Salem Village Historic District

The Salem Village Historic District encompasses a collection of properties from the early center of Salem Village, as Danvers, Massachusetts was known in the 17th century. The district includes an irregular pattern of properties along Centre, Hobart, Ingersoll, and Collins Streets, as far north as Brentwood Circle, and south to Mello Parkway. It includes several buildings notable for their association with the 1692 Salem witch trials, which were mostly centered on individuals who lived in Salem Village. Included in the village are the Rebecca Nurse Homestead, now a house museum, and the remains of the local parsonage, both places of relevance to the witch hysteria.[2]

Salem Village Historic District
Archeological site of the Salem Village Parsonage, where in 1692 the witchcraft hysteria began when a slave from the Caribbean named Tituba spread tales about witchcraft to the Puritans.
LocationDanvers, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°34′0″N 70°57′38″W
Built1681
ArchitectMudge, Josiah, et al.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Colonial, Federal
NRHP reference No.75000252 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 31, 1975

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

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