The Custom House in Salem Massachusetts
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culliganphoto / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
T5MMEHFile size:
18 MB (777.8 KB Compressed download)Releases:
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3072 x 2044 px | 26 x 17.3 cm | 10.2 x 6.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
25 September 2017Location:
176 Derby St, Salem, MA 01970, USAMore information:
Salem Custom House (1819) – the 13th Customs House in Salem; the first was built in 1649. Taxes were collected on imported cargoes. Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote about the eagle on top of the Custom House in his novel The Scarlet Letter. The eagle was carved by woodcarver and cabinetmaker Joseph True. Other works of his are in the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem.