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Tours

Tour Salem's oldest house, one of the oldest in America and called Home by a single family for nearly 400 years.

A family lives in the house and has been for 365 years. Please respect their privacy outside of scheduled tours.  

Admission

$16.60

Pickering Foundation Members*: Free

*Members also receive a 20% discount on items in our on-site gift shop. 

See below for current schedule of English-language tours.

Pour le calendrier des visites en français, cliquez ici

For thousands of years the land under our home was known only to Native Americans. Since 1637 it has been under one family; Pickering. Tour their home built by hand using 400 year old timbers cut from the property. Cross the same threshold George Washington did to visit his old friend Timothy Pickering. Gain a new perspective on Salem, and America's history. 

The House that John Built; a tour of the Pickering House

Events

Events

Join us for a variety of events designed for all ages, come experience a rare piece of history and community.

Upcoming Events

October 30

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Linda Jenkins Lecture Series
Winter 2026

January 25

Pickering’s Salem in the 17th Century

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February 22

Pickering’s Salem in the 18th Century

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February 15

The Rowans Book presentation  by author Beverly Pierce

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March 22

Pickering’s Salem in the 19th Century

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Past Event Recordings

An Update from Ukraine by Kenneth Glover - March 8, 2025

Judy Anderson's "Four Colonel's and One Retreat" about Leslie's Retreat - March 9, 2025

The Kidnapping of Timothy Pickering - Kathleen Earle - March 23, 2025

History of the Broad Street Cemetery of Salem, Massachusetts

As a 501(c)3 non-profit:

The Pickering House strives to be a vital community educational resource where history, preservation, and the Pickering family’s story come to life, so that visitors can appreciate and connect with their own American experience and the values of public service and democracy.

18 Broad Street
Salem, MA 01970

Phone: 978-744-4777

Email: pickeringhouse1@gmail

Donate to the Pickering Foundation:

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