Salem's Moving History

This view of Pringle Plaza was taken at the southeast corner of Ferry and Liberty streets. Once an area of canneries, Salem urban rede...

Was Salem's first residence a condominium? This structure, known as the Jason Lee House, was built in 1841 as apartments for four missio...

The first house built in Salem was constructed in the summer of 1841 by Jason Lee , the leader of the Methodist Mission, and other missionar...

This is a 1903 photograph of the 1841 Methodist Parsonage, the second building constructed in Salem. The Jason Lee residence preceded it by ...

The John D. Boon house, center above, is likely the oldest single family dwelling in Salem. This photograph, taken about 1940, shows it a...

The fourth house in Salem, seen above in a drawing, was built by the Rev. David Leslie. He lived here with his second wife, Adelia Judson ...

By 1854 William and Chloe Willson were settled in this home, pictured here in 1858, at the northeast corner of Capitol and Court Street. Th...