Editing Salem, Massachusetts (section)

===Historic homes===

The [[Pickman House]], built {{circa|1664}}, abuts the Witch Memorial and Burying Point Cemetery, the second oldest burying ground in the United States.

The [[Gedney House]] is a [[historic house museum]] built {{circa|1665}} and is the 2nd oldest house in Salem.
[[File:Peirce-Nichols House.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Peirce-Nichols House]], designed by [[Samuel McIntire]], was owned by prominent ship owner Jerathmeil Peirce and is maintained as a museum by the [[Peabody Essex Museum]].]]

One of the most popular houses in Salem is [[The Witch House]], the only structure in Salem with direct ties to the [[Salem witch trials]] of 1692. The Witch House is owned and operated by the City of Salem as a historic house museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salemweb.com/witchhouse/ |title=The Witch House (Jonathan Corwin House), Salem, Massachusetts |publisher=Salemweb.com |access-date=2012-09-03}}</ref>

[[Hamilton Hall (Salem, Massachusetts)|Hamilton Hall]] is located on Chestnut Street, where many grand mansions can be traced to the roots of the [[Old China Trade]]. Hamilton Hall was built in 1805 by Samuel McIntire and is considered one of his best pieces. It was declared a [[National Historic Landmark]] by the [[National Park Service]] in 1970.