Salem Witch House

The Witch House in Salem, Massachusetts, is the only remaining structure that is directly connected to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Built in 1675, this two-story house served as the residence for Judge Jonathan Corwin, who presided over the trials. There were so many accused witches and so few places to question them, and so often the accused were interrogated in Corwin’s own home, in the eastern front room of the house. Through Corwin, nineteen people were charged with the crime of witchcraft and sent to the gallows.

The house passed on to Corwin’s son and grandson before being converted into an apothecary in 1866. Today, the house remains as a reconstructed museum, owned and operated by the City of Salem.