Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p John Ward House is a National Historic Landmark at 132 Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts.The house was built in 1684 by John Ward and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1968.The house was moved to its present site in 1910 and restored by the Essex Institute (predecessor to the current owner, the Peabody Essex Museum), under the direction of curator and early preservationist George Francis Dow. The house was moved my splitting it into two and rolled on ox-drawn logs from its original site three blocks away. In 1911, The John Ward House opened to the public, becoming the first outdoor museum of architecture in the country. The Peabody Essex Museum now offers guided tours of the house. Rooms on the first floor feature 17th century furnishings.. }
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- John_Ward_House_(Salem,_Massachusetts) abstract "John Ward House is a National Historic Landmark at 132 Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts.The house was built in 1684 by John Ward and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1968.The house was moved to its present site in 1910 and restored by the Essex Institute (predecessor to the current owner, the Peabody Essex Museum), under the direction of curator and early preservationist George Francis Dow. The house was moved my splitting it into two and rolled on ox-drawn logs from its original site three blocks away. In 1911, The John Ward House opened to the public, becoming the first outdoor museum of architecture in the country. The Peabody Essex Museum now offers guided tours of the house. Rooms on the first floor feature 17th century furnishings.".