Rebecca Nurse Homestead, Colonial house museum in Danvers, Massachusetts, United States
Rebecca Nurse Homestead is a colonial house in Danvers, Massachusetts, with a central entrance and traditional architecture featuring multiple additions built between 1720 and 1900. The Danvers Alarm List Company maintains four original rooms for visitors: the great hall, a chamber, a lean-to, and a parlor.
Rebecca Nurse lived in this house until her arrest in 1692 during the Salem Witch Trials, when she was executed. The house itself survived this tragic era and remains a witness to her story.
The property displays a granite marker inscribed with words by poet John Greenleaf Whittier, commemorating one of the first North American memorials dedicated to someone falsely accused during the witch trials. Visitors see how this place became a symbol of acknowledgment and loss for the community.
The site is best explored on sunny days since the older rooms have limited artificial lighting and details can be hard to see. Plan time to look through all rooms carefully, as each space reveals different aspects of colonial life.
On the grounds stands a reconstruction of the Salem Village Meetinghouse, built in 1984 for the film Three Sovereigns for Sarah. This recreation was later preserved and offers visitors a view of colonial-era religious life.
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