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The Pickering House

Address
18 Broad Street
Salem, MA MA United States Get Directions
Phone (978) 744-4777
Website http://www.PickeringHouse.org

When seeing Salem, start where it all began. The Pickering Foundation welcomes you to an extraordinary place.

It is not only Salem’s oldest House, but also America’s oldest Home: home to a single family for over three and a half centuries; home to carpenters, farmers, patriots, military leaders, deacons, diplomats, linguists, and statesmen. And as homes will, it changed with the times.

Built in 1660 by settler John Pickering and his wife Alice, it was a two-room farmhouse on a vast plot of land that ran all the way down to the seaport on the North River, encompassing what is today Chestnut Street and the McIntire District.

Over the next 350 years, the succeeding John Pickerings and their wives added wings, gables, and Gothic peaks. They raised ceilings, extended the roofline and created the distinctive fence. The Pickering House evolved into the warm and gracious home it is today.

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  • Astrology Series: Fire/Water Dinner & Historic Storytelling

    The Pickering House 18 Broad Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Join us at the Pickering House for a historic storytelling of the stars with an astrological tasting menu. Edward Charles Pickering, of the Pickering House (the oldest home in Salem), was the first person in the new world to map out the night sky. You will enjoy dinner in his home accompanied by the steward and acclaimed historian Vijay Joyce’s ...

  • Exclusive Halloween Eve Concert at Salem’s Oldest Home

    The Pickering House 18 Broad Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Get exclusive access to the Pickering House (built 1651) – the iconic downtown landmark – for an outdoor concert on Hallows Eve EVE (October 30th). This historic property has built-in ghostly aesthetic making this a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience. Featuring Stella Starfox (Levitate Foundation’s Songwriter of the Year finalist) – haunting mystery pop perfect for a spooky Salem night. BYOB/BYO-food. Just ...