Currently endangered
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Recent press about St. Joseph’s Church
Church still likely to come down, February 16, 2012
Federal agency enters St Josephs talks, Jan. 21, 2012
My View: Adaptive reuse of St Joseph Church practical financially feasible, Jan. 5, 2012
Church can be torn down, Dec. 1, 2011
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St. Joseph's Church Complex
Three Endangered Properties
County Commissioner’s Building (1841)
Superior Court (1862, 1887, 1889)
Registry of Deeds (1909)Summary
Individually the Historic Court Buildings on Federal Street are noteworthy examples of architectural styles commonly employed in public building design from the mid-19th to the mid 20th century, and as an assemblage, are truly extraordinary. They were added to the Most Endangered [more]
Historic Court Buildings
Endangered (Listed 2009)
Summary
The Mason and Flint Street neighborhood is a mixed-use neighborhood that acts as a transition from the industrial scaled buildings along the North River to the residential streets surrounding Mack Park. The Mason and Flint Street neighborhood was placed on the Most Endangered List in 2009 due to continual threat from inappropriate development, [more]
Mason & Flint Streets - A North River Neighborhood
Endangered (listed 2003)
SummarySt. Mary’s Italian Church, built in 1925, was at the heart of Salem’s Italian American community for most of the 20th century. The church was placed on the Most Endangered List in 2003, when the Archdiocese of Boston closed it. In 2009 a threat arose when the owners proposed housing in the church [more]
St. Mary's Italian Church
An Endangered Property
Summary
Fort Lee, located between Fort Ave and Memorial Drive, pre-dates the Revolutionary War and was rebuilt during the Civil War to contain a four gun battery. It was added to the Most Endangered list in 2001 due to neglect and deferred maintenance. It is currently considered Endangered.
A historic photo showing Fort Lee looking [more]
Fort Lee
Endangered, many Lost
The industrial buildings along the North River were placed on the Most Endangered List in 2000 due to constant threat of demolition and replacement with a variety of unsympathetic buildings. Since that time, three of the industrial buildings have been demolished; another, Bonfanti Leather, is slated for demolition. While these buildings had many [more]
North River Industrial Buildings
Salem Common Fence
Salem Common Fence
These properties need immediate action or face serious threat such as physical deterioration; intentional destruction; natural disaster; improper planning or preservation; or proposal of an inappropriate development project.