The House that John Built; a tour of the Pickering Home

Sun, 16 Feb, 2025 at 12:00 pm to Fri, 03 Jul, 2026 at 03:15 pm UTC-05:00

The Pickering House | Salem

Pickering Foundation
Publisher/HostPickering Foundation
The House that John Built; a tour of the Pickering Home
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Tour Salem's oldest house, one of the oldest in America and called Home by a single family for nearly 400 years.
About this Event

...home to carpenters, farmers, patriots, military leaders, deacons, diplomats, linguists, scientists, and statesmen. And as homes will, it changed with the times.

Built in 1660 by settler John Pickering — a carpenter form Coventry, England — and his wife Elizabeth, it was once just a two-room farmhouse on a vast plot of land that ran all the way down to the seaport on the South River.

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, to evolve into the warm and gracious home it is today.

You are cordially invited to come and see a piece of Salem history that is very much alive!

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

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

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USD 19.55

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