The brick Federal-style house of Captain Stephen Phillips, at 17 Chestnut Street in Salem, was built in 1804-1805, the construction being supervised by Parley Putnam. Capt. Phillips was a merchant who helped to create the neighborhood on Chestnut Street. Salem mayor and U.S. Representative Stephen C. Phillips later resided in the house, which remained in the Phillips family until 1883. It was next owned by Benjamin D. Shreve. His descendants still reside there.