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Salem Historical Commission
98 WASHINGTON STREET, SALEM,MASSACHUSETTS 01970
(978)619-5685
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
It is hereby certified that the Salem Historical Commission has determined that the proposed:
❑ Construction ❑ Moving
❑ Reconstruction ❑ Alteration
❑ Demolition ❑ Painting
✓ Signage ❑ Other work
as described below will be appropriate to the preservation of said Historic District, as per the requirements
set forth in the Historic District's Act(M.G.L. Ch. 40C) and the Salem Historic Districts Ordinance.
District: McIntire District
Address of Property_ 3961/2 Essex Street
Name of Record Owner: City of Salem—Friends Cemetery
Description of Approval of Work:
■ Install new interpretive sign in historic cemetery with the following conditions:
o Sign to be white background with black lettering to match color scheme of existing signs
at Broad Street Cemetery and Charter Street Cemetery;
o Sign to be placed in location of existing sign within Friends Cemetery; and
o Final sign text as attached.
Upon completion of work, please notify Historical Commission staff as final sign-off is required to
document compliance with this Certificate.
Dated: June 26, 2019 SALEM HISTORICAL COMMISSION
The homeowner has the option not to commence the work(unless it relates to resolving an outstanding
violation). All work commenced must be completed within one year from this date unless otherwise
indicated.
THIS IS NOT A BUILDING PERMIT. Please be sure to obtain the appropriate permits from the
Inspector of Buildings (or any other necessary permits or approvals)prior to commencing work.
Friends Cemetery
Established by 1718
The Friends Burying Ground is Salem's third oldest and its smallest cemetery. The
earliest existing gravestone is dated 1702 for Crestofor Foster. Members of the locally
well-known Southwick family are also buried here. On this site in 1718, the Religious
Society of Friends.(Quakers) built their second meeting house to replace an earlier
meeting house constructed further east on Essex Street. The second meeting house
was removed about 1832. During the 17th & 18th centuries, Salem was a center of New
England Quakerism.The earliest Quakers arrived in Salem in the 1650s, suffered
persecution and were exiled under the laws of the Massachusetts Bay Colony's General
Court. The simple headstones and peaceful landscape of the cemetery reflect its
Quaker heritage.