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:

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​

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