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The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem, Massachusetts, US, is a successor to the East India Marine Society, established in 1799. [1] It combines the collections of the former Peabody Museum of Salem (which acquired the Society's collection) and the Essex Institute .
Owned by the Peabody Essex Museum, restored 1794 period Colonial house Crosby Mansion: Brewster: Barnstable: Cape Cod: Historic house: website, late 19th-century mansion open for tours on specific dates Cushing House Museum and Garden: Newburyport: Essex: Merrimack Valley: Historic house: 19th-century Federal mansion with collection of ...
The John Ward House is a National Historic Landmark at 9 Brown Street in Salem, Massachusetts, United States.With an early construction history between 1684 and 1723, it is an excellent example of First Period architecture, and as the subject of an early 20th-century restoration by antiquarian George Francis Dow, it is an important example of the restoration techniques.
In 1933 descendants of David Pingree gave the house to the Essex Institute, which merged with the Peabody Museum of Salem to form the Peabody Essex Museum. [ 2 ] The house was the site of the notorious 1830 murder of Capt. Joseph White, [ 4 ] whose death prompted a famous trial prosecuted by Daniel Webster .
The Essex Institute (1848–1992) in Salem, Massachusetts, was "a literary, historical and scientific society." [1] It maintained a museum, library, [2] historic houses; arranged educational programs; and issued numerous scholarly publications. In 1992 the institute merged with the Peabody Museum of Salem to form the Peabody Essex Museum. [3]
161 Essex St. 42°31′18″N 70°53′36″W / 42.521667°N 70.893333°W / 42.521667; -70.893333 ( Peabody Museum This listing is for the East India Marine Hall, now a portion of the Peabody Essex Museum .
The Nathaniel Ropes Mansion (commonly referred to as Ropes Mansion), is a Georgian Colonial mansion located at 318 Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts. As no published dendrochronology study has been conducted, the exact build date of this home is up for debate. It is generally agreed upon by historians that the mansion dates to the late 1720s.
The eagle was carved by woodcarver and cabinetmaker Joseph True. Other works of his are in the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem. St. Joseph Hall (1909) – Original home of The St. Joseph Society (1897), a fraternal society established by late 19th century Polish immigrants. The first floor was retail space that could be rented out to provide an ...