This article was written by Suzanne Sickler Ohl, an early member of the Tyrone Area Historica

This article was written by Suzanne Sickler Ohl, an early member of the Tyrone Area Historica

Passing through the front door, you find yourself in a wide vestibule. Traversing across this welcoming room, you step down into a magnificent open courtyard, complete with a small pond. You are surrounded on all sides by two stories of rooms opening onto this courtyard, with a balcony circling the second level. You are free to roam through this genuine Chinese merchant’s home, which has been lovingly transported and rebuilt on the grounds of the Essex-Peabody Museum in Salem, Massachusetts.