Kids & Family
Historic Salem Common Arch Getting Much-Needed Repairs
Community groups will gather at the arch Friday for an unofficial restoration kick-off ceremony.
An effort to restore Salem's McIntire/Washington Arch will begin Friday afternoon.
Salem Common's current wooden archway was erected in 1976 and is a replica of an original built in 1805 in honor of George Washington.
The Salem Common Neighborhood Association (SCNA), Winter Street Architects (WSA), Salem Veterans Council, Salem Lions Club, Historic Salem, Inc., Alpine Woodworks, and Salem Boy Scout Troop 24 will gather for an unofficial restoration kick-off ceremony Friday, Nov. 22, at 3:30 p.m.
An inscription on the arch reads:
"This arch is a small replica of the gate which stood at the western entrance to the common from 1805-1850. The wood carvings on the gate were done by architect Samuel McIntire. Some of his original works, including the George Washington Medallion and a Daguerreotype of this arch, are now housed in The Essex Institute. Erected July 4, 1976."
Check back with Salem Patch for updates as the project progresses.
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