Witch House, Salem
The Witch House in Salem, around 1901: The same house in 2013: The Witch House in Salem is one of the oldest houses in Massachusetts, and is the only surviving building in Salem with direct ties to the...
View ArticleJohn Ward House, Salem
The John Ward House in Salem, Mass, around 1906. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection. In 2013, albeit in a different location: These two photos aren’t...
View ArticleRopes Mansion, Salem, Mass
The Ropes Mansion at 318 Essex Street in Salem, on November 26, 1940. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey Collection. The house in 2017: This house was built...
View ArticleHamilton Hall, Salem, Mass
Hamilton Hall, at the corner of Chestnut and Cambridge Streets in Salem, on December 24, 1940. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey Collection. The building in...
View ArticleSouth Church, Salem, Mass
South Church, at the corner of Chestnut and Cambridge Streets in Salem, around 1865-1885. Image courtesy of the New York Public Library. The scene in 2017: The South Church was established in 1774,...
View ArticleOliver Primary School, Salem, Mass
The Oliver Primary School at 3 Broad Street in Salem, on November 26, 1940. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey Collection. The scene in 2017: This is the...
View ArticleClassical and High School, Salem, Mass
The Classical and High School at 5 Broad Street in Salem, around 1865-1885. Image courtesy of the New York Public Library. The scene in 2017: This scene shows two historic school buildings on Broad...
View ArticleRailroad Station, Salem, Mass
The railroad station at the corner of Washington and Norman Streets in Salem, around 1910. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection. The scene in 2017: Salem was...
View ArticleDerby House, Salem, Mass
The Derby House on Derby Street in Salem, around 1910. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection. The house in 2019: Salem was at the peak of its prosperity as a...
View ArticleBenjamin Daland House, Salem, Mass
The house at 23 Summer Street in Salem, around 1891. Image courtesy of the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum, Frank Cousins Collection of Glass Plate Negatives. The house in 2019: This house...
View ArticleJohn Hodges House, Salem, Mass
The house at 81 Essex Street, at the corner of Orange Street in Salem, around 1890-1914. Image courtesy of the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum, Frank Cousins Collection of Glass Plate...
View ArticleEast India Marine Hall, Salem, Mass
East India Marine Hall on Essex Street in Salem, around 1910-1920. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection. The scene in 2019: The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem...
View ArticleCustom House, Salem, Massachusetts (2)
The Custom House in Salem, probably sometime around the 1890s. Image courtesy of the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum, Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection. The scene in 2019: As...
View ArticleDerby House, Salem, Massachusetts
The Derby House on Derby Street in Salem, probably sometime around the 1890-1910. Image courtesy of the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum, Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection. The...
View ArticleRopes Mansion, Salem, Massachusetts (2)
The Ropes Mansion at 318 Essex Street in Salem, probably around 1895-1910. Image courtesy of the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum, Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection. The house...
View ArticleJoseph Neal House, Salem, Massachusetts
The house at 358 Essex Street in Salem, probably around 1890-1910. Image courtesy of the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum, Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection. The house in 2023:...
View ArticleJoseph Dean House, Salem, Massachusetts
The house at the northeast corner of Essex and Flint Streets in Salem, probably around 1890-1910. Image courtesy of the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum, Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives...
View ArticleFrancis A. Seamans House, Salem, Massachusetts
The house at 48 Chestnut Street in Salem, around 1910. Image courtesy of the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum, Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection. The house in 2023: The early...
View ArticleNathaniel West & James W. Thompson House, Salem, Massachusetts
The house at 38-40 Chestnut Street in Salem, probably around 1890-1910. Image courtesy of the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum, Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection. The house in...
View ArticleIchabod Tucker House, Salem, Massachusetts
The house at 28 Chestnut Street in Salem, probably around 1890-1910. Image courtesy of the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum, Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection. The house in...
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