Derby Waterfront District
- Address: Derby St
- Vicinity: Herbert St to Block House Sq, waterfront streets, between Ko
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1808/01/00 | Widely opposed in New England, Thomas Jefferson's Act of 1807 places an embargo on all foreign shipping. The Embargo, is nearly ruinous in Salem, where commerce ceases. | |||||
1809/00/00 | Lt Gov William Gray | Work | Shunned for his support of the Embargo, Billy Gray moves his fleet of ships - one-third of Salem's tonnage - to Boston. Gray's move eliminates a huge amount of Salem wealth, shipping, import-export cargoes, and local employment. | |||
1809/04/24 | Hon Francis Boardman Crowninshield | Born | Francis Boardman Crowninshield is born in Salem, Massachusetts, to Hon Benjamin Williams Crowninshield and Mary Boardman. | |||
1820/00/00 | A foreign trade prospers Salem as a new market opens with Madagascar, bring in tallow and ivory. | |||||
1825/00/00 | Trade opens with Zanzibar suppling Salem, Massachusettes, with coffee, ivory, and gum copal, used to make varnish. | Coffee |
Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
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Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
Benjamin W Crowninshield House, Salem | ||
Derby Wharf Light Station |
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Salem Custom House |
Particulars for Derby Waterfront District: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Area of Significance | Commerce |
Architectural Style | Federal Style |
Sight Category | Historic District |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Level of Significance | National |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
Historic Use | Specialty Store |
Building Type | Warehouse |
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