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366 Essex inventory formMonday, February 22, 2016 at 12:31 PM   Inventory No:SAL.1559    Historic Name:Ropes, Capt. Timothy House Common Name: Address:364 Essex St City/Town:Salem Village/Neighborhood:Central Salem Local No:26 -540 Year Constructed:c 1796 Architect(s): Architectural Style(s):Federal Use(s):Multiple Family Dwelling House; Single Family Dwelling House Significance:Architecture Area(s):SAL.HJ: Chestnut Street Historic District SAL.HU: McIntire Historic District Designation(s):Local Historic District (3/3/1981); Nat'l Register District (8/28/1973) Building Materials(s): Roof: Asphalt Shingle Wall: Vinyl Siding; Wood Foundation: Granite; Stone, Cut; Brick   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: Monday, February 22, 2016 at 12:31 PM   Inventory No:SAL.1559    Historic Name:Ropes, Capt. Timothy House Common Name:Address:364 Essex St City/Town:Salem Village/Neighborhood:Central Salem Local No:26 -540 Year Constructed:c 1796 Architect(s):Architectural Style(s):Federal Use(s):Multiple Family Dwelling House; Single Family Dwelling House Significance:Architecture Area(s):SAL.HJ: Chestnut Street Historic DistrictSAL.HU: McIntire Historic DistrictDesignation(s):Local Historic District (3/3/1981); Nat'l Register District (8/28/1973) Building Materials(s): Roof: Asphalt ShingleWall: Vinyl Siding; WoodFoundation: Granite; Stone, Cut; Brick   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. Efforts are ongoing and not all inventory or National Register records related to this resource may be available in digital format at this time. 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THE ACT OF CHECKING THIS DATABASE AND ASSOCIATED SCANNED FILES DOES NOT SUBSTITUTE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. IF YOU ARE REPRESENTING A DEVELOPER AND/OR A PROPOSED PROJECT THAT WILL REQUIRE A PERMIT, LICENSE OR FUNDING FROM ANY STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY YOU MUST SUBMIT A PROJECT NOTIFICATION FORM TO MHC FOR MHC'S REVIEW AND COMMENT. You can obtain a copy of a PNF through the MHC web site (www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc) under the subject heading "MHC Forms." Commonwealth of MassachusettsMassachusetts Historical Commission220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02125www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc This file was accessed on: FORM B - BUILDING NRDIS 8/28/73; LHD 3/3/81 Assessor's Number TJSGS Quad 26-540 Salem Area(s) HU Form Number 1559 Town Salem Place (neighborhood or village) Central Salem Address 364 Essex St. Historic Name Capt. Timothy Ropes House Uses: Present Multiple Family Dwelling Original Single Family Dwelling Date of Construction by 17% Source Essex Institute Historical Collections Style/Form Federal Architect/Builder Exterior Material: Foundation Granite 5f Wall/Trim Vinyl Siding Roof Asphalt Shingle Recorded by Leslie Donovan Organization Salem Planning Department Date (month/year) 2/96 f}*, Outbuildings/Secondary Structures ir_r None Major Alterations (with dates) Rear ells, 19th & 20th Century: Siding 20th Century Condition Fair Moved xno yes Date Acreage Less than 1 Acre Setting Slight setback from street in 18th and 19th century residential area Follow Massachusetts Historical M 0 8 19% Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form. MASS. HIST. COMM. & BUILDING FORM 364 Essex Street, Salem ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION see continuation sheet Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community. This is an altered example of a wood frame Federal Style residence, among several within the Mclntire District, including a number of excellent examples on Federal Street. The main block is approximately square in plan. 5 bays wide by 3 bays deep, with a complex grouping of ells to the rear of the building. The main block rises three stories from a dressed granite block foundation to a ridge-hip roof. Two interior brick chimneys are centered at the ridge. Granite steps set between arched granite knee walls support a Roman Doric portico. The entry consists of double wood and glass panel doors topped by a transom. Alterations range from the 19th through the 20th century and include a Greek Revival side entry on the west elevation facing Monroe Street, a projecting hood at the front portico supported on paired brackets with drop pendants and a second story bay with a paneled skirt sitting on the portico, a common feature found on Essex Street. Recent alterations include vinyl siding storm windows and replacement sash with 6/6 interior muntin grids. At the rear, there appear to be two parallel attached gambrel roofed ells and a two-story flat roofed ell with a wood deck. The west ell is 2 1/2 stories, set on a brick foundation, one bay wide and has a shed dormer on the west elevation of the gambrel roof. A center ell also has a gambrel roof, and the two story ell fills the northeast comer at the rear. A three story ell, which projects at the northeast comer of the main block was added prior to 1851 and may be original to the building Concrete steps lead up to two rear 20th century entries. The flat-roofed section appears to include a 20th century enclosure of a former porch. A secondary entrance from Essex Street leads into the east elevation of the main block, adjacent to the three story ell. It is reached by a canted wood porch set on fluted Doric columns and has a wood and glass panel door with transom in a molded surround HISTORICAL NARRATIVE X see continuation sheet Discuss 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. The former building survey form dated 1967 indicates that this was the home of Capt. Timothy Ropes. This is corroborated by genealogical records on the Ropes family in the Essex Institute Historical Collections, which indicate that in June 17%, Timothy Ropes, a cooper and master mariner (1773-1848), and his brother Hardy purchased their father's homestead from the rest of the heirs for $2,000. It was on Essex Street and appears to have been this lot. In July 1799, Timothy Ropes bought out his brother's share and he lived here until Jan. 1813, when it passed to his brother-in-law, Ichabod Nichols. Timothy Ropes moved to 375 Essex Street where he lived until his death. Oliver Thayer refers to this as the Ropes house, which at the time of his writing (1884) was owned by Mrs. Bertram. Thayer lists other former occupants: Rev. Mr. Hoppin, Mr. Ezra Northey, and James B. Ferguson. The directories indicate that Ezra Northey, merchant, and Timothy Ropes, Jr., hardware, lived here in 1837. Mrs. John Bertram, widow of Capt. John Bertram, owned the property from 1874 - 1897, during which time she leased the property. Mary Bertram, formerly Mary Ann Ropes, was the third wife of Captain John Bertram, a wealthy Salem merchant, ship owner, and a generous philanthropist. Mary Bertram owned a number of investment properties in this neighborhood around the turn of the century including 9 North Street, 364 and 373 Essex Street 125, 135, and 140 Federal Street and 6 Monroe Street. Mary Bertram and Bertram's daughters donated the mansion at 370 Essex Street to the City of Salem for use as a public library in 1887. Mrs. Bertram then moved to the Assembly House at 138 Federal Street. The 1884 directory shows three tenants, but the 1897 ^directory lists only one tenant, a wiskjsv. £)p the 1911 map, the owner was shown as Harris, but the occupant in the 1910 directory was listed as Wm. C. West. Although the building appears to have several entrance doors, the INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Community Salem Property Address 364 Essex St. Massachusetts Historical Commission Massachusetts Archives Building 220 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125 Area(s) HU Form No. 1559 20th-century directory listings only show one name at this address in 1910, 1930, 1950 and 1970. It is likely that the addresses for the addihonal units were listed on Monroe Street. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES X see continuation sheet Little, Selina F. "Captain John Bertram, Seafarer, Merchant, Philanthropist." Salem, June 1990. Massachusetts Historical Commission. Historic Resources Inventory- Salem. "Materials for a History of the Ropes Family." Essex Institute Historical Collections. Volume 7: 199. Reardon. Elizabeth K. Salem Historic District Study Committee Investigation. Typescript, 1968. Salem City Directories. 1836-1970. Thayer. Oliver. "Early Recollections of the Upper Portion of Essex Street." Essex Institute Historical Collections (July. August. September 1884). Maps Hopkins, G. M. Atlas of Salem. Philadelphia, 1874. Mclntyre. H. Map of the City of Salem. Philadelphia. 1851. Phillips. James Duncan. Map of Salem about 1780. Based on Research by Sidney Perley and the accounts of Colonel Benjamin J. Pickman and Benjamin F. Browne with additional information assembled by Jones Duncan and Henry Noyes Otis. Salem: James Duncan Phillips. 1937. . Part of Salem in 1700. From the research of Sidney Perley. Assembed by William W. K. Freeman. Salem: James Duncan Phillips, 1933. Richards. L. F. Atlas of Salem. 1897. Walker Lithograph and Publishing Company. Atlas of Salem. Boston, MA: 1911. Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked, you must attach a completed National Register Criteria Statement form. FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston In Area no. Form no. cs HO, Hi 1659 / 1. Town SALEM Address Name. 564 Essex St Present use residence Present ownerj^g_ j( <;/. / /fUS I |3. Description: Bateu-_L early, "'gt.h Source Style Fp^pral Architect in relation to nearest cross streets and pSAj/\y\f7V' other buildings. Indicate north. [IAHO .9 Exterior wall fabric wood Outbuildings (describe)_ Other features ____ % I_/ x / x _ x gy Altered Moved Date Date 5. Lot size: One acre or less Approximate frontage Over one acre _5D_! Approximate distance of building from street io_ PO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE USGS Quadrant IMHC Photo no. 6. Recorded by_ E.G. Welch (oyer) Mr ft, { Organization S.H.C. Date 50/8/76 1^77 MASS. HiST. COMM. 7. Original owner (if known) Original use Subsequent uses (if any) and dates 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Conservation Recreation Agricultural Education Religion Architectural y( Exploration/ Science/ The Arts __ settlement invention Commerce ZZZI Industry Social/ Communication Military humanitarian Community development Political Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) t3#4 Bmm street* «*ta^t wnnt* mttttt faHHASw mm front pevtioa of thlm toty w©@tf«» hmm h«« hmm mltmx®A with tb* »Mtti« of » fe*y vinto* abov« it »aA i§r*§J«%g* ffe* mlAm home at Captain Yla&ttfcy (clrcn 1*00). 10'. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.)