40 Derby St inventory formWednesday, June 08, 2016 at 4:46: PM
Inventory No:SAL.3338
Historic Name:
Common Name:
Address:40 Derby St
City/Town:Salem
Village/Neighborhood:Derby Street
Local No:41 -143
Year Constructed:c 1907
Architect(s):
Architectural Style(s):No style
Use(s):Multiple Family Dwelling House
Significance:Architecture; Ethnic Heritage
Area(s):SAL.HN: Derby Waterfront Historic District
SAL.HO: Derby Street Local Historic District
Designation(s):Local Historic District (12/17/1974); Nat'l Register District
(5/17/1976)
Building Materials(s):
Roof: Asphalt Shingle
Wall: Asbestos Shingle; Wood; Brick
Foundation: Concrete Cinderblock
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Inventory No:SAL.3338 Historic Name:Common Name:Address:40 Derby St City/Town:Salem Village/Neighborhood:Derby Street Local No:41 -143 Year Constructed:c 1907 Architect(s):Architectural Style(s):No style Use(s):Multiple Family Dwelling House Significance:Architecture; Ethnic Heritage Area(s):SAL.HN: Derby Waterfront Historic DistrictSAL.HO: Derby Street Local Historic DistrictDesignation(s):Local Historic District (12/17/1974); Nat'l Register District (5/17/1976) Building Materials(s): Roof: Asphalt ShingleWall: Asbestos Shingle; Wood; BrickFoundation: Concrete Cinderblock 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. The MACRIS database and scanned files are highly dynamic; new information is added daily and both database records and related scanned files may be updated as new information is incorporated into MHC files. Users should note that there may be a considerable lag time between the receipt of new or updated records by MHC and the appearance of related information in MACRIS. Users should also note that not all source materials for the MACRIS database are made available as scanned images. Users may consult the records, files and maps available in MHC's public research area at its offices at the State Archives Building, 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, open M-F, 9-5. Users of this digital material acknowledge that they have read and understood the MACRIS Information and Disclaimer (http://mhc-macris.net/macrisdisclaimer.htm) Data available via the MACRIS web interface, and associated scanned files are for information purposes only. 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 - BUILDIN G
Derby Waterfront NRHD, 1974; D e r b y Waterfront LHD, 197 6 £/VL. _ ? 3 ^ _f
Assessor's
Number
USGS Qua d Area(s) Form Number
Massachusetts Historical Commission
80 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 0 2 1 1 6
41/143 Salem HO 3338
Town Salem
Residential
Place (neighborhood or village)
Derby Street
4 0 Derby Street
i c Name
Present
Original
f Construction c. 1 9 0 7
See Bibliography*
Form Astylistic
ect/Builder
o r Material:
Foundation Concrete Block
Wall/Trim Cement Asbestos Shingles
Roof Asphalt Shingles
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures
Major Alterations (with dates)
Recorded by: Dianne L. Siergiej
Condition
Moved X no
Acreage
Fair
yes Date
1,950 SF
Setting Located in a densely-settled,
mixed-use neighborhood an d o p p o s i t e t h e
Organization: Commonweal Collaborative ____ tank farm o f t h e N e w England Power Co .
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Date: June 199 5 the south.
SEP 2 9 199 5
.ASS. HIST. OONAM,
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BUILDING FORM 40 Derby Street
ARCHITECTURE DESCRIPTION See continuatio n sheet.
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in term s of other buildings
within the community.
This nondescript, astylistic, multi-family dwelling is typical of the modest
housing built around the turn of the century to accommodate the need for low
cost housing by workers attracted by the city's expanding industrial base.
Both the irregular plan and roof line (combining flat with pitched sections)
appear from local maps to be original, but much detail and original fabric has
been lost. The 2-story open porch has always occupied the southwest corner,
but has obviously been rebuilt using square posts, a modern wrought iron rail
o n the first floor and square balusters on the second story. Entry doors are
all historically inappropriate replacements and include a 6-panel, wooden door
o n the second story and tung and groove, board and batten doors on the first.
All have plain trim. Most windows are 1/1, double-hung, vinyl-clad,
replacement sash, but a few, wooden, 2/2, double-hung sash windows remain.
Window detail has also been modified to incorporate both plain and molded
trim. The chimney penetrates the roof line just below the ridge on the
western slope of the gable-roofed section.
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE X See continuatio n sheet.
Discuss the history of the building. Explain it s a s s o c i a t i o n s wit h local (or stat e history. Include uses
o f the building and the role(s) the owners/occupants played within the community.
A s the industrial base of the city expanded during the nineteenth century,
^ increasing numbers of immigrants and other workers were attracted to Salem
enlarging the population. Many settled on Derby Street and its side streets
which remained among the most densely-populated areas of the city.
This house is typical of newer dwellings constructed along Derby Street.
I t appears to have been built c. 1907 on the site of an earlier dwelling of
unknown date, owned between 1864 and 1903/04 by John (d. August 26, 1879) and
Mary Harrigan. The latter survived her husband, who also owned an adjacent
property at 42 Derby Street (not extant, now a vacant lot) where Mrs. Harrigan
continued to reside through 1903 or 1904 when she moved to Beverly.
Her tenants in the two properties were primarily Irish laborers.
Both Harrigan houses, 40 and 42 Derby Street remained vacant for a couple of
years. The change in configuration as represented on Sanborn maps indicates a
\ new dwelling replaced the Harrigan property at 40 Derby Street during
r that interval. The first owner of this house_appears to have been
Martin Kinsman recorded here on the 1911 Atlas of Salem and listed in city
directories as a laborer. He remained here only that year.
A title search has not been done, but the next owner may have been
Marian Hineman (also Hineman) who moved here in 1912. He is also listed in
local directories as a laborer and after 1926 as a leather worker. He and his
wife, Rose, resided here through 1945. Tenants consisted of tradesman,
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES X See continuatio n sheet.
•
Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places;
I f checked, see attached National Register Criteria Statement form.
INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Salem
4 0 Derby Street
Area HO Form No. 3338
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE (continued)
laborers and mill operatives, primarily leather workers. Reflective of the
changing ethnicity of the neighborhood, around 1915, other occupants switched
from residents with Irish surnames to members of the Polish community which in
the early twentieth century became one of the largest ethnic groups in
the city.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
*Salem Directories, 1855, 1857, 1859, 1861, 1864, 1866, 1869, 1876, 1878,
1881, 1884, 1886, 1886-87, 1888-89, 1890-91, 1893-94, 1895-96, 1899-1900,
1903-04, 1904, 1905, *1907, 1910, 1915, 1920, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932,
1935, 1940 and 1945.
Beers, D. G. & Company, Atlas of Essex County, Massachusetts, 1872.
Hopkins, G. M. & Co., Atlas of Salem, Massachusetts, 1874.
Mclntyre, Henry C. E., Map of the City of Salem, Mass, 1851.
Richards, L. J., Atlas of the City of Salem, Massachusetts...., 1897.
Walker Lithograph and Publishing Company, Atlas of the City of Salem,
Massachusetts, 1911.
FORM B - BUILDING
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICA L COMMISSIO N
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Name
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Description:
Date j^dd * 5
Source
Style
Architect
Exterior wall fabri c
Outbuildings (describe)
Other feature s
Altered
Moved
Date
Date
5. L o t s i z e :
One acr e or(less Over on e acr e
Approximate frontag e »? ^
Approximate distanc e o f b u i l d i n g f r o m street
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6. R e c o r d e d b y
Organization^
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7 . Original owne r (if k n o w n )
Original u s e
Subsequent use s (if any ) a n d d a t e s
8. Theme s (check a s m a n y a s a p p l i c a b l e )
Aboriginal
Agricultural
Architectural
The Arts
Commerce
Communication
Community developmen t
Conservation
Education
Exploration/
settlement
Industry
Military
Political
Recreation
Religion
Science/
invention
Social/
humanitarian
Transportation
9. Historica l significance (include e x p l a n a t i o n o f t h e m e s checke d a b o v e )
10. Bibliograph y and/o r reference s (such a s l o c a l histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps , e t c .)
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