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Fort Pickering
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National Register of Historic Places

Fort Pickering

Also known as Fort William; Fort Anne

On the National Register since 197353 years
Listed 1973Salem
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About Fort Pickering

Fort Pickering, at Winter Island, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 8, 1973. It was among the first 10 of Salem’s 49 listings. The Register lists it for its military and engineering, at the national level. The listing covers 2 acres.

What it isSalem, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 34 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Winter Island, Salem · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Fort PickeringStart here
  2. 2Peirce-Nichols HouseGeorgian · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3Nathaniel Bowditch HouseFederal · next door
  4. 4Shepard BlockGreek Revival · next door
  5. 5YMCAClassical Revival · next door
Around it

26 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BWesley Methodist ChurchRomanesque Revival0.3 miDChestnut Street District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.3 miDFederal Street DistrictFederal0.3 miBEssex County Court BuildingsGreek Revival0.3 miBBessie Monroe HouseFederal · Built 18110.3 miBFirst Universalist ChurchFederal · Built 18080.3 miBNorth Street Fire StationBuilt 18810.3 miBJohn P. Peabody HouseColonial Revival0.4 miDCrombie Street DistrictFederal0.4 miBWest Cogswell HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBCity HallGreek Revival · Built 18380.4 miBRufus Choate HouseFederal0.4 mi★Hamilton HallFederal0.5 miDChestnut Street DistrictColonial0.5 miBJoshua Ward HouseBuilding0.5 miDDowntown Salem DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 miDOld Town Hall Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi★Peabody Museum of SalemBuilt 19150.5 mi
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BBowker PlaceGreek Revival · Built 18300.5 miDEssex Insitiute Historic DistrictItalian Villa0.5 mi★Gardner-Pingree HouseAdamesque0.5 mi★John Ward HouseBuilding0.5 miDSalem Common Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi★Joseph Story HouseFederal · Built 18110.5 miDSalem Common Historic District (Boundary Increase)Italianate0.5 miDBridge Street Neck Historic DistrictColonial0.5 mi

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Questions about Fort Pickering

Is Fort Pickering on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 8, 1973 (Register number 73000320).

Is Fort Pickering a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Nathaniel Bowditch House, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Fort Pickering?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Fort Pickering?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 34 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63795033 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.