Salem Witch Museum.

Building history

A church, a car museum, a new chapter.

Before the Salem Witch Museum opened in 1972, this Gothic Revival building housed the Second Unitarian Church and, later, the Salem Auto Museum. Its striking towers belong to a nineteenth-century building, while the museum’s exhibitions look back to 1692.

A person dressed in black stands with hands on hips before a pointed stone arch and dark wooden doors.

A person in black clothing and knee-high boots raises a hand to their hair before a pointed-arch doorway and iron fence.

A formally dressed couple stands before the Salem Witch Museum’s red-lit Gothic facade at night.

Three costumed women outside the Salem Witch Museum

Family portrait outside the Salem Witch Museum

Three women outside the Salem Witch Museum

Visitor details & sources

19½ Washington Square North

At the northwest edge of Salem Common, northeast of the downtown pedestrian mall.

Opened in 1972, the Salem Witch Museum occupies a Gothic Revival church built between 1844 and 1846, connecting a distinctive city landmark with the history of 1692.

Check museum opening and ticket information directly. Visitor admission and a planned photo session are different arrangements; ask the museum about any use of its property.

A pointed doorway, Gothic window shapes and red evening light give this portrait a very different feel from daytime Salem.

Visitor information checked October 8, 2026. Stories checked October 13, 2026. Access and policies can change.

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