The Witch House.

Witch-trial history

The name belongs to a judge’s home.

Jonathan Corwin bought the property in 1675 and became a judge in the 1692 witch trials. The museum explores seventeenth-century family life alongside that history. The building’s documented connection to the trials is the story here.

The dark three-gabled Witch House framed by red autumn trees and pumpkins.

Three costumed people stand before the Witch House’s dark, three-gabled facade.

The Witch House sign, dark gables and pumpkins under an orange autumn sky.

A person in a red dress stands on a stone path outside a dark clapboard house, with pumpkins beside the entrance.

A group dressed in black raises their hands in a circle on the stone path outside the dark clapboard Witch House.

A couple stands on the stone approach to the Witch House, beneath its dark clapboard facade and steep gables.

A witch-hat portrait beside the Witch House

A family casting playful spells outside the Witch House

Visitor details & sources

310½ Essex Street

Just east of Ropes Mansion, at Essex Street and the North/Summer Street crossing.

Jonathan Corwin purchased this house in 1675. His role as a judge in the 1692 witch trials connects the building directly to one of Salem’s most consequential histories.

The Witch House is a museum. Check its current visiting information; an admission ticket does not arrange a private photo session.

The dark timber, deep gables and small windows do a lot of the work here. The gallery brings together an architectural view and portraits made around the exterior.

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

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