Meg HibbertContributing writer The future of the oldest house in Salem is more secure now after Salem City Council agreed to transfer Preston Place to a 501 c 3 non-profit status. The action came at Monday night’s City Council meeting. Preston Place is the two-story brick home on West Main Street across from Walmart that dates back to 1821. It was given to the Salem Historical Society by the family of the late Dr. Esther Brown, the first female physician in Salem. For several years the house was the home of the White Oak Tea Tavern until it succumbed during...