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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
What is the Demo Delay Ordinance? Why does it need to be updated?
In 1986 Salem was on the cutting edge when city leaders implemented a six-month demolition delay ordinance. This means that when applying for a demolition permit for a building older...
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Letter to Salem Redevelopment Authority (SRA) regarding 38 Norman Street
This letter was submitted to the Salem Redevelopment Authority (SRA) in advance of their April 14, 2021 meeting. You can review the submitted meeting material, including other public comments, on...
Saturday, April 10, 2021
James Barr House and Two HSI Initiatives
With new construction projects proposed throughout the historic downtown and our ongoing efforts to expand historic protections to all Salem neighborhoods, the work we’re doing at HSI often outpaces our...
Thursday, October 22, 2020
An Opportunity for Connection: Our Thoughts on the 38 Norman Street Rendering
There has been a growing conversation on social media in reaction to images that were recently posted on Instagram of a preliminary design for a potential building at 38 Norman...
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Letter: Our comments on Salem Redevelopment Authority (SRA) interviews for Courthouse reuse proposals
This following letter was submitted to the Salem Redevelopment Authority (SRA) regarding further comments following our letter from September 3, 2020 regarding building ownership and development partner. September 24, 2020...
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Letter: Our Comments on Proposals for Reuse of Historic Courthouses
This following letter was submitted to the Salem Redevelopment Authority (SRA) regarding the development of the Salem Superior Courthouse and County Commissioners Building on Federal Street. September 3, 2020 Dear...
Saturday, July 18, 2020
HSI Welcomes Four New Members to it’s Board of Directors
Read their responses to the question: Why HSI? Lori Boudo – I have lived in Salem for 20 years now and was first attracted to this great city because of...
Monday, March 30, 2020
Kate Tannant Woods (1835 – 1910)
By Polly Wilbert and Pat Donahue An excerpt from the last poem written by Kate Tannatt Woods in the days before she died and published in National Magazine, Vol. 43...
Friday, March 6, 2020
For 25 Years Minister to Salem’s African-Americans: The Rev. Jacob Stroyer (ca. 1849-Feb. 7, 1908)
By Polly WilbertJacob Stroyer, a former South Carolina slave, lived and ministered to African Americans in Salem for 25 years. He wrote a memoir of slavery, My Life in the...
Friday, January 31, 2020
What is “Stack Effect” and How Does It Cause Heat Loss from the Bowditch House in the Winter?
This elevator tower wrapped in building wrap perfectly illustrates something that all buildings, old and new, have in common – stack effect. Cold air is more dense and sinks to...
