WATCH: Salem Witch Trial Minister's House Is For Sale

WAYLAND, MA — It's got a distinct connection to one of the most infamous events in New England history: the Salem Witch Trials, a paranoid frenzy in 1692 that sent several women to court for witchcraft, resulting in the hanging of 18 and accusations of 150 more people.

As history.com explains, later that year, hysteria had diminished and many distanced themselves from the trials. That included one of the ministers, Rev. Samuel Parris, to whose house the persecution of the "witches" could be traced. He reportedly preached about the work of the devil at his parish.

As public outcry and criticism increased, the Puritan minister fled Salem Village, married Dorothy Noyes, and settled in Wayland.

Now, that home is for sale.

The home, listed on realtor.com for $1.6 million, was originally listed on Jan. 14, 2016, and has seen two price decreases since. The property sits on 3.7 acres, and abuts 166 acres of conservation land and located very close to the Sudbury River. It's "ideal for the equestrian lover."

WCVB's Chronicle features the home, the history, and the sale of the Noyes-Parris House.
"It's where a notorious fugitive from Salem decided to settle down," reports Chronicle's Ted Reinstein. "In buying a house, everyone is attracted to some degree to curb appeal. The history of any given to home is a little bit tougher to quantify. If it's history could be measured in square footage. this would be the size of an airplane hanger. It's the Parris part of the Noyes-Parris House that may ring a mournful bell."

Parris and Noyes lived in the Wayland home for a short time, and moved to several other areas, ultimately returning to Wayland permanently in 1712, explains Gretchen Schuler in the Chronicle feature.

The Noyes-Parris House is the oldest home in Wayland, purchased by the Sudbury Valley Trustees in 1995, and then told to a private owner with the stipulation that it is preserved. Parts of the house have survived and remained intact for more than 200 years.

Watch the Chronicle episode that features this Wayland home here.

Photo via realtor.com.