Lydia Pinkham Laboratory and Studios

Lydia Pinkham Laboratory and Studios is a historic Lynn building that now holds more than one hundred studios for artists, craftspeople and creative business owners. Sculptors, glass blowers, leather workers and film editors are among the tenants, and the building’s abundant and varied spaces suit a wide range of disciplines. Its listing calls it both a haven and a creative hive for the people who work there.

Established in 1886, the building was once home to the production team behind Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, an herbal remedy for women that made the Lynn-born Pinkham’s name and face widely known in the late 1800s. The former laboratory now has a second life as working space for creative tenants, and the building presents itself as a place where collaboration and community are encouraged and nurtured.

What to Know

• An annual Lydia Pinkham Open Studios event opens the building’s studios to visitors.
• The open studios planning team does not handle rentals; studio inquiries go to RCG’s Salem office.
• The building is also listed as a gallery and venue space.