Between 1805 and 1807, Hamilton Hall rose at 9 Chestnut Street in Salem, Massachusetts, and this National Historic Landmark has held its corner ever since. Designed by noted Salem architect and builder Samuel McIntire, the Hall is a beautiful example of Federal style architecture. It was built as a social space for the leading families of Salem and was named for Founding Father and Federalist Party leader Alexander Hamilton.
Today it continues to function as a social hall, still used for balls, weddings, private functions, and meetings. Inside and beyond its events, Hamilton Hall hosts the Lecture Series on World Affairs: eight lectures by recognized experts every Thursday in February and March, begun to foster community conversations and lifelong learning and as a fundraiser for the preservation of the Hall. That series is planned and run by a dedicated group of local women volunteers who form the Lecture Series Committee.
Architecturally it is a three-story brick structure on the corner of Chestnut and Cambridge Streets, its gable end front facing Cambridge Street; the brick is laid in a Flemish bond pattern and the entrance facade is five bays wide with a center entry. Notice the Flemish bond brick and the corner of Chestnut and Cambridge Streets.