Today, Preservation Massachusetts was quoted in an article about a previously listed Most Endangered Historic Resource:

Threatened: Salem Witch Trial Survivor’s House

By Margaret Foster | Preservation Nation | Online Only | Jan. 19, 2010

A Massachusetts house built by a Salem witch trial survivor has stood empty for a decade, but a group of locals wants to save the boarded-up structure….

… Saving the Clayes House has been a challenge because it was previously owned by a couple who divorced. “Unclear title chain makes purchase and restoration extremely difficult,” says Erin Kelly, assistant director of Preservation Massachusetts, which placed the Clayes House on its 2007 list of the state’s most endangered historic places. “The unique history and wonderful architecture of this property are an incredible local resource.”

For the full article, click here.

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Tags: Most Endangered Historic Resource, salem, survivor, threatened, witch trial
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