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Directly in front of the First Universalist Church (6 Rust St.) sits the Thomas Perkins House or the Bessie Monroe house (c1811)on 7 Ash St.

A chaste, hipped-roof, two-story, brick Federal dwelling, the only one of its type extant in Salem, according to Tolles' book.

This building was saved from demolition by urban renewal authorities in 1968 when its owner, Bessie Monroe, refused to vacate the premises.

Also known as the "Bessie Monroe House" this was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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-Directly in front of the First Universalist Church (6 Rust St.) sits the '''Thomas Perkins House''' (c1811)on 7 Ash St.
+Directly in front of the First Universalist Church (6 Rust St.) sits the '''Thomas Perkins House'''  or the Bessie Monroe house (c1811)on 7 Ash St.
 A chaste, hipped-roof, two-story, brick Federal dwelling, the only one of its type extant in Salem, according to Tolles' book.
-This building was saved from demolition by urban renewal authorities in 1968 when its owner, Bessie Munroe, refused to vacate the
+This building was saved from demolition by urban renewal authorities in 1968 when its owner, Bessie Monroe, refused to vacate the
 premises.
+Also known as the "Bessie Monroe House" this was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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