The Historic Derby Street Neighborhood, also known as the Derby Waterfront District in
Salem, Massachusetts
Salem ( ) is a historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, located on the North Shore of Greater Boston. Continuous settlement by Europeans began in 1626 with English colonists. Salem would become one of the most significant seaports tr ...
encompasses a historically significant portion of the waterfront area of the city. It encompasses properties along Derby Street, which parallels the waterfront, eastward from the
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
The Salem Maritime National Historic Site is a National Historic Site consisting of 12 historic structures, one replica tall-ship, and about 9 acres (36,000 m2) of land along the waterfront of Salem Harbor in Salem, Massachusetts. Salem Maritim ...
to its junction with Fort Avenue, and includes properties on the side streets between Derby and the waterfront. In addition to the National Historic Site, it includes the
House of Seven Gables, a
National Historic Landmark District
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The district features Federal architecture and was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1976.
Gallery
File:Derby House - Salem, Massachusetts.JPG, Derby House - circa 1762
File:Narbonne House - Salem, Massachusetts.JPG, Narbonne House - circa 1675
File:Custom House - Salem, Massachusetts.JPG, Salem Customs House - circa 1819
File:Benjamin Hawkes House - Salem, Massachusetts.JPG, Hawkes House - circa 1780, 1800
File:Old Customs House Salem Massachusetts.jpeg, Custom House, ca. 1880
File:Derby Wharf Lighthouse MA.JPG, Derby Wharf Light
Derby Wharf Light Station is a historic lighthouse on Derby Wharf in Salem, Massachusetts that is within the Salem Maritime National Historic Site.
It was built in 1871 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The United Sta ...
File:1820 Salem Massachusetts map bySaunders BPL 12094.png, Salem - 1820
File:House of Seven Gables, Salem MA 1.jpg, House of Seven Gables, 2015
File:Brookhouse Home.jpg, Brookhouse Home, 2015
File:Captain William Allen House.jpg, Captain William Allen House, 2015
File:Hooper-Hathaway House.jpg, Hooper-Hathaway House, 2015
File:Morning Glory Bed and Breakfast.jpg, Morning Glory Bed and Breakfast, 2015
File:Nathaniel Hawthorne's Birthplace.jpg, Nathaniel Hawthorne's Birthplace, 2015
File:Penn Townsend House 1.jpg, Penn Townsend House, 2015
File:Retire Beckett House.jpg, Retire Beckett House, 2015
File:West India Goods Store - Salem, MA.jpg, West India Goods Store, 2015
See also
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List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts
This article lists the oldest buildings in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in Massachusetts and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate (indicated with a "") and b ...
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List of the oldest buildings in the United States
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List of historic houses in Massachusetts
This is a list of historic houses in Massachusetts.
Western Massachusetts
Berkshire County
* Lenox
** The Mount ( Lenox) – author Edith Wharton's estate; 1902
** Ventfort Hall ( Lenox) – Jacobean style mansion, built 1893 – George & ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
References
Historic districts in Essex County, Massachusetts
Salem, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Salem, Massachusetts
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
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