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House of Four Gables Welcoming, fully private apartment on the water in Salem Massachusetts. Check out our listing on Air TV, internet and cable are also included.
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Enjoy amazing views from this charming lower level 2 room apartment in an 1876 Victorian Home. Located in Salem Willows, a mile from downtown Salem, it offers a full kitchen with granite countertops, stove, refrigerator and microwave, a recently renovated bath and large bedroom with queen sized bed. The Salem Willows amusement area, one of the oldest in the country, is one block away. A fishing pi

er, game arcades, kiddie rides, kayak rentals, stand-up surf board rental, boat trips, lots of great fast food including the best popcorn you'll ever taste are some of the amenities the area has to offer. (Note that The Willows businesses are only open April-Nov) There are many nice places to walk in the Willows as well as in nearby Winter Island Park. Take a short drive, or hop on the Salem Trolley to downtown, where there are many historic and Halloween activities to choose from. We are 2.4 miles from the commuter train station. Then a 25 minute train ride to Boston.

03/06/2024
03/06/2024

On this day, in the year 1692, the witch cake experiment was conducted in the Salem Village parsonage.

What is a witch cake? This was an English folk magic recipe, an old method for attempting to discern a witch hiding in the community. Urine was taken from the bewitched, mixed with rye meal, and baked on hot ashes. This concoction was then fed to a dog. The hope was this would harm the witch or force them to reveal themselves.

By this time, the illness of Betty Parris and Abigail Williams had persisted for more than a month. With no solution in sight, witchcraft was feared.

On a day when the Reverend and his wife were away, Mary Sibley, a close neighbor, arrived with a solution. Why not try folk magic? While magic was frowned upon, considered a dangerous invitation to the devil, these old traditions persisted in colonial New England. It was not uncommon to draw on these beliefs from a bygone time, particularly when bewitchment was feared. In light of the continuing torments of the young girls, Goodwife Sibley came forward with instructions for Tituba and John Indian, an enslaved married couple owned by Reverend Parris, and the odious mixture was created.

The experiment was a failure. Reverend Parris was enraged to find folk magic had been attempted in his home. Far from alleviating the sickness, two more girls soon began to show signs of bewitchment.

It is important to note the repercussions for those involved in this experiment. Tituba, who followed the instructions of her neighbor, was soon accused of witchcraft and arrested. She would spend more than a year in prison. Mary Sibley, who openly admitted to suggesting the cake, was never accused of witchcraft. Though she was publicly reprimanded by Reverend Parris, her fate was markedly different from the enslaved woman who followed her directions.

This fateful day marks an important escalation in the witchcraft panic. The Salem witch hunt was about to begin.

03/06/2024

In 1692, Ipswich jail was one of four prisons to hold those accused of witchcraft.

We have not opened up dates on Airbnb past June. If you are interested in dates, please contact me directly.
04/12/2023

We have not opened up dates on Airbnb past June. If you are interested in dates, please contact me directly.

Front porch roses in bloom
07/04/2021

Front porch roses in bloom

Now that it’s spring, looking forward to summer. Here’s a few photos from last summer.
03/28/2021

Now that it’s spring, looking forward to summer. Here’s a few photos from last summer.

Really interesting cloud bank on the horizon yesterday
03/24/2021

Really interesting cloud bank on the horizon yesterday

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Enjoy amazing views from this charming lower level 2 room apartment in an 1876 Gothic Revival House with a Victorian turret. Located in Salem Willows, a 2 miles from downtown Salem, it offers a fully equipped kitchen with granite countertops, stove, refrigerator and microwave, a recently renovated bath and large bedroom with queen sized bed. TV, internet and cable are also included. The Salem Willows amusement area, one of the oldest in the country, is one block away. A fishing pier, game arcades, kiddie rides, kayak rentals, stand-up surf board rental, boat trips, lots of great fast food including the best popcorn you'll ever taste are some of the amenities the area has to offer. (Note that The Willows businesses are only open April-Nov) There are many nice places to walk in the Willows as well as in nearby Winter Island Park. Take a short drive, or hop on the Salem Trolley to downtown, where there are many historic and Halloween activities to choose from. We are 2.4 miles from the commuter train station. Then a 25 minute train ride to Boston.

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