Salem Maritime National Historic Site

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historic district national historic site protected area

Salem Maritime National Historic Site is a historic waterfront area in Salem, Massachusetts, preserving 18th- and 19th-century wharves, buildings, and artifacts related to the city’s prominent role in early American maritime trade.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic district → national historic site → protected area →
architecturalStyle	Federal architecture → Georgian architecture →
associatedWith	China trade → East Indies trade → West Indies trade →
category	Maritime museum in Massachusetts → Protected area established in 1938 →
country	United States →
established	1938 →
governingBody	U.S. Department of the Interior →
hasPart	Central Wharf → Custom House (Salem) → Derby House → Derby Wharf → Derby Wharf Light Station → Friendship of Salem → Hawkes House → Narbonne House → Pedrick Store House → Pickering Wharf (historic area association) → West India Goods Store →
hasReconstructed	Friendship of Salem (replica East Indiaman) →
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places →
locatedIn	Essex County, Massachusetts → Massachusetts → Salem, Massachusetts →
locatedOn	Salem Harbor →
managedBy	National Park Service →
nearestCity	Boston, Massachusetts →
NRHPType	historic district →
offers	educational programs → guided tours → museum exhibits → waterfront walking trails →
partOf	National Park System →
primaryTheme	international commerce → maritime trade → seafaring and shipping →
purpose	interpretation of maritime heritage → preservation of historic buildings → preservation of historic wharves →
significance	commemorates Salem’s role in global maritime trade → preserves early American maritime history →
timePeriodRepresented	18th century → 19th century →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Derby House → Derby Wharf Light Station → Friendship of Salem → Hawkes House → Narbonne House → Pedrick Store House → Pickering Wharf (historic area association) ("Salem historic waterfront district") → Surveyor of the Port of Salem ("Port of Salem customs district") → West India Goods Store →	partOf
Derby Wharf → Friendship of Salem → Friendship of Salem → Pedrick Store House →	locatedIn
United States Custom House in Salem → West India Goods Store →	locatedInHistoricDistrict
Pickering Wharf (historic area association) → Salem Common →	near
Essex County, Massachusetts →	containsHistoricSite
North Shore (Massachusetts) →	hasAttraction
Salem, Massachusetts →	hasHistoricDistrict
Salem Harbor →	hasLandmark