{"nrhp_refnum":"75000252","name":"Salem Village Historic District","other_names":["Salem Village,Danvers Highlands","See Also:Derby Summerhouse"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Irregular pattern along Centre, Hobart, Ingersoll, and Collins Sts., as far N as Brentwood Circle, and S to Mello Pkwy.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Danvers","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.56626550000004,"lon":-70.9634124680725,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-01-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, centered on Centre Street and including parts of Hobart, Ingersoll, Collins, Holten and Forest Streets. It holds 115 buildings dating from the 17th to the late 19th century, plus a few 20th-century ones, on about 275 acres.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the district was central to the development of Danvers and is tied to the 1692 Salem witchcraft trials. It also shows a chronological progression of building styles from the 17th through the 20th centuries. Other themes include local politics, agriculture, the shoe industry, taverns and military history.","narrative":"Salem Village Historic District in Danvers, Massachusetts, is a semi-rural neighborhood of 115 buildings along Centre Street and neighboring streets, covering about 275 acres. Most are private homes, among them more than 60 built before 1860 and eight from the 17th century. Predominant types are center-chimney Colonial houses, often with saltbox or Beverly jog additions, and 1½-story Greek Revival cottages from 1830 to 1860, many built by the local carpenter Josiah Mudge. The district also includes the Training Field, the Glen Magna gardens, the Endicott Estate and the Rebecca Nurse House. It was listed for its link to the 1692 witchcraft hysteria, which began in the village parsonage, and for its role in Danvers' political life, including Samuel Holten, a president of the Continental Congress. Farming, taverns and home shoe manufacturing add to its history, and the buildings together show how the village developed from the 17th century through the 19th.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Josiah Mudge (local carpenter/builder of many Greek Revival houses); Samuel McIntyre (designer of the Derby Summerhouse, 1793)","architectural_style":"Mixed: Colonial center-chimney and saltbox houses, Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival cottages, Mansard, Shingle Style-Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Marked occupied and in excellent to good condition, with some alterations; most buildings are private residences, and five are historic house museums. It became a local historic district on March 11, 1974.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.081197-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/12/7949/63794912/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/75000252.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75000252/394381d46d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75000252/394381d46d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Fletcher6","credit_html":"Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salem_Village_Parsonage_Foundation.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63794912","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_Village_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7404234"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/salem-village-historic-district-75000252/"}