Salem Willows Neighborhood and Winter Island

Historic Highlights
  • Willows Park
  • Juniper Point summer cottages
  • Winter Island
  • Coast Guard Hangar & Headquarters Building
  • Fort Pickering
  • Fort Lee
  • Lighthouse
  • Plummer Home

Preservation Recommendations
From City of Salem 2105 Preservation Plan
  • Continue efforts to restore historic forts
  • Identify preservation opportunities for Winter Island resources.
You can read the full Willows and Winter Island report here:
city_preservation_plan_2015_-_salem_willows_and_winter_island.pdf
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Additional Preservation Recommendations from HSI​
  • Consider neighborhood protections such as Local Historic District or Neighborhood Preservation District

Recent Activity
  • Willows National Register Historic District
  • 62 Buildings and 5 areas documented on MACRIS
  • Master Plan completed for Winter Island
  • Restoration efforts to stabilize Fort Pickering
  • Willows Park Plan
We are watching these projects in the Willows
​Requests for Demolition or major reconstruction of historic cottages
Sea wall restoration and other resiliency efforts​

    What else should we know about?
Other Bridge Street Neck Resources
Search the Historic Salem House History Database for Willows Neighborhood properties.

Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS):  search the Massachusetts Historical Commission database for information on historic properties and areas in the Commonwealth.

There are several active Facebook groups including:
Salem Willows Neighborhood Association​
Friends of Fort Lee