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The Point Neighborhood Historic District, also known as Stage Point, is a predominantly residential historic district just south of downtown Salem, Massachusetts.It is a densely built, roughly rectangular grid of streets east of Lafayette Street, south of the South River, west of Congress Street, and north of Chase and Leavitt Streets.
Salem (/ ˈ s eɪ l ə m / SAY-ləm) is a historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located on the North Shore of Greater Boston. Continuous settlement by Europeans began in 1626 with English colonists. Salem was one of the most significant seaports trading commodities in early American history.
Map of Salem, Massachusetts in 1820. Old National Guard Armory, 2015. In 1637, the first muster on Salem Common took place where for the first time, a regiment of militia (the East Regiment) drilled for the common defense of a multi-community area, [5] thus laying the foundation for what became the Army National Guard.
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [ 1 ] Essex County , of which Salem is a part, is the location of more than 450 properties and districts listed on the National Register, including 25 National Historic Landmarks .
Downtown Salem District is a historic district roughly bounded by Church, Central, New Derby, and Washington Streets in Salem, Massachusetts. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and represents a major expansion of the Old Town Hall Historic District , which was listed in 1972.
The Bridge Street Neck Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district in Salem, Massachusetts.It encompasses most of a peninsula of land northeast of downtown Salem, on the route connecting Salem to Beverly, which has been the scene of residential, commercial, and industrial development since the early settlement of Salem in the 1630s.
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Salem, 1820. This High Style Italianate brick and brownstone mansion was built at 370 Essex Street in 1855 for Captain John Bertram [11] When Captain John Bertram died in March 1882, his widow donated their home (The John Bertram Mansion) and this became the Salem Public Library. [12] The Salem Public Library opened its doors on July 8, 1889.