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Form 10.300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR - STATE`
(Rev. 6.71) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Massachusetts
COUNTY:
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Salem
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Joseph Stoiy-House
AND/OR HISTORIC:
Joseph, Story House
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STREET ANq NUMBER:
26 Winter Street
CITY OR TOWN: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT:
Salem 6
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Massachusetts Essex
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❑ Agricultural ❑ Government ❑ Park
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Attorney and Mrs. John Wallace Wardam
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Salem Massachusetts
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32 Federal Street
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Salem Massachusetts
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SPECIFIC OATEtSI (I(Applicable end Known) 1-1829.
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_❑ Prehistoric ❑ Engineering ❑ Religion/Phi- ❑ Other (Specify) _ 'Pesti-
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❑ Conservation ❑ Music ❑ Tronspo.tatian
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The Salem home of Justice Joseph Story is the only extant residence
N associated with his productive life. Story, who lived here from 1811
until 1829, laid "the judicial basis of the American nation-state
Z 'in his opinion in Martin V. Hunter's Lessee restated in his influentia
Commentaries on the Constitution. T s natilnalist doctrine of the
supremacy and precedance of the nation over the states "now stands
f- appraised as a legal classic of timeless importance." 1 Oae of the �r;
U greatest jurists of all times, Story became a worldwide authority on
the subjects of equity and conflict of law. He is often regarded as
the father of admiralty law and he has exercised enormous influence on
American patent and trust law, the lbw of negotiable instruments, and
F" many other fields of commerical law. Story's influence upon the
" � intellectual development of America extends beyond the legal system.
z Important figures such as Daniel Webster, Frances Lieber, Alexis de
Tocqueville, and John Marshall drew their inspiration, and sometimes
the .bulk of their ideas from Story. He was a pillar .of the Marshall
W Court, often pointing the way Marshall followed. Regarded as the a
IJ Father of Harvard Law School,he bequeathed to America .both asystem of _
legal education emulated nationwide and a nationalist spirit widely
imbibed in.?
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1. Gerald T. Dunne, Justice Joseph Story and The Rise of the Supreme
Court (New York, 1970), p. 431.
2. James McClellan; Joseph Story and The American Constitution
(Norman, Oklahoma, 1971) , pp, vii. 274 and 275.
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8. Significance: (1) Joseph Story House, Salem, Mass.
Biography .
Born in Marblehead, Massachusetts in 1779, Joseph Story's intellect
and devotion to learning showed themselves at 15 when he was admitted
to Harvard College and graduated in 3 years with a standing second
only to William Ellery Channing. Studying law in Marblehead under
Samuel Sewall, destined to become Chief Justice of the Massachusetts
Supreme Court, he indefatigably absorbed the massive and disparate
legal treatises of the day. Reading law 14 hours a day brought him
to the bar in 1801 when he opened his first Salem office, now destroyed.
He began in politics early in his careerJdelivering orations stimulating
his election to the State House in 1805. It was during this period he
joined with Chancellor Kent in pressing for a Court of Equity which had
never existed. His report foreshadowed his later drafting of the rules _
of equity practice for the U.S. Supreme Court and circuit courts. In
1808 he was elected to Congress but disliked submerging his beliefs to
party regimentation and remained a maverick politician--a Republican in
the midst of Federalist sentiments and an opponent of his own party on
specific issues.
Throughout his early career and during his early years on the Supreme
Court, his interest in the public welfare never abated. He served as
bank president, Harvard College overseeiZ and pressed for the expansion
of trade. He found time to orate on the progress of jurisprudence
and participate in the revision of the Massachusetts constitution.
He drafted the Crimes Act of 1825 and a bill to extend the jurisdiction
of the circuit courts. He was an organizer of the Essex County
Historical Society.
Not long after his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1811, he was
presented with a flood of admiralty and prize cases resulting from the
War of 1812. This challenge he met with comprehensive study of a field
little understood or well-defined. His decisions put the admiralty
jurisdiction of the Federal courts on a sound basis. Most of his opinions
were lengthy and erudite3forming the basis for his many commentaries
which went into a dozen editions in over half a century. He is well-
known for his powerful dissenting opinion in 'Charles`River Bridee v.
Warren Bridge in which he criticized the tour s attac on t e sanctity
of contracts.
When Marshall died in 1835, Story was regarded as the logical successor.
But he was not in the favor of Andrew Jackson who had called him "the
most dangerous man in America." He continued on, often in conflict with
the Jacksonian majority, but still laying the groundwork for his influ-
ential publications. The Commentaries consisted of 13 volumes on
bailments, constitutional law, equity, conflict of laws, pleading, agency,
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8. Significance: (2) Joseph Story House, Salem, Mass. ¢ A.
partnership, bills of exchange and promissory notes. It is phenomenal
that all this was done in the space of 12 years while he continued as
a justice in Washington and a professor at Cambridge. He is regarded
as the father of Harvard Law School where as Dane Professor he became
known as a compelling and beloved teacher. He continued his judicial
and intellectual pursuits to the end of life which came in 1845.
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DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
The Story House is rated in the highest category for preservation in
the Salem Historic District Study Commission's Investigation, VOl.IIa,
prepared by Elizabeth K. Reardon.
Similar in.style and size to many of the large brick Federal mansions
around the Salem Common, this three-story plus hip roof, brick Flemish
bond house is rectangular,with the narrow end on Winter Street and its
front facade .overlooking the Common; there is a narrow service ell
behind the main house.
The front portico has been altered several times. The present arrangement
of the portico, bay window, and wide front porch was added in 1901. The
window lintels are splayed, reeded stone, which was very popular at this
time.
The house is very well cared for and appears to have all its original m
moulding, woodwork, and mantelpeices.
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26 Winter Street
3. PHOTO REFERENCE
PHOTO CREDIT DATE NEGATIVE FILED AT -
Benjamin Levy, NPS June, 1973 Historic Sites Survey, NPS
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9. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES
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Dunne, Gerald T. , Justice Joseph Strong and The Rise of the Supreme'
Court, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1970.
McClellan, James, Joseph Story and The American Constitution, University
of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1971. "'ON,
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NAME AND TITLE: n
Benjamin Levy, Senior Historian
ORGANIZATION Division of History, Office of Archeology and DATE "'1 - -
Historic PreservatiOn,. National Park Service June 27,1973
STREET AND NUMBER: - - _ O
1100 L Street, N.W. Z
CITY OR TOWN: - - STATE - _ CODE -
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Washington D.C.
12. ,:STAT E,LIAI SON OFFICER CERTIFICAI ION: '. `NATIONAL REGISTERVERIFICATION
As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na - �
I hereby certify that this property is inchided in the
tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966(Public Law
89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion National Register. - -in the National Register and certify that it has been
evaluated according to the D-iteria and procedures set -
forth by the National Park Service. The recommended - - -
- Director, O,hr
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