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Built between 1784 and 1787 and restored between 1979 and 1980, the Joshua Ward House is the only remaining waterfront mansion in Salem. It originally faced the South River, which at that time extended along Front Street to beyond the site of the present Post Office. Joshua Ward owned one of the wharves across the street, located where the Salem News building now stands. George Washington spent the night of October 29, 1789, here.
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Salem, Massachusetts · United States
