House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables is a 1668 colonial mansion in Salem, Massachusetts, named for its gables. It was made famous by Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1851 novel The House of the Seven Gables. The house is now a non-profit museum, with an admission fee charged for tours, as well as an active settlement house with programs for the local immigrant community including ESL and citizenship classes. It was built for Captain John Turner and stayed with the family for three generations.
The House of the Seven Gables, Salem, Massachusetts. View of front and side.
Side view
Before 1908–1910 restoration
Same view in 1915
Salem is a historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located on the North Shore of Greater Boston. Continuous settlement by Europeans began in 1626 with English colonists. Salem was one of the most significant seaports trading commodities in early American history. Prior to the dissolution of county governments in Massachusetts in 1999, it served as one of two county seats for Essex County, alongside Lawrence.
Image: Federal Street District
Image: House of the Seven Gables (front angle) Salem, Massachusetts
Image: Custom House at Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Image: The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA
