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343 Essex St inventory form Inventory No:SAL.1509 Historic Name:Pickering, Capt. William House Common Name:Bott, James - Potter, Daniel House Address:343 Essex St City/Town:Salem Village/Neighborhood:Central Salem Local No:26-488 Year Constructed:1735 Architect(s): Architectural Style(s):Colonial Use(s):Single Family Dwelling House Significance:Architecture Area(s):SAL.HJ: Chestnut Street Historic District SAL.HU: McIntire Historic District Designation(s):Nat'l Register District (08/28/1973); Local Historic District (03/03/1981) Building Materials(s): Roof: Asphalt Shingle Wall: Wood; Wood Clapboard Foundation: Granite; Stone, Cut 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: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 1:51: PM \ FORM B - BUILDING iffliuiuffluinimnmiin NRDIS 1973; LHD 3/3/81 Assessor's number USGS Quad Area(s) 26-488 Salem HU,HJ SAL Form Number 1509 Recorded by Lisa Mausolf Organization Salem Planning Department Kfil^EI^KJXpril 1997 Town Salem Place (neighborhood or village) Central Salem Address 343 Essex Street Historic Name Capt. William Pickering House Uses: Present Residential Original Residential Date of Construction 1735 Source HSI Report Style/Form Architect/Builder unknown Exterior Material: Foundation Granite Wall/Trim Wood Clapboard Roof Asphalt Shingle Outbuildings/Secondary Structures date? - entrance Major Alterations (with dates) none Condition good Moved § no • yes Date Acreage less than one acre Setting set on comer of Essex Street on narrow residential court AUG P 5 1997 Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form. MASS. HIST. COMM. k BUILDING FORM ^ ( dfrL--\c2lP\ ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the community. Dating to the early 18th century, 343 Essex Street is a 2 1/2-story, gambrel-roofed building oriented with its three-bay, entryless, broad elevation facing Essex Street and its gambrel end and ell aligned with Botts Court to the west. The building is clapboarded and outlined by a simple watertable, comerboards and a boxed cornice. The building rests on a granite foundation; the roof is covered with asphalt shingles and punctuated by a large, square, central chimney. The entrance is centered on the combined west elevation and displays a trabeated surround with two-part frieze. The five-panel door is flanked by partial sidelights and fronted by a granite step. Windows contain 6/6 sash with molded surrounds, exterior storm windows and blinds. At the southeast comer, a two-story, flat-roofed section fills the space between the main house and ell. A modem multilight and panel door is located on the rear elevation. The house is set directly on the sidewalk at the entrance to Botts Court on the Essex Street end. There is a small concrete and brick patio at the rear of the house. The narrow yard to the south is bordered by a flat board fence. This house is described by Tolles as "one of the oldest dwellings of its kind in Salem" (Tolles, pi. 172). HISTORICAL NARRATIVE Describe the history of the building. Explain its associations with local (or state) history. Include uses of the building and the role(s) the owners/occupants played within the community. According to research by Historic Salem, Inc., this house was constructed prior to 1735 for Capt. William Pickering. About 1781 the property was acquired by James Bott (Bailey). The property was later sold by Bott to Daniel Potter. The 1874 map lists Potter as the owner. Directories indicate that Daniel Potter was a deputy sheriff. The house was later occupied by M. F. Potter before it was sold to Mrs. H.J. Eckford, widow of James about 1900. Mrs. Eckford bequeathed the house to her daughter, Lily, a teacher at the high school, who lived here from about 1915 until the 1930s. Lily Eckford left the property to Lavinia Cairns of Eveiett, Massachusetts, who was living here from 1948-1959 with Maude Skinner, nurse. Lavinia Cairns left the property to her sister-in-law, Laure Dorion Cairns of Williamsburg, Virginia. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Bailey, Joan. "House Report for 343 Essex Street", Prepared for Historic Salem, Inc. Hopkins, G.M. Atlas of Salem. Massachusetts. Philadelphia: 1874. Mclntyre, Henry C.E. Map of the City of Salem. Philadelphia: 1851. Richards, L.J. Atlas of the City of Salem. Massachusetts. 1897. Salem City Directories, 1836-1970. Sanborn Insurance Maps, 1890, 1906, 1950, 1957, 1965, 1970. [Massachusetts State Library]. Tolles, Bryant F, Jr. Architecture in Salem: an Illustrated Guide. Salem: Essex Institute, 1983. Walker Lithograph and Publishing Company. Atlas of the City of Salem. Massachusetts. Boston: 1911. Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked, you must attached a completed National Register Criteria Statement form. INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET SALEM 343 ESSEX ST MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Continuation sheet 1 SAL.J, SAL.HU SAL.1509 Supplemental photograph by Patti Kelleher, Salem Department of Planning & Community Development, April 2017 RECEIVED JUN 20 2017 MASS. HIST. COMM. FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston In Area no. Form no. 1. Town SALEM Address Name 343 Essex Street Present use Present owner ffpQB£/ /9 /- 7~bc>RoT//y<$ 3. Description: Date 13th century 4. Map. Draw sketch of building location ^) ^ in relation to nearest cross streets and Y\]{p other buildings. Indicate north. Style Pre-Federal Architect Exterior wall fabric Wood % y x y k Outbuildings (describe) Other features Altered Moved Date Date 5. Lot size: One acre or less x Approximate frontage Over one acre 40' Approximate distance of building from street 0 DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE USGS Quadrant IMHC Photo no. 6. Recorded by E.CI. Welch Organization Date 9/9/76 S,H« C« (over) APR ? 1977 CM_o_7c;_pnfil 465 f?0M-5^76) MASS. HiST. COMM. 7. Original owner (if known) Said 4^ ^vo bolonrod to tho Eotto Family Original use Heal^re Subsequent uses (if any) and dates 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural The Arts Commerce Communication Community development Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industry Military Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) volM #j43 *••«« §***•*« mmm% feat, naamt mm»mmmh. I ' *M» i»«f* mm*m mmmml «hi»»*y do*in»t«e thia mil* ' ' *«**w»l KM**d vo«d*» nous* facing W>tt>* Court, it to» a *i4»U, / , yUaatmd entrap, a f*ritawi*«o*f fcfc* MMOi g«l U mid m 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) MHC INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MHC Inventory scanning project, 2008-2010 MACRIS No. SrV\(9^