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Shepard Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Shepard Block

On the National Register since 201412 years
Greek RevivalListed 2014Salem
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Shepard Block

Shepard Block, at 298-304 Essex St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 15, 2014. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Greek Revival, as it does for 828 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Downtown Salem MRA. 20 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric rowhouse in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. 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 · 4 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

298-304 Essex St., Salem · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Shepard BlockStart here
  2. 2YMCAClassical Revival · next door
  3. 3Wesley Methodist ChurchRomanesque Revival · next door
  4. 4Nathaniel Bowditch HouseFederal · next door
  5. 5West Cogswell HouseGreek Revival · next door
Around it

27 more Register listings within half a mile

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

★Hamilton HallFederal0.1 miBJohn P. Peabody HouseColonial Revival0.1 miDCrombie Street DistrictFederal0.1 miBRufus Choate HouseFederal0.1 mi★Peirce-Nichols HouseGeorgian0.1 miDFederal Street DistrictFederal0.1 miBEssex County Court BuildingsGreek Revival0.1 miBGedney and Cox HousesBuilding0.2 miDChestnut Street DistrictColonial0.2 miBJoshua Ward HouseBuilding0.2 miDDowntown Salem DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miDOld Town Hall Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBCity HallGreek Revival · Built 18380.2 miDChestnut Street District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.2 miBBessie Monroe HouseFederal · Built 18110.2 miBFirst Universalist ChurchFederal · Built 18080.2 miBSalem LandryFunctional0.3 miDCharter Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 mi
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★Peabody Museum of SalemBuilt 19150.3 miBBowker PlaceGreek Revival · Built 18300.3 miDEssex Insitiute Historic DistrictItalian Villa0.3 miBJoseph Fenno House-Woman's Friend SocietyEarly Republic · Built 18110.4 mi★Gardner-Pingree HouseAdamesque0.4 mi★John Ward HouseBuilding0.4 miSFort PickeringSite0.4 miDSalem Common Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi★Joseph Story HouseFederal · Built 18110.5 mi
More like it

Greek Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Greek Revival.

West Cogswell House0 mi away
Crombie Street District0.1 mi away
Federal Street District0.1 mi away
Essex County Court Buildings0.1 mi away

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Questions about Shepard Block

Is Shepard Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 15, 2014 (Register number 83000584).

Is Shepard Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Nathaniel Bowditch House, 0 miles away.

Can you visit Shepard Block?

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 Shepard Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 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 63789941 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.