Hamilton Hall, Salem

Name: Hamilton Hall
Address: 9 Chestnut St, Salem, 01970-3107, United States

#19 among attractions in Salem

Historical place, Architecture, Event space

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Hamilton Hall is a National Historic Landmark at 9 Chestnut Street in Salem, Massachusetts. Designed by noted Salem builder Samuel McIntire and built in 1805–07, it is an excellent instance of a public Federal style building. It was built as a social space for the leading families of Salem, and was named for Founding Father and Federalist Party leader Alexander Hamilton. It continues to function as a social hall today: it is used for events, private functions, weddings and is also home to a series of lectures that originated in 1944 by the Ladies Committee. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1805 (219 years ago)Coordinates: 42°31'13"N, 70°53'57"W

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9 Chestnut StSalem (South Salem)Salem 01970-3107 United States

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Hamilton Hall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Witch History Museum, The Witch House, Stephen Phillips House, Gedney and Cox Houses.

~1430 ftE
Museum, History museum
Witch History Museum, Salem
7 min walk • The Witch History Museum is located in Salem, Massachusetts and features dioramas and first person narrations, including little-known information about nineteen accused "witches" that were put to death in 1692. The museum covers the hysteria surrounding the events.
~960 ftNE
Museum, History museum, Reportedly haunted
The Witch House, Salem
5 min walk • The Jonathan Corwin House, known locally as The Witch House, is a historic house museum at 310 Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts.
~1010 ftSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Stephen Phillips House, Salem
5 min walk • The Stephen Phillips House is a historic house and museum located in the McIntire Historic District in Salem, Massachusetts, United States and was designed by Samuel McIntyre. Phillips House began with Elias Hasket Derby, one of America's first self-made millionaires from the sea trade.
~820 ftS
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Gedney and Cox Houses, Salem
4 min walk • The Gedney and Cox Houses are historic houses at 21 High Street in Salem, Massachusetts. The earliest part of the Gedney House was built c. 1665, and the houses were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
~760 ftS
Museum, History museum
Pickering House, Salem
4 min walk • The Pickering House is a First Period Colonial house at 18 Broad Street, in Salem, Massachusetts' McIntire Historic District. The house was owned and occupied by ten successive generations of the Pickering family including Colonel Timothy Pickering.
~350 ftW
Library
Salem Athenaeum, Salem
2 min walk • The Salem Athenaeum, founded in 1810, is one of the oldest membership libraries in the United States. The Athenaeum is located at 337 Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts in the McIntire Historic District.
~1140 ftNE
City hall
City Hall, Salem
6 min walk • City Hall is a historic government building located in the Downtown Salem District of Salem, Massachusetts. The Greek Revival building was constructed in 1838, and architect, Richard Bond. Salem City Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
~330 ftNW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Ropes Mansion, Salem
2 min walk • The Ropes Mansion, also called Ropes Memorial, is a Georgian Colonial mansion located at 318 Essex Street, located in the McIntire Historic District in Salem, Massachusetts. It is now operated by the Peabody Essex Museum and open to the public.
~1750 ftNE
42°31'21"N • 70°53'36"W
Museum Place Mall, Salem
9 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~1650 ftE
Museum, Maritime museum, Natural history museum
Peabody Museum of Salem, Salem
8 min walk • The Peabody Museum of Salem, formerly the Peabody Academy of Science, was a museum and antiquarian society based in Salem, Massachusetts.
~1260 ftN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
First Church in Salem, Salem
7 min walk • First Church in Salem is a Unitarian Universalist church in Salem, Massachusetts that was designed by Solomon Willard and built in 1836.

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Which popular attractions are close to Hamilton Hall?

Nearby attractions include Ropes Mansion, Salem (2 min walk), Salem Athenaeum, Salem (2 min walk), Crombie Street District, Salem (2 min walk), Chestnut Street District, Salem (3 min walk).

How to get to Hamilton Hall by public transport?

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Salem (9 min walk)