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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Salem, Massachusetts.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. 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.

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. Salem itself is the location of 46 of these properties and districts, including 8 National Historic Landmarks.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location Description
1 Baker's Island Light Station
Baker's Island Light Station
November 21, 1976
(#76000289)
 East of Salem on Baker's Island
42°32′11″N 70°47′11″W / 42.536389°N 70.786389°W / 42.536389; -70.786389 (Baker's Island Light Station)
2 Nathaniel Bowditch House
Nathaniel Bowditch House
October 15, 1966
(#66000135)
 North St.
42°31′18″N 70°53′58″W / 42.521667°N 70.899444°W / 42.521667; -70.899444 (Nathaniel Bowditch House)
3 Bowker Place
Bowker Place
July 29, 1983
(#83000573)
 144-156 Essex St.
42°31′19″N 70°53′35″W / 42.521944°N 70.893056°W / 42.521944; -70.893056 (Bowker Place)
4 Bridge Street Neck Historic District
Bridge Street Neck Historic District
July 19, 2002
(#02000790)
 Bridge St. and side streets between March/Osgood Sts., and Howard/Webb Sts.
42°31′48″N 70°53′19″W / 42.53°N 70.888611°W / 42.53; -70.888611 (Bridge Street Neck Historic District)
5 Charter Street Historic District
Charter Street Historic District
March 10, 1975
(#75000294)
 Bounded by Liberty, Derby, Central, and Charter Sts.
42°31′13″N 70°53′34″W / 42.520278°N 70.892778°W / 42.520278; -70.892778 (Charter Street Historic District)
6 Chestnut Street District
Chestnut Street District
August 28, 1973
(#73000312)
 Bounded roughly by Broad, Flint, Federal, and Summer Sts.
42°31′13″N 70°54′08″W / 42.520278°N 70.902222°W / 42.520278; -70.902222 (Chestnut Street District)
7 Rufus Choate House
Rufus Choate House
November 12, 1982
(#82000481)
 14 Lynde St.
42°31′21″N 70°53′48″W / 42.5225°N 70.896667°W / 42.5225; -70.896667 (Rufus Choate House)
8 City Hall
City Hall
April 3, 1973
(#73000316)
 93 Washington St.
42°31′19″N 70°53′45″W / 42.521944°N 70.895833°W / 42.521944; -70.895833 (City Hall)
9 Crombie Street District
Crombie Street District
September 16, 1983
(#83000575)
 7-15 and 16-18 Crombie St., and 13 Barton St.
42°31′14″N 70°53′52″W / 42.520556°N 70.897778°W / 42.520556; -70.897778 (Crombie Street District)
10 Derby Waterfront District
Derby Waterfront District
May 17, 1976
(#76000297)
 Derby St. from Herbert St. to Block House Sq., waterfront streets between Kosciusko and Blaney Sts.
42°31′18″N 70°53′06″W / 42.521667°N 70.885°W / 42.521667; -70.885 (Derby Waterfront District)
11 Derby Wharf Light Station
Derby Wharf Light Station
June 15, 1987
(#87001466)
 Derby Wharf
42°30′52″N 70°53′04″W / 42.514444°N 70.884444°W / 42.514444; -70.884444 (Derby Wharf Light Station)
12 Downtown Salem District
Downtown Salem District
December 4, 1972
(#72000149)
 Derby Sq. and 215-231 Essex, 121-145 Washington, and 6-34 Front Sts.; also roughly bounded by Church, Central, New Derby, and Washington Sts.
42°31′16″N 70°53′45″W / 42.521111°N 70.895833°W / 42.521111; -70.895833 (Downtown Salem District)		 Originally listed as the Old Town Hall Historic District; new name and boundaries represent a boundary increase of October 18, 1983
13 Essex Institute Historic District
Essex Institute Historic District
June 22, 1972
(#72000147)
 134-132, 128, 126 Essex St. and 13 Washington Sq., W.
42°31′20″N 70°53′33″W / 42.522222°N 70.8925°W / 42.522222; -70.8925 (Essex Institute Historic District)
14 Federal Street District
Federal Street District
May 17, 1976
(#76000299)
 32 Federal St.; also roughly bounded by Bridge, Washington, Federal, and Summer Sts.
42°31′22″N 70°53′52″W / 42.522778°N 70.897778°W / 42.522778; -70.897778 (Federal Street District)		 Originally listed as the Essex County Court Buildings; new name and boundaries represent a boundary increase of September 16, 1983
15 Joseph Fenno House-Woman's Friend Society
Joseph Fenno House-Woman's Friend Society
September 17, 2008
(#08000906)
 12-14 Hawthorne Boulevard
42°31′18″N 70°53′25″W / 42.521761°N 70.890364°W / 42.521761; -70.890364 (Joseph Fenno House-Woman's Friend Society)
16 First Universalist Church
First Universalist Church
July 29, 1983
(#83000577)
 6 Rust St.
42°31′26″N 70°53′44″W / 42.523889°N 70.895556°W / 42.523889; -70.895556 (First Universalist Church)
17 Fort Lee
Fort Lee
April 14, 1994
(#94000285)
 Fort Ave.
42°31′55″N 70°52′28″W / 42.531944°N 70.874444°W / 42.531944; -70.874444 (Fort Lee)
18 Fort Pickering
Fort Pickering
February 8, 1973
(#73000320)
 Winter Island
42°31′36″N 70°54′02″W / 42.526667°N 70.900556°W / 42.526667; -70.900556 (Fort Pickering)
19 Gardiner-Pingree House
Gardiner-Pingree House
December 30, 1970
(#70000541)
 128 Essex St.
42°31′21″N 70°53′31″W / 42.5225°N 70.891944°W / 42.5225; -70.891944 (Gardiner-Pingree House)
20 Gedney and Cox Houses
Gedney and Cox Houses
October 1, 1974
(#74000389)
 21 High St.
42°31′06″N 70°53′53″W / 42.518333°N 70.898056°W / 42.518333; -70.898056 (Gedney and Cox Houses)
21 Greenlawn Cemetery
Greenlawn Cemetery
July 27, 2015
(#15000467)
 57 Orne St.
42°31′58″N 70°54′15″W / 42.5329°N 70.9041°W / 42.5329; -70.9041 (Greenlawn Cemetery)
22 Hamilton Hall
Hamilton Hall
December 30, 1970
(#70000543)
 9 Cambridge St.
42°31′10″N 70°53′58″W / 42.519444°N 70.899444°W / 42.519444; -70.899444 (Hamilton Hall)
23 House of the Seven Gables Historic District
House of the Seven Gables Historic District
May 8, 1973
(#73000323)
 54 Turner St. at Derby and Hardy Sts.
42°31′18″N 70°53′22″W / 42.521667°N 70.889444°W / 42.521667; -70.889444 (House of the Seven Gables Historic District)
24 Bessie Monroe House
Bessie Monroe House
July 29, 1983
(#83000580)
 7 Ash St.
42°31′25″N 70°53′43″W / 42.523611°N 70.895278°W / 42.523611; -70.895278 (Bessie Monroe House)
25 William Murray House
William Murray House
March 9, 1990
(#90000257)
 39 Essex St.
42°31′24″N 70°53′10″W / 42.523333°N 70.886111°W / 42.523333; -70.886111 (William Murray House)
26 North Street Fire Station
North Street Fire Station
March 6, 2013
(#13000050)
 142 North St.
42°31′42″N 70°54′10″W / 42.528369°N 70.902835°W / 42.528369; -70.902835 (North Street Fire Station)		 In 1881, the North Street Fire Station was built..
27 Peabody Museum of Salem
Peabody Museum of Salem
October 15, 1966
(#66000783)
 161 Essex St.
42°31′18″N 70°53′36″W / 42.521667°N 70.893333°W / 42.521667; -70.893333 (Peabody Museum of Salem)		 This listing is for the East India Marine Hall, now a portion of the Peabody Essex Museum.
28 John P. Peabody House
John P. Peabody House
July 29, 1983
(#83000581)
 15 Summer St.
42°31′13″N 70°53′56″W / 42.520278°N 70.898889°W / 42.520278; -70.898889 (John P. Peabody House)
29 Peirce-Nichols House
Peirce-Nichols House
November 24, 1968
(#68000041)
 80 Federal St.
42°31′22″N 70°54′00″W / 42.522778°N 70.9°W / 42.522778; -70.9 (Peirce-Nichols House)
30 Point Neighborhood Historic District
Point Neighborhood Historic District
December 2, 2014
(#14000972)
 Roughly bounded by Peabody, Congress, Chase & Lafayette Sts.
42°31′00″N 70°53′29″W / 42.5166°N 70.8915°W / 42.5166; -70.8915 (Point Neighborhood Historic District)
31 St. Nicholas Orthodox Church and Rectory
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church and Rectory
February 18, 1994
(#93000346)
 64-66 Forrester St.
42°31′32″N 70°53′07″W / 42.525556°N 70.885278°W / 42.525556; -70.885278 (St. Nicholas Orthodox Church and Rectory)
32 Salem Common Historic District
Salem Common Historic District
May 12, 1976
(#76000303)
 Bounded roughly by St. Peter's, Bridge, and Derby Sts. and Collins Cove
42°31′22″N 70°53′28″W / 42.522778°N 70.891111°W / 42.522778; -70.891111 (Salem Common Historic District)
33 Salem Diner
Salem Diner
September 22, 1999
(#99001118)
 70½ Loring Ave.
42°30′04″N 70°53′47″W / 42.501111°N 70.896389°W / 42.501111; -70.896389 (Salem Diner)
34 Salem Laundry
Salem Laundry
July 29, 1983
(#83000583)
 55 Lafayette St.
42°31′12″N 70°53′38″W / 42.52°N 70.893889°W / 42.52; -70.893889 (Salem Laundry)		 Misspelled as "Landry" on the National Register
35 Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
October 15, 1966
(#66000048)
 Derby St.
42°31′09″N 70°53′10″W / 42.519167°N 70.886111°W / 42.519167; -70.886111 (Salem Maritime National Historic Site)
36 Salem Willows Historic District
Salem Willows Historic District
March 25, 1994
(#94000265)
 Roughly Columbus, Bay View, Beach and Fort Aves.
42°31′57″N 70°52′06″W / 42.5325°N 70.868333°W / 42.5325; -70.868333 (Salem Willows Historic District)
37 Shepard Block
Shepard Block
July 29, 1983
(#83000584)
 298-304 Essex St.
42°31′17″N 70°53′57″W / 42.521389°N 70.899167°W / 42.521389; -70.899167 (Shepard Block)
38 Joseph Story House
Joseph Story House
November 7, 1973
(#73001952)
 26 Winter St.
42°31′29″N 70°53′27″W / 42.524722°N 70.890833°W / 42.524722; -70.890833 (Joseph Story House)
39 US Post Office-Salem Main
US Post Office-Salem Main
June 4, 1986
(#86001211)
 2 Margin St.
42°31′10″N 70°53′47″W / 42.519575°N 70.896375°W / 42.519575; -70.896375 (US Post Office-Salem Main)
40 John Ward House
John Ward House
November 24, 1968
(#68000045)
 132 Essex St.
42°31′22″N 70°53′36″W / 42.522778°N 70.893333°W / 42.522778; -70.893333 (John Ward House)
41 Joshua Ward House
Joshua Ward House
February 8, 1978
(#78000481)
 148 Washington St.
42°31′13″N 70°53′48″W / 42.520278°N 70.896667°W / 42.520278; -70.896667 (Joshua Ward House)
42 Wesley Methodist Church
Wesley Methodist Church
July 29, 1983
(#83000588)
 8 North St.
42°31′19″N 70°53′56″W / 42.521944°N 70.898889°W / 42.521944; -70.898889 (Wesley Methodist Church)
43 West Cogswell House
West Cogswell House
July 29, 1983
(#83000589)
 5-9 Summer St.
42°31′15″N 70°53′56″W / 42.520833°N 70.898889°W / 42.520833; -70.898889 (West Cogswell House)
44 Winter Island Historic District and Archeological District
Winter Island Historic District and Archeological District
April 14, 1994
(#94000335)
 Winter Island
42°31′42″N 70°52′09″W / 42.528333°N 70.869167°W / 42.528333; -70.869167 (Winter Island Historic District and Archeological District)
45 Thomas March Woodbridge House
Thomas March Woodbridge House
March 31, 1975
(#75000304)
 48 Bridge St.
42°31′58″N 70°53′21″W / 42.532778°N 70.889167°W / 42.532778; -70.889167 (Thomas March Woodbridge House)
46 YMCA
YMCA
July 29, 1983
(#83000590)
 284-296 Essex St.
42°31′17″N 70°53′55″W / 42.521389°N 70.898611°W / 42.521389; -70.898611 (YMCA)
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