As you walk along this part of Main Street, notice tops of buildings decorated with the original tin work so popular at turn of century. Many storefronts on Main Street are original. 301 East Main St. Constructed in program that introduced great architecture to many towns, this was Salem's first federally owned postal building. Earlier, post office was located at various points along Main Street. Presbyterian congregation outgrew its original church on Academy Street and erected this building, using slave labor, with bricks fired on premises.
Structure incorporates numerous architectural designs from popular antebellum handbooks.
Benjamin Deyerle, known for Greek revival buildings, is thought to be architect. Initially providing travelers with a mail drop, an exchange for fresh horses, and possibly overnight lodgings, it was later used as private residence and tea house. St. Paul's Episcopal Church purchased it in 1952 and uses it for church purposes. Farmer's Market , Main Street at Broad. Operating in Salem unofficially for many years, city market was only formally established in 1992.