Salem in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Joseph Story House
Photographed by Marc Posner, April 29, 2024
1. Joseph Story House Marker
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses National significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
1975
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.
Location. 42° 31.513′ N, 70° 53.399′ W. Marker is in Salem, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is on Winter Street just north of North Washington Square (Massachusetts Route 1A), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 26 Winter St, 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: Twenty Third Regiment Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Washington Arch (within shouting distance of this marker); Stephen White House (within shouting distance of this marker); Salem Common (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Edgerly-Brooks House (about 400 feet away); Nathaniel Hawthorne lived here 1847 - 1850
this page online
Photographed by Michael Cleary, August 6, 2023
3. back of Joseph Story House, on Oliver St
Photographed by Michael Cleary, August 6, 2023
5. Joseph Story House showing marker
Photographed by Michael Cleary, August 6, 2023
6. back of Joseph Story House, on Oliver St
Internet Archive
7. Joseph Story
From Eminent Americans by Benson John Lossing 1857, Page 289.
Photographed by Marc Posner, April 29, 2024
8. Joseph Story house (front)
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 556 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on August 6, 2023, by Michael Cleary of Salem, Massachusetts. Photos: 1. submitted on June 24, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. 2. submitted on November 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on August 6, 2023, by Michael Cleary of Salem, Massachusetts. 4. submitted on November 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 5, 6. submitted on August 6, 2023, by Michael Cleary of Salem, Massachusetts. 7. submitted on August 24, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 8. submitted on June 24, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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