Global InformationDowntown Salem District information
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Downtown Salem District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. Historic district | |
 Essex Street | |
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| Location | Salem, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°31′16″N 70°53′45″W / 42.52111°N 70.89583°W |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000149[1] (original) 83003969[1] (increase) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1972 |
| Boundary increase | October 18, 1983 |
Downtown Salem District is a historic district roughly bounded by Church, Central, New Derby, and Washington Streets in Salem, Massachusetts. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and represents a major expansion of the Old Town Hall Historic District, which was listed in 1972.[2]
When first listed in 1972, the district consisted of a cluster of buildings around Salem's Old Town Hall on Derby Square and Essex, Washington, and Front Streets.[1] The Essex Street pedestrian Mall was closed off to vehicular traffic in 1976 and was made open only to pedestrians and delivery vehicles.[3] The 1983 expansion significantly enlarged the district to encompass a significant portion of Salem's historic downtown. It includes two properties previously listed individually on the National Register: the Joshua Ward House, and City Hall, both on Washington Street.[2]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Downtown Salem District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
- ^ "TSN Salem eyes two options for Essex St. pedestrian mall". The Salem News. March 9, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2011.