The Athenaeum provided for space for the Essex Institute and several other groups , and sold the building to the Essex Institute in 1907 .
Plummer Hall was originally built for the Salem Athenaeum in 1857 .
The Salem Athenaeum provided for space for the Essex Institute and several other groups , and sold the building to the Essex Institute in 1907 .
Plummer Hall was originally built for the Salem Athenaeum in 1857 .