, as a historical complex, are of 1st order of significance. Custom House and Bonded Warehouse Built in 1819 of red brick with a hip roof, major changes were made in 1854 with the addition of the cupola and the fireproof vault, and other changes made throughout the years as described in the historic structures report. Partial rehabilitation on the exterior and interior reflect and preserve the changes which have occured from 1819 to 1939. The exterior most closely represents and combines 1819 and 1854 condi tions. The interior has a cut-off date of 1904 (1847 for the Surveyor's Office) with some historic period furnished rooms, but modern uses (visitor contact facility, park offices, maintenance area) prevent com plete restoration. The interior of the Bonded Warehouse is little changed from its 1819 and 1854 appearance, and contains original hoisting equipment (functional) and samples of cargos. 1. Their present condition is good Treatment recommended: Preservation Prelininary Cost Estimate for Above $10,000/yr. Photograph enclosed ^li' Derby House' A brick structure, ^stories, built in 1761, with a kitchen ell added about1 1810, the house has been restored exteriorly to its original appearance (front and sides pre-Revolutionary^ rear early 19th century). Interiorly the house is restored and furnished in a somewhat mixed appearance, generally representing a home of rather modest size of a successful merchant of the late Colonial, Revolutionary, and early Federal periods. Its present condition is good. 2. Treatment recommended: Preservation Prelininary Cost Estimate for Above $3,000/yr Photograph enclosed Narbonne House A two-story, clapboarded wood frame building on stone foundations. part was built around 1670 with major additions through the first The 18th century and minor changes through the 20th century. Still is a rare example of 17th century architecture and one of the older houses in Massachusetts. At the present time the house is being preserved for use as an architectural exhibit. 3. m m n H �Form 10-300a (July 1969) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM STATE Massachusetts COUNTY Essex FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER (Continuation Sheet) (Number all entries) 7. (continued) 3(Narbonne House) Treatment recommended: Preservation Preliminary Cost Estimate for Above: Photograph enclosed $100,000 4. West India Goods Store; A two-story building, wood frame construction with narrow clapboard siding on the exterior walls, roof shingled with wood. Built sometime after 1800. Its original appearance is unknown. Modifications made through the years have generally been preserved. Building represents a typical waterfront structure of the early 19th century. It is presently used to house an antique sales concession. Treatment recommended: Restoration Preliminary Cost Estimate for Above: Photograph enclosed $80,000 5. The Hawkes House; A three-story buildipg, of wood frame construction. Begun in 1779 as a Samuel Mclntire dess/gn, the eastern one-third was cut away and the house rebuilt and completed in 1801. The house exists with its early 19th century appearance, including the interior, fe- little changed. The house was partially restored during 1938-1939. Second and third floors were adapted for living quarters. It is in good condition. Treatment recommended: Exterior preservation/restoration Preliminary cost estimate for above: $100,000 Photograph enclosed 6. The Scale House; Built in 1829 of red brick with a gabled slate roof. It was a depen dency of the Custom House and serjived as a storage place for weighing apparatus and measuring devices used on Salem wharves in the 19th century, The building was restored in 1965 and is in excellent condition, except for some brick decay. Treatment recommended: Preservation Preliminary Cost Estimate for Above: §12*50©! Photograph enclosed 7. Derby Wharf; Begun in the 1760 f sy the wharf was completed to its final length and appearance by 1812. During the Revolution privateers used the wharf prob ably more than any other port facility in the colonies. Restored in GPO 921-724 �Form 10-300a (July 1969) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM Massachusetts Essex FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER (Continuation Sheet) (Number all entries) 7. (continued) 7. sheet #2 Derby Wharf (continued) 1938-39, the wharf is approximately as it appeared after 1812. The east half of the wharf surface was at various times lined with warehouses. A countinghouse stood at the Northwest corner along Derby Street (1767-1819) All warehouses were demolished by the early 20th century. A U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouse, built about 1871, occupies the extreme tip of the wharf, and modern small boat-docking facility is attached to the wharf's east side. The condition of the wharf is poor* Treatment recommended: preservation Prelimimary Cost Estimate for Above: Photograph enclosed $250,000 8. Central Wharf; Built in the 1790's, the wharf was restored in 1939 to an approximation of its original appearance. Several warehouse buildings have been built on the wharf and demolished, but little is known about them except for the Forrester Warehouse, taken<rffown around 1947. At the present time the wharf is in fair condition. Treatment recommended: preservation Preliminary cost estimate for above: $80,000 Photograph enclosed GPO 921-724 �PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) 1~| Pre-Columbian Q 16th Century KlflSth Century Q 15th Century Q 17th Century fgf 19th Century 20th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Aboriginal I | | Prehistoric |~~| Education d Political Urban Planning Q] Engineering Q Religion/Phi Other (Specify) O Historic [~~| Industry | Agriculture [~~| Invention || Science |~~| Landscape Q Sculpture [^^Architecture CD Art Architecture [23 Commerce [~~1 Literature Q] Communications [~| Military [xl Conservation usic losophy | Arrhl t-.p.r.tura. | Social/Human itarian Q Theater [XI Transportation STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE New England shipping played an important role in the economic development of the new United States. Salem is one example of early New England shipping and at, Sa.lem Maritime National Historic Site are two wharves with origins in the late 18th century as well as other structures contributing to a vignette of an early 19th century waterfront. u UJ ill During the Revolutionary War Salem was the only major American port not closed by the British. Salem merchants were able to keep an average of 50 ships and privateers at sea at all times, harrassing and capturing British shipping and providing supplies and materials to the Continental Army. Derby Wharf was the base for much of this privateering activity. Following the war Salem merchants and seamen explored new trade routes with the rest of the world, opening and establishing trade with China, India, Sumatra, and similar ports, continuing trade with European and Mediterranean ports, making contacts with Japan 50 years before Commodore Perry, and other pioneering voyages, ,whic,h were followed up by the larger ports of Boston and New York. Customs duties provided 95% of the new Federal Government's operating funds, and in the years immediately after 1800, Salem provided one-sixth of the total. �Maritime History of Massachusetts, by Samuel Eliot Morrison Salem in the Seventeenth Century, by James Duncan Phillips Salem in the Eighteenth Century, by James Duncan Phillips Salem and the Indies, by James Duncan Phillips Essex Institute Historical Collections The Custom House Part II Historic Structures Report The Derby House Part II Historic Structures Report Notes on the Derby-Prince-Ropes House The Derbys, Their Ships and Shipping Historical Report on Derby Wharf_________________________ LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY Degrees Minutes Seconds 42 « 31 • 42° 31' 42° 30' NW NE SE LATITUDE LONGITUDE LATITUDE CORNER 22 25" 5?" SW Degrees Minutes Seconds 70 o 70 ° 70° 70 ° 53 53 52 53 , ' ' ' 23 14 56 06 " " " APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: Degrees Minutes LONGITUDE Seconds Degrees Minutes Seconds 10.23 LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES CODE COUNTY: m m STATE: COUNTY: CODE COUNTY: 50 C n DATE: NAME AND TITLEt H 7/25/72 H.John Dobrovolnv. Park Manager: updated 2/3/75 NARO O Z BUSINESS ADDRESS: Salem Maritime National Historic Site STREET AND NUMBER: 178 Derby Street STATE Salem Massachusetts State Liaison Officer recommendation: 01970 I hereby certify that this property is included in the n Yes National Register. I—I None State Liaison Officer Signature In compliance with Executive Order 11593, I hereby nominate this property to the National Register, certify ing that the State Liaison Officer has been allowed 90 days in which to present the nomination to the State Re view Board and to evaluate its significance. The recom.ded le__vel of siaflifiqajice >i's yTvfliational [ | State /Fedftat Representative Signature Director, Office of Mrcheology and Histotia/Preservation Date ATTEST: Date «^«l Keeper of The National Register Assistant n^ :^ ~_, Title Date j ,6PO 938-449 �������STATE UNI TED STATES DEPARTME NT OF THE INTERI OR NA TIONAL PARK SERVICE Form No. 10·30t 0 (7/72) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) ENTRY NUMBER DATE :z o STREET AND NUMBER : (" ' T V OR TO WN: Sae ST ATE : z PHOTO CREDIT : DATE OF PHOTO : W EGA TIVE FILED AT: w General (section of Custom House is on the 1eft) 4 STATE UNI TED STATES DEPARTME NT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Form No. 10·3010 (7/72) NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROP ERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) ENTRY NUMBER DATE :z: o Salem Maritime NBS STREET AND NUMBER : C , T V OR TO WN: SalE!!l STATE : CODE ... . . z .: W W 4:<-iOENTIFICATION -,.:. ....• ... . . . -" ', ' , General View (on the left side) us. GOIIERNI.1ENT PRINTING OFFiCE: 87 6. 1 6 7 �F'orm No. 10·30ia (7il2) STATE UNI TED STAT ES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NA TIONAl PARK SERVICE Nass NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES COUNTY Es sex PROP ERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) z o z w w General 3 Form 1'.0. 10·,3010 (7il2) STATE UNIT ED ST AT ES DEPARTMENT OF TH E INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES COUNTY PROP ERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) z o to . U :J 0: t- z w w Entrance View u.s. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE; 87 6. I 67 -/J �STATE UNI TED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Form No. 10-301" (7/72) COUNTY NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROP ERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) z o Essex Street I T Y OR TOWN: Salem z w w General View, preservation work in progress STATE UNI TED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Form No. lO-3 0io (7/72) Hass COUNTY NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ssex PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) ENTRY NUMBER z o NHS -STREET ANO NUMBER : C I T V OR TOWN: .... STATE: z PHOTO CREDIT: DATE OF PHOTO : w w EGATIVE FILED AT: Park DESC'RIBE VIEW , DIRECTION. ETC. Front View us. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 8 7 6. I 6 7 OATE �STATE UNI TED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NA TIONAL PARK SERVICE Form No.1 O- J Ot" (7fl2 ) :1ass NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES COUNTY PROP ERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) OATE z o t · STREET AND NUMBER : Der Street C ' T Y OR TOWN : Salem STATE : '" CODE COUN TY: lvtass . % HOTO CREDIT: D ATE OF P HO TO : w w EGATIVE FILED AT: OESC' R I BE VIEW. DIRECTION . ETC. Front Viell of Custom House; preservation work in progress - , Form No. 10-301 a (7/72) STATE UNI TED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROP ERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with 'Z o % w w Side View U.S GOVER"-"'ENT PRINTING OFFICE: 8 7 6. 1 67 �STATE UNIT ED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NA TlONAL PA RK SERVICE No.1 0-301 a (7/72) F o rm l-1ass NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PL ACES PROP E RTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM COUNT Y Essex: FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) ENTRY NUIIoIBER OATE z o T REET AND NUIIoIBER : Der Street C I T V O R TOWN : Salem S TATE : Mass % [: PHOTO CREDIT: Sa D ATE OF PHOTO: W EGA TI VE F I LED AT: w Background View u. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 8 7 6. I 67 �������������������������������� 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 Herbert Street Historic Salem, Inc. House History A resource made available by Historic Salem, Inc. detailing the history of Salem's houses. 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 27 Herbert Street, Salem, MA, 01970 Subject The topic of the resource House history Description An account of the resource Captain Richard Derby-Miles Ward House 27 Herbert St. (formerly 19 Herbert St.) Built 1735-1736 For Captain Richard Derby Master mariner and merchant and Mary Hodges, his wife. 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. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource House built 1735-1736 Research completed 2024 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dan Graham Language A language of the resource English 1735 1736 19 Herbert Street 2024 27 Herbert Street Derby Hodges Mary Hodges Massachusetts master mariner merchant Richard Derby Salem