Essex County Electrical Home

The Essex County Electrical Home on Loring Avenue (#135) was built as an exhibition home, filled with every electric invention possible for the time.

There was a formal opening of the "Electrical Home" on Loring Avenue in Salem on June of 1924. This house was complete quickly

and then furnished with furniture and appliances from Essex County merchants then opened as an exhibit for the whole month of June.

Admission was free and there was nothing for sale, it was strictly for the education of the public. The exhibit was sponsored by the

Essex County Electrical Club. Thousands of people toured the house daily from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. A police detail was needed to keep order.

Some of the appliances shown were: egg boiler, waffle iron, coffee percolator, toaster, grill, drink mixes, electric bell and a fan. There was also a

washing machine, clothes dryer, ice cream freezer and electric heater.

See Also

Then & Now: A House with a Past J. Curley Salem Patch

"Modern home equipped with every known electric device formally opened on Loring Ave." Salem Evening News, June 3, 1924, p. 1