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Narbonne House, 71 Essex Street, Salem, Essex County, MA

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Narbonne House, 71 Essex Street, Salem, Essex County, MA

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Summary

Significance: Excellently preserved specimen of 17th century construction. / The front or "half house" portion of this structure, which is believed to have been built in 1671, has had a gambrel roofed addition to the rear and a lean-to addition to one side. It is an excellent surviving example of a local seventeenth century house with much of the original architectural detail remaining intact. The house was last used as the private residence of the recently deceased Mrs. Margaret Hale. The property adjoins the Salem Maritime National Historic Site.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-308
Survey number: HABS MA-802

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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