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Monday, August 6, 2018
The Salem Handbook: A Re-Introduction
In 1977 Historic Salem released The Salem Handbook, as prepared by the architectural firm Anderson Notter, Inc. (now Finegold Alexander). At the time this book was one of the few...
Monday, July 16, 2018
Spotlight on Preservation Priorities: Salem Common Fence
The area we know today as Salem Common was swampland when the English arrived in Naumkeag in 1626. Over time, they adapted it for public use as a pen for...
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Too Far Gone?
The statement that a building is just too run down or outdated to be saved is not so much fact as platitude. It tends to be thrown out to...
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
2018 Preservation Award Recipients
Each year, Historic Salem, Inc. (HSI) invites the community to celebrate excellence in preservation by nominating outstanding restoration and renovation projects for our Preservation Awards. Whether a meticulous home restoration,...
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Welcome New HSI Board Members!
Our Annual Meeting on Friday was a fun and well-attended event with plenty of Flying Saucer pizza to go around! We’d like to thank our outgoing President Jennifer Firth for...
Monday, April 16, 2018
Spotlight on Preservation Priorities: the Essex Institute Historic District
Ever since the Peabody Essex Museum revealed in December of 2017 that the Phillips Library collection would not be returning to its home in Salem, the two historic buildings that...
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
What Will Washington Street Look Like?
Are you wondering what will be built in that now empty lot on Washington Street, across the street from the Post Office? It is a big project that will really...
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Plastic Bags and Preservation
Our city has just made a new year’s resolution – As of January 1 we are all now bringing our own bags to the store. This step forward in our...
Friday, December 29, 2017
Phillips Library Collection
Historic Salem, Incorporated (HSI) joins the Salem community in its concern over the Peabody Essex Museum’s (PEM) plans to remove the Phillips Library Collection and other historic collections to Rowley....
Friday, December 15, 2017
Thank you for a successful 2017 Christmas in Salem!
On behalf of Historic Salem, Inc. I want to thank the Salem community for supporting our holiday fundraiser, Christmas in Salem. The 38th annual holiday home tour hosted more than...
