Salem 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. Prior to the dissolution of county governments in Massachusetts in 1999, it served as one of two county seats for Essex County, alongside Lawrence.
Northeast
Salem
Essex County, MA
Population
44,541
Walk Score
98 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$1,678
Median home value
$464,200
Settled
1626
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Bridge Street Neck Historic District · listed 2002
- Charter Street Historic District · listed 1975
- Chestnut Street District · listed 1973
- Chestnut Street District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1978
- Crombie Street District · listed 1983
- Derby Waterfront District · listed 1976
- Downtown Salem District · listed 1983
- Downtown Salem Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1983
- Essex Insitiute Historic District · listed 1972
- Federal Street District · listed 1983
- House of Seven Gables Historic District · listed 1973
- Old Town Hall Historic District · listed 1972
- Point Neighborhood Historic District · listed 2014
- Power Block
- Salem Common Historic District · listed 1976
- Salem Common Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2002
- Salem Maritime National Historic Site · listed 1966
- Salem Willows Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1994
- Winter Island Historic District and Archeological District · listed 1994
Notable landmarks
- Baker's Island Light Station · listed 1976
- Bowditch, Nathaniel, House · listed 1966
- Bowker Place · listed 1983
- Choate, Rufus, House · listed 1982
- City Hall · listed 1973
- Derby Wharf Light Station · listed 1987
- Elevator Works
- Essex County Court Buildings · listed 1976
- First Universalist Church · listed 1983
- Fort Lee · listed 1994
- Fort Pickering · listed 1973
- Gardner-Pingree House · listed 1970
- Gedney and Cox Houses · listed 1974
- Greenlawn Cemetery · listed 2015
- Hamilton Hall · listed 1970
- Joseph Fenno House-Woman's Friend Society · listed 2008
- Monroe, Bessie, House · listed 1983
- Murray, William, House · listed 1990
- North River Canal
- North Street Fire Station · listed 2013
- Peabody Museum of Salem · listed 1966
- Peabody, John P., House · listed 1983
- Peirce-Nichols House · listed 1968
- Salem Diner · listed 1999
- Salem Landry · listed 1983
- …and 12 more
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