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inventory form sal_1562 (3) Inventory No:SAL.1562 Historic Name:Neal, Joseph - Clark House Common Name:Shillaber, Capt John and Jonathan - Morgan House Address:358-358 1/2 Essex St City/Town:Salem Village/Neighborhood:Central Salem Local No:26-543 Year Constructed:c 1729 Architect(s): Architectural Style(s):Georgian Use(s):Multiple Family Dwelling House; Private School; Single Family Dwelling House Significance:Architecture; Education 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; Metal, Undetermined Wall: Wood; Wood Clapboard Foundation: Granite; Stone, Uncut 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: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 3:00: PM SAL. \He7- FORM B - BUILDING NRDIS 1973; LHD 3/3/81 Assessor's number 26-543 USGS Quad Salem Area(s) HU,HJ Form Number 1562 Recorded by Lisa Mausolf Organization Salem Planning Department Damme 1997 Town Salem Place (neighborhood or village) Central Salem Address 358-358 1/2 Essex Street Historic Name Clark-Morgan-Benson House Uses: Present Residential Original Residential Date of Construction c. 1729 Source Tolles, p. 166 Style/Form Georgian Architect/Builder unknown Exterior Material: Foundation Stone, Uncut Wall/Trim Wood Clapboard Roof Asphalt Shingle Outbuildings/Secondary Structures none Major Alterations (with dates) date? - house enlarged, early 20th century - facade pediment lintels Condition good Moved [X] no Q yes Date Acreage less than one acre Setting set close to sidewalk in residential area of 18th and 19th century buildings Jj&amzation Salem P AUG 0 5 ]99}ollow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form. MASS. HIST. COMM. BUILDING FORM / ( ^ ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTIOi. Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of the building in terms of other buildings within the community. Described by Tolles as "a representative early 18th century, central-chimney plan residence", 358-358 1/2 Essex Street is a 2 1/2-story clapboarded dwelling with a U-shaped plan formed by the two large ells which extend behind the main block. The house is capped by a hip-on-mansard roof which is sheathed in a combination of standing seam metal and asphalt shingles and is punctuated by two large center chimneys. Above the uncut stone foundation is a narrow watertable from which simple cornerboards rise to eaves which project slightly. The main block is rectangular in plan with a five-bay facade. Fronted by granite steps which are framed by granite sidewalls, the central entrance contains a four-panel door. Plain pilasters support a full entablature and pedimented doorway. Windows contain 6/6 sash with exterior storm windows. Those on the first floor of the facade are capped by high pediment lintels which appear to be 20th century additions while the second floor facade windows are tucked under the eaves. The front roof slope is punctuated by three gable dormers containing 6/6 windows. On the west side there is a semicircular dormer flanked by two pedimented dormers. The windows on the five-bay west elevation display entablature lintels including 6/6 sash near the front and 12/12 on the remainder of the elevation. There are two additional pedimented entrances on the west side. Towards the facade, the six-panel door is topped by a three-light transom and displays fluted pilasters and a pulvinated frieze. The other west entrance consists of a pediment over a six-panel door. To the east of the main block is a two-story, flat-roofed addition punctuated by a mix of 6/6 and picture windows. The house is set close to the sidewalk with a band of granite curbing at the sidewalk edge and brick paving extending to the foundation. There is a brick path extending to the west of the house and a plain wooden fence along the sidewalk to the west of the house. 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 Tolles, this house is one of the oldest surviving buildings on Essex Street although its early history is not known with certainty. It is known that Richard Croade purchased the land on which the house stands in 1664. The house which was already on the site by that time burned in 1729. It appears that the house was rebuilt c. 1729 by the new owner, Joseph Neal, who reused some of the timbers from the first house. The western half of the house was owned by the Clark family from 1787 to 1896. According to accounts by Thayer and other 19th century historians, the Widow Clark lived in the western end during the early 1800s and Captains John and Jonathan Shillaber, in the eastern end. The eastern section was owned by the Morgans from before 1836 to 1900. The entire building was owned by Rebecca Benson and family from 1904 to 1981 (Tolles, p. 166). BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Hopkins, G.M. Atlas of Salem. Massachusetts. Philadelphia: 1874. Mclnty re, Henry C.E. Map of the Citv of Salem. Philadelphia: 1851. Reardon, Elizabeth. Salem Historic District Study Committee Investigation, v. 3, p. 55. Richards, L.J. Atlas of the Citv of Salem. Massachusetts. 1897. Salem City Directories, 1836-1970. Sanborn Insurance Maps, 1890, 1906, 1950, 1957, 1965, 1970. [Massachusetts State Library]. Fhayer, Oliver. "Early Recollections of the Upper Portion of Essex Street", EIHC 21 (July, August, September 1884). 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 358-358 1/2 ESSEX ST MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Continuation sheet 1 SAL.J, SAL.HU SAL.1562 Supplemental photograph by Patti Kelleher, Salem Department of Planning & Community Development, April 2017 RECEIVED JUN 20 2017 MASS. HIST. COMM. 5 FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Serret2TK <^lfM' In Area no. Form no. H0f H^T cs 7 1. Town SALEM is. v *jr Address £ssiK St. Name Clark Morpan House Present use Residence Present ownerWF^ECd Q 3 4#Sfr£<-L- 3. Description: Date prp Ead_J— gnnrr.e g H D S C I 3 $6$ Style_ prc. ffPdftral Map. 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