Derby Waterfront District

Derby Waterfront District
Hawkes House
Location Salem, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°31′18″N 70°53′6″W / 42.52167°N 70.88500°W / 42.52167; -70.88500Coordinates: 42°31′18″N 70°53′6″W / 42.52167°N 70.88500°W / 42.52167; -70.88500
Built 1735
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference #

76000297

[1]
Added to NRHP May 17, 1976

The Derby Waterfront District in Salem, Massachusetts encompasses a historically significant portion of the waterfront area of the city. It encompasses properties along Derby Street, which parallels the waterfront, eastward from the Salem Maritime National Historic Site to its junction with Fort Avenue, and includes properties on the side streets between Derby and the waterfront. In addition to the National Historic Site, it includes the House of Seven Gables, a National Historic Landmark District.[2]

The district features Federal architecture and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

The National Historic Site consists of 12 historic structures and about 9 acres (36,000 m2) of land along the waterfront on Salem Harbor and was the first American National Historic Site, and interprets the triangular trade during the colonial period; privateers during the American Revolution; and sea trade, especially with the Far East, after independence.

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  1. 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Derby Waterfront District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-01-09.


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