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NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
The National Register is the official list of the Nation's cultural resources worthy of preservation,
and includes districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects significant in American history, architecture,
archeology and culture The National Register was established under the National Historic Preserva-
tion Act of 1966 and is administered in Massachusetts by the Massachusetts Historical Commission.
State Historic Preservation Officer Secretary of the Commonwea
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Executive Director, Massachusetts Historical Commission Chairman, Massachusetts Historical Commtssion
7 River Street
Salem, MA 01970
March 24, 1975
Its. Llizabeth Amadon
Massachusetts Historical Commission
40 Beacon Street
Boston, MA
Dear Mrs. Amadon:
I am writing in behalf of the property owners and residents of
River and Lynn Streets, two small streets on the northern edge of the
Chestnut Street National Register District (see enclosed map) . We
are writing to request that the district he expanded to include our
two streets.
We are somewhat puzzled by why River and Lynn were not included
in the first place. Originally it was our impression that the shape
of the district was to follow a sharply-defined rectangular area
bounded by Flint, Federal, Summer, and Broad Streets. On that basis,
while we regretted to be left out, at least we could understand the
rationale for our exclusion.
But we were surprised to learn that a geometric plan was abandoned
in favor of a larger, more comprehensive area. Which is what puzzles us.
It would seem only logical that if one were going to draw a
ragned, expansive boundary our two streets would definitely be a part of
the district. Not only are we an inlegrll part of the neighborhood; we
are its natural limit. Behind laver Street the land drops 60 feet
to the old riverbed (now filled in) and the eighteenth century residential
becomes the twentieth century industrial..
As you know, the size of the district is so large that it actually
encompasses several sub-neighborhoods . By drawing, the line where you
have, you have cut in half one of the most homogeneous and important
of these. .
Andover, which is In the district, Diver and Lvnn--which are not--
form a coherent architectural environment that has cleansed little since
the eighteenth century . it is an area of undeviating human scale. The
automobile is less intrusive here than anywhere else in the district .
It is an area characterized chiefly by narrow, :rnoked streets (only
16 feet across) and tighLly-packed loth century frame ;louses. Unlike
the more imposing; mansions of rederal , Chestnut, and Essex Street:;
built by a merchant elite, these are more modest dwellings, originally
built by Salem's artisan class. And therein lies its ;greatest charm.
Mrs. Elizabeth Amadon -2- March 24, 1975
Perhaps the main reason for the area 's excellent preservation is
its location. Fortunately, tucked away as it is from the mainstream of
traffic and activity, it has escaped many of the ravages Of progress.
Not only have the houses themselves survived significant tampering,
inside and out , but more importantly their spatial relationships have
survived intact. There are no g,apirrg holes where original dwellings
have been demolished and replaced by later out-of-scale or otherwise
obtrusive structures.
Our two streets are also rich in historical significance. To cite
only two examples, No. 9 Lynn (c. 1776) , which presently abuts the
district, was built by Benjamin Goodhue, a delc;;ate to the 1789 Cons;ress,
the nation's first. My own house, which also abuts the district, was
built in 1734 by one John Chandler, a housewriy[Irt and officer in the
Revolution who, according to Fiske Kimball, was responsible for the
construction of the McIntire-designed Old Customs (louse.
As you may have gathered by now, we who live here have a great
deal of affection and pride in our two small streets. In the last
year and a half we have expended considerable effort and money in
restoring our homes and in developing a sense of neighborhood awareness
and appreciation. We are not overly optimistic about the dollar
advantages of being, included in the district . More than anything we
want the recognition that our two streets deserve. I should say here
that in this endeavor we have the support of Mr . Raymond Chalifour,
Chairman of the local historical commission. who has recently toured the
area. We are willing to do whatever wort: is necessary to be included.
.de look forward to a favorable reply.
Sincerely,
.John 11. Carr, Jr.
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Mr. John H. Carr, Jr.
7 River Street
Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Dear Mr. Carr:
Thank you for your letter of March 24, regarding the enlargement of the
Chestnut Street Historic District on the `.National Register. . Ray -
Chalifour has already mentioned this to mm&.':
We will be delighted to consider the enlargement. 2 know the area you speak
of and am:in agreement with you that it might well be eligible for inclusion
on the National Register. However, a site inspection must be made, as the
first step, by one of our staff. After that you will have to furnish us with
more information which we then submit to Washington.
Perhaps you could call and make an appointment with one of our staff members
for a meeting in Salem. Thi's probably cannot take place before May, as
April is all booked up.
We are delighted that you have an interest in historic preservation, both
of your neighborhood and your house. You can be assured we will cooperate
to the fullest extent.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth R. Amadon
Executive Director
Massachusetts Historical Commission
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Mr. John Carr
7 River Street
Salem, Massachusetts
Dear John:
I enjoyed meeting with you yesterday angoing over the proposed
extension of the Chestnut Street Distri In our staff meeting
today we agreed that it will make a more logical boundary of the
area.
I am enclosing a copy of the owner notification form which should
be sent to all the owners of properties within the proposed extension.
Since we have only a limited quantity of the green brochures, perhaps
you could make a notation that it will be available at the library or
at your house for those who wish to know more about the National
Register program. I have sent a similar notice to Ray Chalifour
requesting the Salem Historical Commission's approval of the nomina—
tion.
Again, thank you for your hospitality and for the additional tour
of the Redevelopment Authority's progress. Please call me if you
have any questions about preparing the nomination, and I will be
glad to help.
Sincerely,
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Massachusetts Historical Commission
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*NOTIFICATION TO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER -
Date: January 3, 1976
To: Jean A. Levefque, Mayor, City of Salem
Address: City Hall, Salem, MA. 01970
From: Massachusetts Historical Commission
Subject: National Register of Historic Places
This is to notify you that the following property:
Name: Lynn and .River Streets as an addition to the Chestnut Street National
• _. Register Historic District-
Address: 2-18 River Street, 7-13 Lynn Street, & 30-32 Beckford Street
Nominated by: Salem Historical Commission
is being considered by the Massachusetts Historical Commission for nomination to
the National Register of Historic Places. (See attached explanation of the National
Register Program.) .
The National Register affords recognition and protection for districts, sites,
buildings, structures, and objects significant in American History, architecture,
archeology, and culture. Listing a property in the National Register places no
restrictions on the owner's actions unless Federal funding or licensing is involved.
Please acknowledge receipt of this notification by signing below and returning this
form to Patricia L. Weslowski, Survey Director, Massachusetts Historical Commission,
294 Washington Street, Boston, 02108. The State Review Body will not consider this
nomination until we receive your comments or thirty days have passed from the date
of notification.
Written comments on the significance of this property are encouraged and may be
attached to this form.
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NOTICE OF NATIONAL REGISTER CONSIDERATION
Under the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the
Massachusetts Historical Commission is considering a proposal by the Salem
Historical Commission to nominate the LYNN AND RIVER STREETS AREA to the
National Register of Historic Places as an addition to the CHESTNUT STREET
HISTORIC DISTRICT (listed in the National Register of Historic Places, 8/28/73)
The area under consideration is described on the map below.
The Massachusetts Historical Commission will accept written comments regarding
the significance of this area for inclusion in the National Register of Historic "
Places for a period of thirty days from posting or until February 7, 1977.
Questions about the National Register of Historic Places may be directed to
either the Massachusetts Historical Commission (address and phone above) or
• the Salem Historical Commission.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Jean A. Levefque, Mayor, City of Salem
FROM: Joseph R. Orfant, National Register Editor
DATE: January 3, 1977
RE: Proposed addition to the Chestnut Street National Register Historic District
The Massachusetts Historical Commission is considering nominating the Lynn and
River Streets area to the National Register of Historic Places as an addition
to the Chestnut Street National Register Historic District (see enclosed map) .
• We request that you post this map and notice of intent in public view in the
City Hall for a period of thirty days. Also please sign the Notification of
Intent, Chief Executive Officer, and return it to this office at your earliest
possible convenience. Your comments regarding the architectural and/or historical
significance of this area for nomination to the National Register are most
welcome.
Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.
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- - NOTICE OF NATIONAL REGISTER CONSIDERATION
Under the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the
Massachusetts Historical Commission is considering a proposal by the Salem
Historical Commission to nominate the LYNN AND RIVER STREETS AREA to the
National. Register of Historic Places as an addition to the CHESTNUT STREET
HISTORIC DISTRICT (listed in the National Register of Historic Places, 8/28/73)
The area under consideration is described on the map below.
The Massachusetts Historical Commission will accept written comments regarding
the significance of this area for inclusion in the National Register of Historic
Places for a period of thirty days from posting or until February 7, 1977.
Questions about the National Register of Historic Places may be directed to
either the Massachusetts Historical Commission (address and phone above) or
• the Salem Historical Commission.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Jean A. Levefque, Mayor, City of Salem
FROM: Joseph R. Orfant,. National Register Editor
DATE: January 3, 1977
RE: Proposed addition to the ChestnutStreetNational Register Historic District
The Massachusetts Historical Commission is considering nominating the Lynn and
River Streets area to the National Register of Historic Places as an addition
to the Chestnut Street National Register Historic District (see enclosed map) .
we request that you post this map and notice of intent in public view in the
City Hall for a period of thirty days. Also please sign the Notification of
Intent, Chief Executive Officer, and return it to this office at your earliest
possible convenience. Your comments regarding the architectural and/or historical
significance of this area for nomination to the National REgister are most
welcome.
Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.
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over three hundred (300)
tains 0 designed in a range of styles including
the early twentieth centuries and desig Greek Revival, Gothic Revive Colonial, Georgian, Federal, AdamesqUe Federal,
Italianate, and colonial Revival. The most important streets in the distric
are those running east and west: Federal St. , Essex St. , Chestnut St. , and
parts of Broad St. it is on these four streets that the finest architecture
and most historically significant buildings appear.
Broad Street is one of the oldest highways in Salem. The majority of houses
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on this street are large, eighteenth century, two and story gambrel roof
generally sheathed with clapboards. Much of theblock
structures and are
on the north side between Cambridg6 and Pickering Streets is devoted to the M
Pickering House and grounds. The original house dates from 1651 and was M
added to at various times until the present appearance, the result of an
1841 Gothic Revival remodelling, was achieved. The seventeenth century
double gabled facade is still in evidence and much romanticized by nineteent
ns, including projecting eaves and window cornices, "Gothic"
roof pinnacles, and
century additions, cutwork wooden balcony over the doorway:
A fence and• stable, both in detailed Gothic Revival style, and an old English buckthorn ;0
hedge complete the grounds.
of Broad St. contains three buildings, "all originally public 1r)
The south side . Cemetery. The School Administration Building /I
schools, and the Broad St and the Health Center (1856 and
(1854, originally the Salem Normal School) a
1871, originally Salem High School) flanktheOliver school, a two-story, 0
hip roof Federal structure built in 1818 to house the Latin School. This
any fine Federal period d(�tails in its facade, including blind 7-
building has m 4^
.arcaded windows, applied wooden pilasters,.. a second story sandstone belt
course, and a wooden modillioned cornice. Behind this building complex,
the Broad St. Cemetery, dating as early as 1655, contains the tombs of many
famous Salem citizens, including, Col.1:TiMothy,.,Pickering, Capt. Johnathan
Haraden, Reverend Thomas Barnard, and,Jerethmiel Pierce.
Street was laid out in 1796. its broad, eighty foot width makes
Chestnut Stre streets in the district. The houses of ,
it e or the most Conspicuous ton of mansion Glass: Th@y are
Chestnut St. are subtta"tjal Jh ti-420 and Of
set close to or flush with the street and often have large rear grounds
with gardens and, in many cases, period outbuildings. The prevailing style
is Federal, with nineteen structures dating from the first three decades of
the nineteenth century. This style is typified by the three-story, five-
bay, brick or clapboard house with central entrance, shallow hip-roof,
paired end chimnu-ys, and often including fine Adamesque detail in the door,
trim. Exceptionally 'line mansions of this class are
window and cornice 2 (1805, McIntire, arch.) , 19
nos. 8 (1805 and 1825-1830) ? 1-0 (1808) , 1 , 29 (1822, David Lord,
(1805) , 26 (1826) , 27 (1819, Jabez Smith, bldr.)Itldr.) , and 39 (1605) . Variations
bldr.) , 34 ('1824) , 37 (1816, Jabez Smith,
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of the Federal vernacular exist in the double houses at nos. 2and 4,
21 and 23, 41 and 43, and in the triple house row at nos. 31-35. . Hamilton
Hall (1805, McIntire) is perhaps the best known Federal structure on
Chestnut St. and is an N11L..
The remaining thirteen houses on this street comprise various styles: seven
are Greek Revival, four are Italianate, and two are Colonial .Revival. The /r
Greek Revival Lee Mansion (n(?. 14, 1835) , with its monumental Ionic pilar-
tersframing a flush board temple front, is one of the most visually impres-
sive houses in the district. A double brick house at nos. 38-40 (1846)
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with triple sash parlor windows and Ionic porticoes, is a simple but elegant
late Greek Revival building. Also on Chestnut St. , at nos. 30 and 48, are
an 1896 Colonial Revival interpretation of the Pierce-Nichols House and a
1909 replica of the Georgian-style Derby House.
Essex Street was known as the "Great Street leading through town" before
it received its present name in 1796. Like Chestnut St. it is wide, and
though not as homogeneous or consistent in its architecture as the latter
street, its buildings span a much greater time period and include very
important structures from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries. f
• On the N.W. corner of Essex and summer Streets is the 'Witch House; built
before 1674 and restored after WW II. It is a large wooden house exhibiting
many of the characteristics of seventeenth century New England architecture:
triple-gabled facade with framed overhangsin the second and third stories,
decorative pendant drops, diamond mullioned casements, and a cluster column
central chimney.
The mid-eighteenth century houses of Essex St. are typical of the substan-
tial homes of Salem's pre-Revolutionary merchants and sea captains. They
are most often clapboarded, five-bay wide, gambrel roof buildings with )
large central or paired end chimneys. At no. 365, the Joseph Cabot House!
(c. 1748) has a finely detailed wooden facade with a pilastered and pedi-
mented front entrance, dentil cornice, pedimented and segmental dormer caps,
and rusticated wooden quoins framing the facade. The Ropes Mansion . (1719) ,
at no. 318, is another of the large, gambrel roof mansions on this street
and has an old-fashioned garden in the roar grounds, Other important
eighteenth century houses of this type are nos. 374 (n.d.) , 358 (c. 1750) ,
and 312 (n.d.) .
Federal mansions of a scale and elegance equal to those of Chestnut St.
appear at no. 328 Essex St. (c. 1805) which also has one of the finest sur- -t
viving Federal carriage houses in Salem; and at no. +380, the Joseph Sprague
I .Dose (1607, McIntire arch.) , a brick structure with flared window lintels,
a delicate Ionic portico, and an original surviving roof balustrade. This
• house also retains a period stable. Nos. 346, 361,; 364, and 358 are :all
substantial houses designed in the Federal style. At no. 391, Eatonts
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Drug store is a two story pitched roof building, dating from 1826 enc;
built of brick with stone lintels.
Esse: St. also contains the best nineteenth century structures in tits
district. At no. 316 is the granite Gothic style First Church (1835-1f'36.
G. J. F. Bryant, arch. ) . The Public Library, completed in 1855 from.designs � } I
Of tam C. Foster is at no. 370. A group of imposing and highly ornamented
ecclectic revival hares of the second half of the nineteenth century are:
the American Legion Building, no. 329; the double houses at nos. 331--333 and
350-352; and the single dwellings at nos. 348, 355, and 360. The Salem
Athenaeum, a 1906 Federal Revival building, and the Late Gothic Revival
style Grace Church (1926) are two of the latest structures on the street.
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Federal Street, laid out in 1766, is predominantly built up with late
eighteenth and early nineteenth century structures. Like other major streets
in the district, Federal St. contains many houses of generous Proportions ,
and fine architectural detail. Three prominant houses on this street were 1
designed by Samuel McIntire. The Pierce-Nichols House (1780) at no. 80 is
an'NHL; the Assembly House (1782 and 1796) at no.138, is two stories, divid-
ed by a mid-level course which supports its most notable feature, paired
• Ionic pilasters capped with a broad pediment; the Cook-Oliver House (1802-
1803) at no. 142, has a delicately detailed Adamesque facade, original
McIntire carved fence, and old gardens with fruit trees, boxwood, flowers,
and a grapery.
The streets running north and south are narrower and shorter than the, main
streets, and their architectureis generally more modest; but they are
remarkable for their consistent display of seventeenth, eighteenth, and F
nineteenthcentury building styles, with very few- modern building intru-
sions. Notable houses on these streets are no. 5 Carpenter St. (c. 1807) ,
a three-story brick Federal mansion with its original fence; no. 14
Beckford St. (n.d.) , a well-preserved seventeenth century house-with a
prominent central chimney; no. 1 Cambridge St. (n.d.) , with eighteenth cen.-
fury panelling and McIntire type mantels; and, no. 14 Cambridge St. (1806-
1807) , designed by McIntire and retainin3all its original exterior details
intact.
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The Chestnut St. District includes the property bounded and defined in
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. intersection of the midline of Summer St. and the extend-
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Thence running northerly along the midline of Sumner St. , cross
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Thence running westerly along the back lot li
the north side of Federal St. to no. 102FederalSt. ; ,
ong- the western lot line of no. 102 Federal St.
Thence running southerly alt
to the northern lot line of no. 28 Bh�knorthern lot line of no. 28 Beckford St.
Thence running westerly .along [
crossing Beckford St. , and following the back lot d to he the properties
fronting on the north side of Andover St. , extended to the midline ex Lynn n o
Thence running southerly along the midline of Lynn St. to the extension of
the common lot line between nos 3 and: 7 . Lynn St. ;
Thence running westerly along said common lot line to the back lot line o
no: 7yn
Ln St. ;
Thence running northerly along the back lot. lines of nos. 7 and 9 Lynn'St:
and touching
the back lot line of nos. 128-130 Federal St. ;
Thence running westerly along the back lot line of nos. 128-130 Federal
St. to the westerly lot line of said property;
Thence running southerly along the western lot line of nos. 128-130
Federal St. to the northern lot line of no. 8 Carpenter St. ;
Thence running westerly along the northern
long lot line of n linecofpnote5 St,
crossing Carpenter o.
St. , and continuing
Carpenter St. , and following the back lot lines of the properties fronting on
the north side of Federal St. , extended to the midline of Flint St. ;
Thence running southerly. along the midline of Flint St. Eo the midline of
Essex St. ; idline of Essex St. to the western lot
Thence running westerly along the m
line no. 391 Essex St. , extended;
Thence running southerly along the western lot line of no. 391 Essex St.
hnd continuing along the back lot lines, of houses facing on the west side of
Flint St. , extended to the midline of arren St. ;
Thence running easterly along the midline of Waxen St. to the midline of
Pickering St. ;
g the midline of Pickering St. tp the mid-
Thon9F Yi-i'n'-n.in`7 southerly.algn
line of Broad St. ;
Thence running easterly along the midline of Broad St. to the extension
of the midline of Winthrop St. ;
Ti:ence running southerly along the midline of Winthrop St. to the exten-
sion of the southern boundary of the Broad St. Cemetery;
ong said boundary, extended to the midline of
Thence running easterly al
• I Sumner St. , the point of beginning: I
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STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The Chestnut St. District is one of the finest architectural districts
in America as well as a monument to the mercantile and maritime: ascendency
of Salem in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Of surpassing
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importance are the range, quality, and number of houses that have sur-
vived. ,Within its bounds are significant domestic examples spanning
two hundred fifty years of American architectural design.
H The earliest houses in the district are the Pickering House (1651) and the
U "Witch House" (c. 1674) . The Pickering House, built by John Pickering,
= and occupied by ten generations of the Pickering family, is one of the
. oldest buildings in continuous family ownership in the United States.
Col. Timothy Pickering was a national figure in the early days of the
Republic, ' serving as Secretary of State and Secretary of War under Wash-
�+ ington, and Secretary of State and Secretary of the Navy under John.Adams. 1 `` ','
Z His son, John, was a noted scholar, Ambassador to Portugal, and one of
the principal developers of Salem in the Federal period. .At the other
end of the district_, the "Witch House" is- a. restored example of a seven-
LU teenth century New England 'a Great House". It was owned during the Salem
UJ Witch Hysteria by one of the infamous trial judges, Johnathan Corwin, and
is now administered as an historic house museum by the Salem Park Dept.
The money that built the substantial houses and mansions of the succeeding I,T;
decades was the product of Salem's maritime trade, with the West Indies
in the eighteenth century, and with the East Indies, China, and the Pacific
Coast of North America from the. 1780's through the 1850's. By the time
Salem's maritime primacy had declined (due to ever-increasing vessel
sizes and the shallow Salem harbor) , the commercial and cultural exp4nsion
which the port had undergone in the previous one hundred fifty years
left a lasting impression in the form of architecture. It is the styles
from this greatest period of architectural development, the Georgian,
Federal, and Adamesque Federal modes; which predominate and establish the
area's character.
A fihe TY.&LIJiu Of �Salcm19 C-1-orgin "1rchitcletli E is Llic J0 Gph Cf013f, flmise
(c. 1748) at no. 365 Essex St. , possibly designed by an Englishman, and at
one time the home of Wm. C. Endicott, Secretary of War under Cleveland.
The Ropes Mansion (1719) at no. 318 Essex St. was once the home of the
prominent Tory, Judge Ropes. It was 'one of the first colonial house
museums in the country when it was opened to the public in 1907. The
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Cabot and Ropes Houses epitomize the Georgian influence on Salem's pre-
revolutionary architecture and are the finest examples of the two-story.plus
gambrel roof house, which type exists in over fifty examples in the district.
After the Revolution, Salem's merchants made this community the most impor-
tant American port in the newly initiated Far East trade. The fantastic
wealth accruing from this trade spurred a period of unprecedented development
lasting over forty years. During this time a number of master builders
created the sophisticated Federal masterpieces that recall the domestic works j
of Bulfinch in Boston, and influenced architecture of the period throughout I
New England. The coming together of merchant and artisan to produce these i
buildings represents one ,of the first major instances in America of the artist- I
patron relationship as it had existed in Europe since the Renaissance. This J
union of commerce and art signalled the beginning of the end of America's ff
provincial aesthetic: Perley Putnam, Jabez Smith, and David Lord were the
master builders working in the .salem district at this time; but the finest
productions were those of the master builder, carver and architect, Samuel
McIntire (1757-1811) . Between 1782 and 1811 he created a series of great
residences and public buildings, often ornamented on the interior and exter-
ior with his masterful carving, and many of which remain in the Chestnut St.
• District.
Chestnut St. , itself, is the finest street in the district and possibly the
best Federal period street in America. McIntire designed two building here,
Hamilton Hall (1805-1807) , an NHL, and the Hodges douse (1805) at no. 12,
but the fine detailing and consistency of excellent design in the remaining {
seventeen (17) Federal period houses on this street leaves little doubt than {i
they are the work of master builders, as well. Chestnut Street's broad,
elm-bordered layout enhances its architectural character and speaks for the
importance of the Salem citizens who lived there. . City mayors, General Court
representatives, Congressmen, diplomats, literati, and rich.merchants were
among the street's residents. Specific notables included: the Saltonstalls, {
Nathaniel, the first mayor of Salem and a U.S. Congressman, and Leverett, F
(nos. 43 and 41) ; Nathaniel Silsbee, noted merchant, U.S. Congressman, and {
Senator, (no.31) ; Stephen H. Phillips, Sec. of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom
of Hawaii, (no. 17) , Elizabeth Elkins Sanders, poetess, (no. .39) ; and tt
Nathgnifll H4wthornQ1 the fPTOQP§ Seem author, (no, 18) , All of Chestnut St..: f
is a local historic district.
Esser. and Federal Streets were also fashionable and built up with fine Federal
period mansions. McIntire's Pierce-Nichols House (1782) on Federal St. , was
his f`rst domestic commission. .It is now an NHL. Dating from the same year -I
1 (1782) , but remodelled by �Ic;:ntire. as a residence in 1796, is the Assembly
House. While a meeting hall, both 'washington and Lafayette were entertained
• Ihere. In the 1796 remodelling, McIntire used matched boarding for the facade,
and so employed a common Greek Revival sheathing mode thirty years before it
.came into general use. In all, ten houses in the district have been attribu-
ted to :cIntire, and many more show his influence. . (I
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169) NATIONAL PARK SERVICL MassaChUSetts
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES COUNTY
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ENTRY NUTAULN DATE
(Continuation Sheet
(Nlrm{IOf all en blas) 8• Significance Chestnut St. Dist. Page 3.
The Chestnut St. District also contains significant structures of the later
ni:nnteant}h and ca7'IY cwencieth aaliLUri"- The P'irnt unitnri-an Glnirch (1833-
1836) at no. 316 Essex St. was designed by the prolific Boston architect,
Gridley Bryant, and belongs to a wholly New England idiom with its large I �,
granite ashlar walls and giganticized Gothic detailing confined to a rigor- .
ously symmetrical plan. The building was originally built for the North
Church and the grounds contain the remains of the eighteenth century Bowditch
house garden. The Public Library (1855) , designed by Joseph C. Poster and
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originally built as a residence, is the finest example of early Italianate
architecture in the district. Its sculptural quality is created through the
contrast of smooth pressed brick walls and carved brownstone trim. Of equal
importance are a series of Italianate houses on Essex St. , nos. 329, 331-333, r
355, 360, and 396, dating from the 1870's. They are reminiscent of late j
eighteenth century Salem architecture in their four-square and symmetrical !.
compositions, and in the use of such Georgian motifs as hipped roofs, pediment-
ed and segmental window caps on facades and dormers, pilastered and pedimented i
entrances, as well as dentils in window and roof cornices. The American [rr
Legion Post at no. 329 ,Essex St. is an example which, though definitely
Victorian-Italianate, draws its inspiration from the Pierce-Nichols House.
These houses are some of the earliest examples in the country to show I
• stylistic interest in the eighteenth century and are precursors of the
Colonial Revival styles of the 1880-1910 period. .
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is D 13LIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES •t} '
Batchellor, The Salem of Hawthorne's Time, Salem, 1887.
5ernard Farber, Guardirhis of Virtue, Salem Families in 1800, N.Y. , 1972.
• Albert B. }tart, Commonwealth History of Massachusetts, N.Y. , 1930. °
D. H. Hurd, 111story or Es;scx County, Philadelphia, 1888.
Fiske Kimball, Domestic Architecture of the American Colonies and the
Early Republic, 12.Y. , 1922 .
Mr. Samuel McIntire, Carver, The Architect of Salem,
Gloucester, Alass. , 1966.
Sidney Perley, The History of Salem, Massachusetts, private printing, 1922.
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1D. GEOGR.4PHICAL_DAT A
LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES ' LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATFS -{I
DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY 0 DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY
R OF LESS THAN TF:N ACRES
CORNER LATITUDE LONGITUDE LATITUDE LONGITUDE
Dogtecs Minutes Seconds Dj"es
Mires SeFads Degrees Minutes Seconds Degrees Minutes Seconds _
NW 42 e '31 ' 30 . , lel o o
NE 42 e 31 ' 30 ' 70e 53, 56. '
SE 47 e 37� 03 - 700 53. 56.
Sw a? 0 3I . 03 . 70e 54. 20.
APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: 45 .
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NAME AND TITLE: "
Alexander Cassie, Consultant for Elizabeth R. Amadon, State Survey Director n
ORGANIZATION DATE I
Massachusetts Historical Commiss-ion (617) 727-8470 March 18, 1971 -.
STREET AND NUMBER: - - O
40.Beacon Street Z
CITY OR TOWN: STATE - - CODE
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Boston 02108 - ' Massachusetts 025
12.- STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICA IION NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION
As the designated State Liaison Officer for the No-
tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966(Public Law I hereby certify that this property is included in the
89-665), 1 herebyno inale this National Register.
rrl property for inclusion
ie t6d N ilionfll RcItkitif find ot:rlity tha( it hs$ peen
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evaluatedaccordingto the critpfia Ono procedures set _
forth by the National Park Service. The recommended
level of significance of this Rumination is: Chief, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation
National 17C; Stale E) Local Q._ _.. -.
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Name \!� �i i\� � 1 � -L/1-,1.....� e i1] CSL i
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
,A NA110NAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM
(Type all entries - attach to or en close with photograph)
'IJN ANO/ON HISTORIC NUMCRIC CODE (Aeelgnnd 4y NPS)
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Chestnut Street same -
2. LOCATION i
STATE COUNTY
TOWN 9
Massachusetts Esser. Salem ;
1H TEI ANU NUMIICR
Chestnut Street, Nos. 31-35;, 37, 39, and 41
3. PHOTO REFERENCE -
PHOiO CREDIT GATE NEGATIVE FILED AT
An Wardwell 1969 Mass. Historical Commission
40 Beacon St Boston Ma
C. IDENTIFICATION -
DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC fl
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Chestnut Street, South side I
View west showing Nos. 33,-35, 37, 39 and 41.
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6/721
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COMMON AND/Oft HISTORIC NUMERIC CODE (Aeelgned 6y NPS) 6
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• NUMERIC CODE (AorpOed by NPS)
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TLOCATION
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STREET D M E Salem
3. MAP REFERENCE
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SCALE
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REQUIREMENTS; PROPERTY OOUNDARIES, WHERE REQUIRED, AND NORTH ARROW
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Form 10.3'01 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
•July 1968)
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
PROPERTY MAP FORM
(Type all entries -Attach to or enclose with map)
1. NAME
COMMON AND/OR HISTORIC `
ChestNUMERIC CODE (Aaa/g
nut Street District Same .npd b7 NPS)
2. LOCATION
STATE- COUNTY f
Massachusetts Essex TOWN -
Salem
STREET AND NUMBER
3. MAP REFERENCE
Salem Planimetric Survey. DATE SCALE
1965 1:1200
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[ATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES RECEIVE
INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE tNTERED,
SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HO W TO COMPLETE NA TIONAL REGISTER FORMS
TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS
®NAME �
HISTORIC Chestnut street Historic District (Enlarged)
AND/OR COMMON
Chestnut Street Historic District (Enlarged)
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STREET&NUMBER
_NOT FOR PUBLICATION
CITY,TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Salem _.VICINITY OF
STATE CODE COUNTY CODE
Massachusetts 025 Essex 009
®CLASSIFICATION
CATEGORY OWNERSHIP STATUS PRESENT USE E
xDISTRICT _PUBLIC :i-OCCUPIED —AGRICULTURE __MUSEUM
_BUILDINGIS) xPRIVATE —UNOCCUPIED —COMMERCIAL —PARK -
_STRUCTURE _BOTH _WORK IN PROGRESS _EDUCATIONAL XPRIVATE RESIDENCE
_SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION ACCESSIBLE —ENTERTAINMENT _RELIGIOUS
_OBJECT _IN PROCESS —YES: RESTRICTED _GOVERNMENT _SCIENTIFIC
—BEING CONSIDERED —YES:UNRESTRICTED —INDUSTRIAL —TRANSPORTATION
_NO _MILITARY —OTHER:
DOWNER OF PROPERTY
NAME Multiple (see continuation sheet)
STREET&NUMBER
CITY.TOWN STATE
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STREET&NUMBER '
32 Federal Street
CITY.TOWN STATE i
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REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS
TITLE Historic American Buildings Survey
Inventory of Historic Assets of the Commonwealth
DATE 1938, /
1967 XFEDERAL XSTATE _COUNTY _LOCAL
DEPOSITORY FOR Libraryof Congress
SURVEY RECORDS Massachusetts Historical Commission
CITY.TOWN Washington, D.C. STATE
n a+ n Massachusetts
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DESCRIPTION
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CONDITION CHECK ONE CHECK ONE
—EXCELLENT —DETERIORATED _UNALTERED _ORIGINALSITE
—GOOD _RUINS —ALTERED _MOVED DATE
_FAIR _UNEXPOSED
DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL IIF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Ebr a description of' the existing district see the original nomination.
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PERIOD AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE-- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW
—PREHISTORIC —ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC X
X COMMUNITY PLANNING _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE _RELIGION
—1400-1499 ARCH EOLOGY-HISTORIC _CONSERVATION _LAW _SCIENCE
_1500-1599 —AGRICULTURE _ECONOMICS - _LITERATURE _SCULPTURE
X
x1600-1699 —ARCHITECTURE _EDUCATION _MILITARY —SOCIAUHUMANITARIAN
X
X—1700-1799 SRT _ENGINEERING _MUSIC _THEATER
—1800-7899 _COMMERCE —EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT ._PHILOSOPHY _TRANSPORTATION
—1900- _COMMUNICATIONS _INDUSTRY XPOUTI CS/GOVERNMENT —OTHER(SPECIFY)
—INVENTION
SPECIFIC DATES BUILDER/ARCHITECT
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
For a statement of the significance of the existing district see the
original nomination.
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MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES
Batchellor, The Salem of Hawthorne's Time, Salem, 1887. i
Farber, Bernard, Guardians o Virtue, Salem Families in 1800, N.Y. , 1972.
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Hart, Albert B. , Commonwealth History of Massachusetts, N.Y. , 1930. j
Hurd, D.H. , History of Essex County, Philadelphia, 1886.
Kimball, Fiske, Domestic Architecture of the Americal Colonies and the Early Republic,
N.Y. , 1922.
Perley, Sidney, The History of Salem, Massachusetts, private printing, 1928.
GEOGRAPHICAL DATA
ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY Approx. 2;5 acres
UTM REFERENCES
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VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION
Starting at the intersection of the midline of Summer St. and the extended southern lot
line of the Broad St. Cemetery:
Thence running northerly along the midline of Summer St. , crossing Federal St. ;
Thence running westerly along the back lot lines of properties fronting on the
north side of Federal St. to #102 Federal St. ;
Thence running northerly along the eastern lot line of #30-32 Beckford St. to the
northern lot line of #30-32 Beckford, continued _
LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES
STATE CODE COUNTY CODE
STATE CODE COUNTY CODE
®FORM PREPARED BY
NAME/TITLE Joseph Orfant and Blaine Mallory, National Register Editor & Assistant
(Jacob Wolfson, John H. Carr, Carol P. Carr, Historic Salem, Inc.)
ORGANIZATION - DATE
Massachusetts Historical Commission September 14, 1977
STREET& NUMBER TELEPHONE
294 Washington Street 617-727-8470
CITY OR TOWN STATE
Boston Massachusetts 02108
®STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION
THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OFTHIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS:
NATIONAL_ STATE_ LOCAL_
As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665). I
hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the
criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.
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STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE
TITLEExecutive Director, Mass. Histori 1 Commission DATE
FOR NPS USE ONLY G
`. - HEREBY CERTIFY`THAT THIS'.PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER. ,
DATE
DIRECTOR,OFFICE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION
ATTEST: DATE
'.KEEPER OFTHE:NATIONALREGISTER
GPO 892.453
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Form I�oJ 10-300a
IReV 10-741
UNITED STATES DEPART Ib1ENT OF I HE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
RECEIVED
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED
Chestnut Street
CONTINUATION SHEET Historic DistrictITEM NUMBER 7 PAGE I
(addition)
The addition to the Chestnut Street Historic District is comprised of 23 2-22 story
houses from the mid and late 18th c. and early 19th c. Architecturally, the houses
are more modest examples of the higher styled Georgian, Federal, and Greek Revival
properties found elsewhere in the district. The three street area (River, Lynn,
and Beckford Streets) is characterized by small house lots and consequent high
density. Open space is limited to small yards to the rear of the houses. The
addition is surrounded to the south by the existing historic district; to the north
by Bridge Street, a major right of way and a railroad right of way; to the east by
the historic district and an industrial area; and to the west by the district and a
commercial area. River Street was a way as early as 1739, and the area was known as
Cape Driver. By 1796 the way was known as River Street. At this time the North
River came to the foot of the street.
Lynn Street existed in 1796, and the number of pre-Federal period homes indicates
that it is older. Retaining walls in some rear yards suggest that the land sloped
off quickly to the banks of the now partially filled North River (Bridge Street
and RR right of way) . The single property on Beckford Street, excluded from the
original nomination, 30-32 Beckford Street (1) , is a 2 story, five bay, center entry
Federal period house sheathed in clapboards. Original features, such as the center
entry with fanlight and triangular pediment, remain. A bracketed hood and oriel are
mid-19th c. additions. The "ranch" blinds date from the 20th c.
2 River Street (2) is a five bay center entry 212 story house and has a gambrel roof
with pedimented dormers and two interior chimneys. Its exact date has not been determined.
Just southwest, 3 River Street (4) was built about 1840 and is a 212 story, three bay
wide, five bay deep Greek Revival style house. The gable end faces the street, and
the entrance is in the center bay of the east elevation. The house is clapboarded
and has narrow cornerboards and a wide entablature.
11 River Street (8) is a simple two bay wide, four bay deep, 2 story ridge roofed
house. The gable faces the street, and the entrance is in the first bay of the west
facade. Fenestration is 6/6, and the house is covered with wide composition siding.
Other homes in the area are of a similar form, but may substitute a gambrel roof {
for the ridge roof. Just across the street, 8 River Street (7) is later but similar
in form. 14 River Street (11) is an unusual 18th c. house. This 2' story house has
a two bay wide facade with an entrance in the western end of the facade. Two halves
of the ridge roof have different slopes; the rear portion is a gentler angle, and the
effect is similar to a saltbox. The house immediately to the west, 16 River Street
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(13) is a real saltbox. The facade of this two story house is also two bays wide,
although the windows of the second floor are not on line with those of the first.
The entrance is housed in a Beverly jog attached to the east elevation.
15 River Street (12) is a two story gambrel roofed house, perpendicular to the
street. To the rear stands 15'2 River Street (14) . This is a five bav wide, 2
story ridge roofed center entry believed to have been built in the 18th c. 18 River
Street is a 2 story, five bay center entry with a ridge roof and Beverlv jogs on
either side. 19 River Street is a 2- story, two bay wide house with gable end to
the street, built in the narrow space between 17-172 River Street and 12 Lynn Street.
12 Lynn Street (20) is a five bay wide, 2 story, gambrel roofed house with central
chimney, enclosed porch, and a two story shed roofed wing to the rear. Just across
Lynn Street, 13 Lynn Street (17) is a 3 story ridge roofed multi-unit building of
undetermined age. It is covered with two toned aluminum siding. 9 Lvnn Street (21)
is another -2 story, five bay wide, gambrel roofed house. There is a triangular
pediment over the center entry and an ell to the rear. 7 Lynn Street is a two, story
ridge roofed house with a three bay wide facade. There is a large addition to
the rear. The house is covered with white aluminum siding.
Most of the district houses are covered with clapboards or wooden shingles, although
there is some asphalt and aluminum siding.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
RECEIVED
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
DATE ENTERED
INVENTORY-- NOMINATION FORM
Chestnut Street
Historic District
CONTINUATION SHEET addition ITEM NUMBER 8 PAGE 1 I
The addition to the Chestnut Street Historic District is significant for its scale,
architecture, archeological potential, associations, and relationship to the existing
historic district. This area has changed little since the early 19th c.
The 16' wide streets and closely packed houses create an area of unique scale and
character. Architecturally, the houses are less imposing and more informal than
the more prominent high style examples in the existing district of which they are
contemporaries. These are the houses of Salem's artisans, craftsmen, and small
merchants, many of whom played important roles in Salem's history. 9 Lynn Street i
(21) was built c. 1778 by Benjamin Goodhue, a delegate to the 1789 Congress.
7 River Street (6) was built by John Wright, a housewright and officer in the Revolu-
tion, who was the builder responsible for the McIntire designed Old Customs House.
While the moneyed and influential residents of Chestnut, Essex, and Federal Streets i
were. directing and charting the affairs and economy of the city and nation, the
residents of this area were the workers and tradesmen who serviced the others and I
performed less glamorous tasks.
The addition is an excellently preserved, cohesive streetscape. There are no gaps,
the newer construction was accomplished in character and scale consistent with the
existing stock. There are no intrusions.
The expansion to the Chestnut Street District provides us an opportunity to recognize
the archeological significance of the district. Archeological properties of the
district are those features, artifacts and data which were created and deposited
during the late 18th and early 19th c, the period which the district represents so
well architecturally. Moranl has argued that this period was one of intellectual,
as well as political and economic, change for the American settlers. He supports s
his hypothesis with archeological evidence from his investigations at the Salem
National Maritime Site and also cites James Deetz' investigations at Plimouth Planta-
tion. The archeological resources of the Chestnut Street area provide an excellent
data base with which to explore various economic, social and intellectual changes.
These changes would be reflected in the lifeways and preferences of individuals
occupying the houses of the district during the late 18th and early 19th c. The life-
ways and preferences have shaped the archeological resources of that
period to a , .
large extent.
Moran, G.P. 1976 "Trash Pits and Natural Rights in the Revolutionary Era",
Historical Archaeology 29(3) : 192-202
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
RECEIVED
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NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED I
Chestnut Street
Historic District
CONTINUATION SHEET addition ITEM NUMBER 8 PAGE Z
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We should be able to infer these lifeways, preferences socio-economic conditions
and intellectual changes through careful, .scientific investigation of the archeolo-
gical resources.
Since the area has not undergone much development since the relevant period, we
can expect the archeological resources to be relatively undisturbed and potentially
quite useable.
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INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED
CONTI NUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 10 PAGE 1
Verbal Boundary Description- Cont.
Thence running westerly along the. rear (northern) lot lines of #2,4,6,8,12,
14,16,18 River St. to the western lot line of #18 River St. ;
Thence running southerly to the midline of River St. ;
Thence running westerly along the northern lot line of #13 Lynn St. to the
rear (western) lot line of #13 Lynn St.
Thence running southerly along the western lot lines of #13 & 11 Lynn St.
to the northern lot line of #128-130 Federal St. ;
Thence running westerly along the back lot lines of # 128-130 Federal St.
to the westerly lot line of said property;
Thence running southerly along the western lot line of #128-130 Federal
St. to the northern lot line of #8 Carpenter St. ;
Thence running westerly along the northern lot line of #8 Carpenter St.,
and continuing along the northern lot line of #5 Carpenter St. , and following
the back lot lines of the properties fronting on the north side of Federal
St. , extended to the midline of Flint St. ;
Thence running southerly along the midline of Flint St, to the midline of
Essex St. ;
Thence running westerly along the midline of Essex St. to the western lot
line of #391 Essex 'St. , extended;
Thence running southerly along the western lot line of #391 Essex St. and
continuing along the back lot lines of houses facing on the west side of
Flint St. , extended to the midline of Warren St. ;.
Thence running easterly along the midline of Warren St, to the midline of
Pickering St. ;
Thence running southerly along the midline of Pickering St. to the midline
of Broad St. ;
Thence running easterly along the midline of Broad St. to the extension
of the midline of Winthrop St. ;
Thence running southerly along the midline of Winthrop St, to the extension
of the southern boudary of the Broad St. Cemetery;
Thence running easterly along said boundary, extended to the midline of
Summer St. , the point of beginning.
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RECEIVED
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INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED
CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 4, PAGE I
Property Owners and Key to Sketch Map :
BUILDING OWNER & ADDRESS
#l, 30-32 Beckford St. Universal Steel & Trading Co. , Inc.
299 Bridge St. , Salem, Mass. 01970
#2, 2 River St. Donald and Elizabeth Hunt
Same address
#3, 4 River St. Paul and Katherine Willis
Same
#4, 3 River St. John J. Gorczyca
Same
#5, 6 River St. Camella Hall
Same
#6, 7 River St. John H. and Carol P. Carr
Same
#7, 8 River St. Roger A. and Margaret C. Michaud
12 First St., Salem
#8, 11 River St. Ann Knight
Same Address
#9, 12 River St. Francis Monahan
Same
#10, 13 River St. Margaret Hill
Same
#11, 14 River St. Anthony Pizzo
Same
#12, 15 River St. Arthur W. and Joan E. Dacy
9 Pioneer Circle, Salem
#13, 16 River St. Alice McLaughlin
Same
#14, 15' River St. i Michael Levenson
14 Messervy Street
Salem, MA. 01970
Form No. 10-800a
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RECEIVED
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INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED
CONTI NUATION SHEET - ITEM NUMBER 4 PAGE 2
Property Owners and Key to Sketch Map (cont.) :
BUILDING OWNER & ADDRESS I '
#15, 17-175 River St. Allet Realty Trust, Robert Bramble
Washington St., Marblehead, Mass. 01945
#16, 18 River St. Michael Kennedy
Same address
#17, 13 Lynn St. Grace M. Puleo
Same
#18, 11 Lynn St. Philip E. and Winora Forsberg
Same It
#19, 10 Lynn St. Edward D. Rasmusen j
Same
#20, 12 Lynn St. Walter and Ann Boise
Same
#21, 9 Lynn St. Timothy H. and Margaret Doggett
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#2 Jacob S. Wolfson
Facing west toward 7 River St. , #6 Salem Historical Commission
City Hall, Salem
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City Hall, Salem
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