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Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Press Release: HSI Announces Historic House Resource Expo for September 2025!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HISTORIC SALEM, INC. LAUNCHES HISTORIC HOUSE RESOURCE EXPO Salem, Mass (July 9, 2025) – Historic Salem, Inc. has announced the newly created Historic House Resource Expo, which...
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Press Release: Preservation Award Nominations Now Open!
June 1, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HISTORIC SALEM, INC. OPENS NOMINATIONS FOR ANNUAL PRESERVATION AWARDS NOMINATIONS OPEN THROUGH JULY 15, 2025 Salem, MA — Each year, Historic Salem, Inc. (HSI)...
Friday, May 30, 2025
A Conversation About Property Insurance Issues for Historic Homes
Last summer, HSI began to receive calls and emails from owners of historic houses. Their insurance agents were telling them they couldn’t get their property insurance renewed because they display...
Friday, May 23, 2025
Ropes Mansion Bollards: Second Advocacy Letter on Essex/Cambridge Streets Sidewalk Construction
This letter was submitted to the City of Salem Department of Public Service in regards to the planned bollards and construction work in front of Ropes Mansion. April 22, 2025...
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Roadwork at Essex and Cambridge Streets – Comments to Salem Historical Commission
This letter was submitted to the Salem Historical Commission in regards to the planned bollards and construction work in front of Ropes Mansion. April 15, 2025 Attn: Patricia KelleherSalem Historical...
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
252 Bridge Street – Comments to Design Review Board (DRB)
This letter was originally submitted for the April 23, 2025 meeting of the Salem Design Review Board (DRB) in consideration of the exterior cladding for the new Exchange Building at...
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
301 Essex Street: Former Jerry’s Department Store
Updated: February 2025 BackgroundSince 2022 Historic Salem, Inc. (HSI) has been actively engaged in the design review of this project, including meetings and correspondence directly with the developer and designers....
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Proposal to Move Pioneer Village to Camp Naumkeag Site in Salem Willows Historic Salem Position Statement
Updated February 2024 Background Pioneer Village is an open-air museum re-creating 17th-century life that was established with private funding in time to commemorate the Massachusetts Tercentenary in 1930. In 2021,...
Friday, October 13, 2023
75 North Street at the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA)
The following letter was submitted to the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) prior to their October 18, 2023 meeting. You can find additional meeting materials, comments, and letters on the...
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
301 Essex Street – Comments to Salem Redevelopment Authority (SRA)
This letter was originally submitted to the Salem Redevelopment Authority (SRA) regarding exterior materials for the proposed addition to the Jerry’s building at 301 Essex Street. April 11, 2023...
