Salem in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Joseph Fenno House
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Woman's Friend Society

National Registry of Historic Places

Photographed by Marc Posner, April 29, 2024

1. Joseph Fenno House / Woman's Friend Society Marker

Inscription. Built in 1811-1812 as a single family McIntire style brick double house of Federal Period construction for the Joseph Fenno family. In 1822 the northern and southern houses were split into separate ownerships and each experienced ownership changes until 1878 when Philanthropist John Bertram then purchased the northern house and assigned it in trust to his daughter, Jennie M. Emmerton, for the use of The Woman's Friend Society of Salem. In 1884 the Society was given sole ownership, and by 1889, through private fund-raising, the Woman's Friend Society was able to purchase the southern half of the house in order to expand its' programs which have provided significant services to the women of Salem.

Erected 2008.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.

Location. 42° 31.306′ N, 70° 53.431′ W. Marker is in Salem, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is on Hawthorne Boulevard (Massachusetts Route 1A) just south of Essex Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or

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near this postal address: 12 Hawthorne Blvd, Salem MA 01970, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Massachusetts’ North Shore,

in Greater Boston,

and in the Merrimack Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Immaculate Conception Parish War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Home of Nathaniel H. Felt (within shouting distance of this marker); Immaculate Conception Parish (within shouting distance of this marker); Gideon Tucker Mansion (within shouting distance of this marker); The Birthplace of Nathaniel Hawthorne (within shouting distance of this marker); Gardner-Pingree House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sophia Peabody Hawthorne (about 300 feet away); Very Reverend Theobald Mathew (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 12, 2021

2. Joseph Fenno House / Woman's Friend Society Marker

of all markers in Salem.

The Joseph Fenno House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 12, 2021

3. The Joseph Fenno House

Joseph Fenno House / Woman's Friend Society image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marc Posner, April 29, 2024

4. Joseph Fenno House / Woman's Friend Society

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 364 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 24, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. 2, 3. submitted on November 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on June 24, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts.

Joseph Fenno House⎯⎯⎯Woman's Friend Society

National Registry of Historic Places

Joseph Fenno House
⎯⎯⎯
Woman's Friend Society