Salisbury Mansion and Store - Worcester MA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Stephen Salisbury I moved to Worcester in 1767 to establish a branch operation of S & S Salisbury and hardware / import business with his older brother Samuel. The first store was a small rented building on the original site of the Salisbury Mansion. The mansion was built in 1772 and he and his wife Elizabeth Tuckerman lived there until his death in 1829. Elizabeth lived in the mansion until her death in 1851.

The house became a girls school for a period of time, rental property,the headquarters for the Hancock Club and a men's social club. On the death of Stephen Salisbury III the property was willed to the American Antiquarian Society and they transferred ownership to the Worcester Art Museum. After a few more entities occupied the mansion it was finally as Worcester's first historic house museum in 1984.

Street address: 30, 40 Highland St. Worcester , MA County / Borough / Parish: Worcester Year listed: 1975 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1800-1824, 1750-1799 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current function: Commerce/Trade Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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