 Dating from the 17th century the Salem Witch House is the only remaining building directly linked to the infamous witch trails of 1692.
The witch house was once home to Judge Jonathan Corwin, who presided over Salem’s notorious witch trail and today stands as a museum outlining life in Salem when the town was a Puritan colony.
A local magistrate, Jonathan Corwin was heir to one of the biggest fortunes in the New England colonies and had this home built in 1675. Seventeen years later Corwin and his family were drawn into one of the biggest dramas to ever unfold in the town of Salem, when he was asked to preside over the witch trails in 1692.
The house is one of the oldest buildings in Salem and the only remaining building directly linked to the trails and its illustration of family life, architecture and period furnishings gives an insight into the lives of those involved in the witch trails.
 Like most 17th century buildings of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Corwin’s home was built with post and beam construction, wood lathe and plaster interior walls and centred around a huge chimney breast. This ‘First Period’ architectural style is the earliest style of New England buildings.
Location:
310 Essex St. Salem, Massachusetts
Opening times:
May – Nov, open daily: 10am-5pm
Extended opening times in October.
Admission fees:
Subject to change
Children under 6 free.
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