Category: Industrial Era

The sea wall at Dead Horse Beach, Salem, Ma. Photo by Jill Miller and Virginia H. Adams, 2023, courtesy Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin, Chairman, Massachusetts Historical Commission.

History of Dead Horse Beach in Salem, Massachusetts

Dead Horse Beach is a small sandy and rocky beach in Salem, Massachusetts. It is located near the mouth of the Danvers River in the Salem Willows Historic District. It… Read more »

Stephen Phillips House, Salem, Ma, in 2017. Photo courtesy of the Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin, Chairman, Massachusetts Historical Commission.

Stephen Phillips House in Salem, Massachusetts

The Stephen Phillips House, also known as the Nathaniel West House, is a historic Federal-style house on Chestnut Street in Salem, Massachusetts. Built in 1821, it is a three-story clapboarded… Read more »

Samuel McIntire: The Architect of Salem

Samuel McIntire was an American architect and craftsman from Salem, Massachusetts. He is most famous for his work in the Chestnut Street District of Salem. McIntire was born on January… Read more »

Southeast wing of the Danvers State Hospital, Danvers, Ma. Photo by Richard Trask, 1981, courtesy Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin, Chairman, Massachusetts Historical Commission.

The Danvers State Hospital Poison Plot

On September 26, 1934, food being prepared in the kitchen of Danvers State Hospital was poisoned, which resulted in the death of one inmate, and a dozen others were struck… Read more »

Andrew Safford House, Salem, Ma, circa 1967

Andrew Safford House in Salem, Massachusetts

The Andrew-Safford House is a historic Federal-style house in Washington Square in Salem, Massachusetts. Built in 1818 for local fur merchant John Andrew, the house is a three-story brick house… Read more »