Hamilton Hall (Salem, Massachusetts)
Hamilton Hall | |
Location | 9 Chestnut St., Salem, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°31′10″N 70°53′58″W / 42.51944°N 70.89944°W |
Built | 1805 |
Architect | Samuel McIntire |
Architectural style | Federal |
Website | www |
Part of | Chestnut Street District (ID73000312) |
NRHP reference No. | 70000543[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 30, 1970 |
Designated CP | August 28, 1973 |
Hamilton Hall is a
Federalist Party leader Alexander Hamilton.[2] It continues to function as a social hall today: it is used for events, private functions,[3] weddings and is also home to a series of lectures that originated in 1944 by the Ladies Committee.[4]
Hamilton Hall is a three-story brick structure at the corner of Chestnut and Cambridge Streets, with its gable end front facing Cambridge Street. The brick is laid in a
swag design, while the central one features an eagle and shield.[2]
Construction of the hall was funded by a group of Salem's Federalist merchant families, and cost $22,000. Originally, retail spaces at the entrance on the ground floor housed vendors who sold goods for use in the events held in the upstairs function space. The second level ballroom features an unusual curved balcony and a sprung floor suitable for dancing.[2]
The building was declared a National Historic Landmark and listed on the
McIntire Historic District
, in which a high concentration of McIntire's works are found.
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Sign on northern facade noting architect and date
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Salem in 1820
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Salem, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c "MACRIS inventory record for Hamilton Hall". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ^ "Hamilton Hall".
- ^ "Hamilton Hall | Lecture Series Information". Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- ^ Hamilton Hall NHL listing info Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine