![]() ![]() It was restored to look as it would have in the 17th century and the gambrel roof was altered. ![]() The house was moved about 35 feet (11 m) to its current location in the 1940s when the adjacent street was widened. Corwin family lore maintains that it was built in 1642, but some scholars claim that it was built in the 1620s or 1630s and that Roger Williams lived in it in the before he founded Providence Plantations. ![]() The house is an excellent example of 17th-century New England architecture, although historians are unsure of the date when it was built. Corwin served on the Court of Oyer and Terminer, which ultimately sent 19 people to the gallows. He took the place of Judge Nathaniel Saltonstall, who resigned after the execution of Bridget Bishop. Corwin was called upon to investigate the claims of diabolical activity when a surge of witchcraft accusations arose in Salem Village (now Danvers) and neighboring communities. ![]()
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