Wenham’s Water and Fire Damage Restoration Experts
Wenham is in Essex County and is a prime example of a quaint New England town. It was incorporated into the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1643. When residents need emergent Water and Fire Restoration, they call SERVPRO. Wenham was originally a part of Salem. Hugh Peters, the minister in Salem, preached to a group on a hill by the Great Pond around 1638, most probably to encourage settlement. The earliest land grants in the Wenham area roughly coincide with Peters' sermon. The hill was leveled in later years to make room for the ice industry at the Great Pond. The Industrial Revolution, which changed the face of many Massachusetts towns in the 19th century, passed Wenham by. It remained a small community, with one notable exception. Wenham's ice industry brought the name of Wenham to the notice of people as far away as London, where hotels in the 1850s advertised: "We serve Wenham Lake Ice." Artificial refrigeration and a fire that destroyed the icehouse in 1973 brought an end to this unique industry.
Wenham lies along the Newburyport section of the Newburyport/Rockport Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail. There are no stations within town, but the Hamilton/Wenham station lies just north of town, and the North Beverly station lies south of town in Beverly. Two of Wenham’s famous landmarks, the Tea House, and the Wenham Museum, have their roots in the Wenham Village Improvement Society. A group of ladies organized the society in 1893 to make Wenham more beautiful by planting more shade trees. They purchased Mr. Henry Hobb's harness shop as a home for a tea house and exchange for selling ladies' handiwork, jams, and jellies. The Tea House and Exchange has continued through the years as the successful fundraising arm of the Wenham Village Improvement Society. SERVPRO understands that homes in this area might need help in the off season where the coastal winds can fan flames and cold can lead to old cast iron pipes bursting. Luckily, SERVPRO is the best choice for Fire Damage Restoration as well as Water Damage Restoration.
