Renaissance Italy Comes To River Street, Salem

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Nestled among the dense period homes located at the northern edge of Salem’s famed McIntire Historic District, this delightful urban garden of only 2,049 square feet immediately transports the visitor out of 18th century Salem into Renaissance Italy through the use of interlocking garden rooms; multiple east/west and north/south axes; multiple tall mature arborvitaes; dense yew and boxwood hedging; ingenious brick and granite paving and changes of level throughout; water features with vintage millstone fountains; a 6,700-pound, four-foot-diameter brownstone column base from an early 19th century Greek Revival Salem Theater (which forms the centerpiece of one of the garden rooms); a new raised mahogany deck and dining area overlooked by a magnificent antique terra cotta Green Man fountain within an arched brick enclosure; and a profusion of vintage cast iron and terra cotta building fragments providing accents of instant antiquity, punctuated by the owners’ collection of antique Italian terra cotta pots bulging with flowers throughout. All in all, a magical space for alfresco dining, entertaining, reading, relaxing, or quiet introspection!

This garden’s estimated size is 2,050 sq. ft.

2025 Open Day:  Saturday, July 26

Hours: 10-4

Registrations are nonrefundable and nontransferable . Open Days are rain or shine events. Click here for FAQs.