page_title: West Cogswell House
section_title: See also
hierarchical_section_title: West Cogswell House / See also
caption_attribution_description: Plan of the town of Salem in the commonwealth of Massachusetts, from actual surveys, made in the years 1796 &amp; 1804; with the improvements and alterations since that period as surveyed
context_page_description: The West Cogswell House is a historic house at 5-9 Summer Street in Salem, Massachusetts. It is an example of the Greek Revival style of architecture that was common in 19th century Salem.
  The house is a group of three brick Greek Revival rowhouses that were built in 1834 by Nathaniel West, one of Salem's leading sea captains and merchants. Each building is three window bays wide, with a recessed side entry framed by a wooden portico; the right two unit entries are adjacent, and sheltered by a single portico. The buildings were at one time the home of American Civil War general, and later Mayor of Salem William Cogswell.
  The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is now operated as a hotel called the Salem Inn, which also owns the nearby John P. Peabody House.
context_section_description: List of historic houses in Massachusetts
  National Register of Historic Places listings in Salem, Massachusetts
  National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
caption: Salem - 1820
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