Derby Waterfront District is a historic district on Derby Street from Herbert Street to Block House Square, and the waterfront streets between Kosciusko and Blaney Streets in Salem, Massachusetts.
The district features Federal architecture and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
The Salem Maritime National Historic Site is next to the Derby waterfront District and consists of 12 historic structures and about 9 acres (36,000 m2) of land along the waterfront on Salem Harbor in Salem, Massachusetts and was the first American National Historic Site, and interprets the triangular trade during the colonial period; privateers during the American Revolution; and sea trade, especially with the Far East, after independence.
A short walk from the Salem Maritime National Historic Site is the Chestnut Street District with grand Federal Mansions designed in the Federal architecture style that trace the roots to the Old China Trade with many designed by Samuel Mcintire.
Other nearby historic districts are the Old Town Hall Historic District, Salem Willows Historic District, Salem Common Historic District, Bridge Street Neck Historic District, Charter Street Historic District, Essex Institute Historic District, Crombie Street District, Federal Street District and the Downtown Salem District.
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