Salem Common Historic District, Salem

Name: Salem Common Historic District
Address: Salem, United States

#12 among attractions in Salem

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The Salem Common Historic District encompasses the early colonial center of Salem, New Hampshire. The district dates to the earliest period of settlement of Salem, and includes the historic common, old town hall, fire station, and library. The town hall was built in 1738 and extensively altered in 1838 and 1899; it served as a place for town meetings until 1958. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. ()

Coordinates: 42°47'22"N, 71°12'1"W

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Salem (Salem Center)Salem United States

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Salem Common Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Canobie Lake Park, The Mall at Rockingham Park, Rockingham Park, America's Stonehenge.

2.5 miW
Family amusement area with rides galore
Canobie Lake Park, Salem
64 min walk • Canobie Lake Park is an amusement park in Salem, New Hampshire, located about 31 miles north of Boston. It was founded as a trolley park on the shore of Canobie Lake in 1902.
2.2 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Mall at Rockingham Park, Salem
57 min walk • The Mall at Rockingham Park is the largest shopping mall in the state of New Hampshire, with 1,024,171 square feet of floor space. The mall is located in the town of Salem, about 30 miles north of Boston.
1.8 miSW
Sport venue, Sport
Rockingham Park, Salem
47 min walk • Rockingham Park was a 1-mile horse racing establishment in Salem, New Hampshire, in the United States. First built in 1906, it was used as an area for many to gamble on the weekends.
3.8 miN
Site of an ancient astronomical calendar
America's Stonehenge, Salem
96 min walk • America's Stonehenge is a privately owned tourist attraction and archaeological site consisting of a number of large rocks and stone structures scattered around roughly 30 acres within the town of Salem, New Hampshire, in the United States.
4.5 miS
Music and shows, Theater, Concerts and shows
Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen
116 min walk • Methuen Memorial Music Hall, initially named Searles Organ Hall, was built by Edward Francis Searles to house "The Great Organ", a very large pipe organ that had been built for the Boston Music Hall.
2.5 miW
Amusement park, Amusement ride
Canobie Corkscrew, Salem
65 min walk • Canobie Corkscrew was a steel sit-down roller coaster located at Canobie Lake Park amusement park in Salem, New Hampshire. Canobie Corkscrew is one of many Arrow Development Corkscrew models produced between 1975–1979. The coaster was removed in 2021.
4.2 miE
Museum
The Museum of Printing, Haverhill
107 min walk • The Museum of Printing, located in Haverhill, Massachusetts, is a museum dedicated to preserving the history of printing technologies and practices, the graphic arts, and their role in the development of culture and literacy.
2.5 miW
Amusement park, Amusement ride
Yankee Cannonball, Salem
63 min walk • The Yankee Cannonball is a wooden out-and-back roller coaster built in 1930 at Lakewood Park and relocated in 1936 to Canobie Lake Park, Salem, New Hampshire.
2.5 miW
Amusement park, Amusement ride
Untamed, Salem
65 min walk • Untamed is a steel Euro-Fighter roller coaster located at Canobie Lake Park in Salem, New Hampshire.
3.3 miSW
42°45'17"N • 71°14'41"W
Campbell's Scottish Highlands Golf Course, Salem
84 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
3.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Searles Castle, Windham
94 min walk • The Searles Castle was originally located in Methuen, Massachusetts, in the United States. Edward Francis Searles commissioned its design and construction. Construction began in 1905 and was completed in 1915.