The Witch House at Salem

The Witch House is a dark, steep-gabled structure that stands out for its seventeenth-century black timber frame. It served as the home of Jonathan Corwin, a judge who presided over the Salem witch trials of sixteen ninety-two. While local lore often suggests accused women were held here, no record supports this. Corwin actually conducted preliminary examinations of the accused in the meeting house nearby. The building remains because it is the only structure still standing in Salem with direct ties to those hearings.