The Hocus Pocus House
The Hocus Pocus House
“Sisters, we’ve been gone 300 years.”
Essex Street in Salem, Ma is lined with some amazing colonial homes including this property operated by the Peabody Essex Museum located at 318 Essex Street. It is referred to as The Ropes Mansion but is also called the Ropes Memorial.
Salem has done an amazing job of trying to preserve these incredible properties. The house was originally built in the later 1720s for Samuel Barnard, who was a merchant in Salem. In 1768 Judge Nathaniel Ropes, Jr. purchased the property from Samuel Barnard’s nephew. The Ropes family lived in the house until 1907. It was given to the Trustees of the Ropes Memorial so the public could have access. There are stunning gardens in the back with several benches to sit on to enjoy this treasure.
For many that love movies you will recognize The Ropes Mansion in the Disney film “Hocus Pocus”.
Our Favorite Quotes from Hocus Pocus
“Oh, look! Another glorious morning. Makes me sick!”
“It’s a full moon tonight. That’s why all the weirdos are out.”
“Why was I cursed with such idiot sisters?”
“You hags! There are not enough children in the world to make thee young and beautiful!”
List of Historic Homes in Salem, MA
Andrew–Safford House was built in 1819
Bessie Monroe House was built in 1811
Bowker Place located at144–156 Essex Street and built in 1830
Crowninshield–Bentley House (Salem) – c. 1727–1730
Salem City Hall – Oldest continually run City Hall in America, built in 1837
Derby House built in 1762
Francis Cox House built in 1846
Gardner–Pingree House (Salem) – 1804–1805
Gedney House (Salem) – c. 1665
Hamilton Hall – A National Historic Landmark located at 9 Chestnut Street and built in 1805 by Samuel McIntire and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
House of the Seven Gables (Salem) – house from the Nathaniel Hawthorne novel of the same name
John Bertram Mansion located in the McIntyre Historic District, High Style Italianate brick and brownstone mansion built in 1855.[6] When John Bertram died in March 1882, his widow donated their home ( The John Bertram Mansion located at 370 Essex Street ) and this became the Salem Public Library. The Salem Public Library opened its doors on July 8, 1889 and is in the National Register of Historic Places.
John Bertram Mansion, built in 1818–19 – Located in the Salem Common Historic District and is a home for the elderly[7]
John Tucker Daland House (Salem) – 1851–1852
Joseph Fenno House–Woman's Friend Society, 18th Century – Federal architecture
Joseph Story House was built in 1811 for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story
Joshua Ward House was built in 1784
Joseph Winn Jr. House c. 1843
Narbonne House c. 1675
Nathaniel Hawthorne Birthplace (Salem) – birthplace of American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne; built between 1730–1745
Nathaniel Bowditch House (Salem) – home of Nathaniel Bowditch (c. 1805)
Pedrick Store House c. 1770
Peirce–Nichols House located at 80 Federal Street, built in 1782
Pickering House (Salem) – c. 1651
Ropes Mansion (Salem) – late 1720s
Rufus Choate House is located at 14 Lynde Street and was built in 1787
Shepard Block is a Greek Revival structure was constructed in 1851 and is located at 298-304 Essex Street
Stephen Phillips House is located at 34 Chestnut Street – c. 1806
Thomas March Woodbridge House is located at 48 Bridge Street – c. 1809
John P. Peabody House at 15 Summer Street – built in 1867
Salem Old Town Hall 1816–17, Federal Style building.
West Cogswell House is a historic set of row houses located at 5–9 Summer Street and built in 1834
Witch House (Salem) – c. 1642 – home of Witch Trials Judge Jonathan Corwin
William Murray House built in 1688
Yin Yu Tang House, was built around 1800 in China.[8] 200 years after construction the Yin Yu Tang House was disassembled in China, shipped to America and then reassembled inside the Peabody Essex Museum.