Baker Albert E. Newton operated his business on this property in Salem, Mass., as early as 1874, but the origin of this building is somewhat unknown due to conflicting information on early atlases.

Outbuildings may have been used as Newton’s bakery, but were later removed. The house was listed as a single family residence until the 1895-1896 directory, in which Newton was listed as working on one side, while grocer Murray Friend was listed as residing on the the other.

Newton moved to Beverly, Mass., in 1897. The building has remained a two-family home ever since. The rear portion of the lot was sold sometime after 1958.