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Chestnut Street District

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The first of the great brick Federal houses to be constructed was the Thomas Saunders House at number 39 Chestnut, built in 1805 and later remodeled by Arthur Little (1893). Saunders also built the famous McIntire-designed double house next door at numbers 41-43, in 1810, as a wedding present for
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and several other ships. Designed early in the career of Samuel McIntire (1757–1811), and modified later by him, the building gives a unique view into his methods and styles. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973, and is now owned by the
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When Captain John Bertram died in March 1882, his widow donated their home (The John Bertram Mansion) and this became the Salem Public Library. The Salem Public Library opened its doors on July 8, 1889.
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is located at 34 Chestnut Street. A classic car show is held every year at The Stephen Phillips House. The Phillips House is now owned and operated as a
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organizations in the United States. The Athenaeum is located at 337 Essex Street. In 1905, the Athenæum sold the building at 132 Essex Street to the
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in 1973 and enlarged slightly in 1978. The district contains a number of architecturally significant works of
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The Francis Cox House was built in 1846 and is situated at the corner of Chestnut and Summer street.
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his daughters Mary Elizabeth and Caroline, who married brothers Leverett and Nathaniel Saltonstall.
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This High Style Italianate brick and brownstone mansion was built at 370 Essex Street in 1855 for
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house, owned and occupied by ten successive generations of the Pickering family including Colonel
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is a historic district bounded roughly by Bridge, Lynn, Beckford, and River Streets in
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and is open to the public under the auspices of the nonprofit Pickering Foundation.
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
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by Salem's merchants. The district is a subset of a larger locally designated
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
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mansion located at 318 Essex Street. It is now operated by the
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National Register of Historic Places in Salem, Massachusetts
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Roughly bounded by Bridge, Lynn, Beckford, and River Sts.,
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Chestnut Street District is located in Massachusetts
Chestnut Street District is located in the United States
Salem, Massachusetts
42°31′13″N 70°54′8″W / 42.52028°N 70.90222°W / 42.52028; -70.90222
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Salem, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places
Samuel McIntire
Old China Trade
McIntire Historic District

Benjamin Blyth
Leverett Saltonstall I

Hamilton Hall
National Historic Landmark
Salem, Massachusetts
Samuel McIntire
National Register of Historic Places
Ropes Mansion
Colonial
Peabody Essex Museum
Peirce-Nichols House
Friendship
Peabody Essex Museum

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