The Jonathan Neal House, at 12 Broad Street in Salem, was long believed to have been built in 1767 for Jonathan Neal, a carpenter, who ran a waterfront warehouse. More recent research has indicated that the earliest parts of the house may actually go back to 1652. An early barn on the lot was enlarged by Neal’s father, also named Jonathan, with the central chimney being constructed in 1680 and other work being done later, as attested in deeds from 1720 and 1767, when the gambrel roof was added to the home.