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The Derby Estate was a large tract of land out in South Salem, near what is now Lafayette Street.  
The Derby Estate was a large tract of land out in South Salem, near what is now Lafayette Street.  


The Derby's of old Salem in her commercial days were the original owner. The old manor house had a porter's lodge,
The wealthy Derby family of old Salem were the original owners of the property. The old manor house had a porter's lodge,


a gold fish pond and hot houses. The family eventually dwindled to three elderly maiden ladies. They sold the estate
a gold fish pond and hot houses. The family eventually dwindled to three elderly maiden ladies. They sold the estate in 1867


to a syndicate composed of Nathaniel Wiggin, Charles S. Clark and James F. Almy.
to a syndicate composed of Nathaniel Wiggin, Charles S. Clark and James F. Almy.


The acreage eventually became it's own neighborhood with schools and many houses, as well as a large home for James F. Almy.
The acreage eventually became it's own neighborhood with schools and many houses, as well as a large home for James F. Almy on Lafayette St.


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==See Also==
==See Also==


[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1696468?locg=63 Illustrated History of Salem and Environs] Salem News, 1897.
[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1696468?locg=63 Illustrated History of Salem and Environs] Compiled by C. B. Gillespie, 1897, p. 125-7
 
[http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=SAL.GN Derby and Messervy Estates] MACRIS

Latest revision as of 12:22, 27 September 2019

The Derby Estate was a large tract of land out in South Salem, near what is now Lafayette Street.

The wealthy Derby family of old Salem were the original owners of the property. The old manor house had a porter's lodge,

a gold fish pond and hot houses. The family eventually dwindled to three elderly maiden ladies. They sold the estate in 1867

to a syndicate composed of Nathaniel Wiggin, Charles S. Clark and James F. Almy.

The acreage eventually became it's own neighborhood with schools and many houses, as well as a large home for James F. Almy on Lafayette St.

See Also

Illustrated History of Salem and Environs Compiled by C. B. Gillespie, 1897, p. 125-7

Derby and Messervy Estates MACRIS