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There’s a fairly generous free parking lot (and even a cute Little Free Library.) In fact, you might be able to park here without touring the house, though I wouldn’t try it on a summer weekend. Her other experience includes working for the “I Have A Dream” Foundation of Boulder County, as well as working as a legal advocate/emergency response specialist at a domestic violence prevention nonprofit. Frey holds a master’s law degree in ethics and compliance, as well as two bachelor’s degrees in international affairs and art history from the University of Colorado Boulder.
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In 1668, wealthy merchant and shipowner John Turner I, and his wife Elizabeth Robinson Turner, built the house that is now one of the oldest timber-framed mansions in continental North America. “Settlement houses were places where social workers would ‘settle’ among immigrant communities, hoping to share knowledge and American culture with the aim of helping their recently-arrived and lower-income neighbors. Settlements often provided services such as daycare, education and healthcare to improve the lives of the poor,” according to the group’s website.
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And it’s the perfect vantage point from which to view the bay, marina, Marblehead across the way, and the ferry to Boston. Inside, you can purchase or present your tickets, visit the bathroom, and even connect to the wifi. Look around at the walls to see old signs from the early years of the attraction. Also called the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Seven Gables is located right on the water of Salem Harbor at the intersection of Derby and Turner Streets.
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We engage our wider community through stimulating, thoughtful, facilitated conversations on immigration and other social justice issues. Members get unlimited free admission and early access to tickets before general sale. The House of the Seven Gables in Salem is hosting a chamber music concert next month to raise funds for its immigrant-focused settlement program.
Other stops that I didn’t officially visit or take pictures of that are on the official Heritage Trail include the Charlotte Forten Park, named for an early African-American activist. The official Salem Witch Museum (not the same as the Witch History Museum) housed in the grand East Church. And adjacent Salem Common, the city park known as the birthplace of the US National Guard. Proctor’s Ledge is a ways out of town, definitely out of walking distance.
The town was a strange combination of hokey and serious, past and present, witchery. By 1908, the house was sold to Caroline Emmerton, who restored it to directly appeal to fans of the novel. She added back the missing gables and installed a “secret stairway” that you get to climb on the tour. Plus, she added some elements related to the novel that were never original to the house, like a “cent shop” and a well. She installed colonial-style gardens, and over the years, moved several other historically important buildings to the site, including Nathanial Hawthorne’s birthplace. The result is a literary/colonial attraction that drew visitors from its opening day in 1910.
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His final publication was Our Old Home (1863) which was a series of essays about England and Anglo-American relations. In 1864, Hawthorne traveled to New Hampshire with President Franklin Pierce. He died on May 19 and is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, MA.
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The Old Burying Ground was first used in 1637 and holds some notable locals. Susanna Ingersoll, cousin of Nathanial Hawthorne and owner of The House of the Seven Gables is here, as well as some other Hawthorne/Hathorne family members. If you’re ever in Salem, Massachusetts, and want to walk the Salem Heritage Trail, a good place to start (and to park) is The House of the Seven Gables. I’m always a fan of a good house tour, and this one is almost as interesting for its history as a tourist spot as it is for the Hawthorne novel that made it famous. The earliest section of the House of the Seven Gables was built in 1668 for Captain John Turner, a wealthy sea captain and merchant who was born in Salem, Massachusetts in 1644. Facing south towards Salem Harbor, it was originally a two-room, 2+1⁄2-story house with a projecting front porch and a massive central chimney.
This slice of park honors that history with a jetty out to a short lighthouse and a recreated sailing ship. Inside, a tour guide will take you through the history and rooms of the mansion. You start in older rooms with low ceilings, and through richly decorated public and private rooms of a rich captain and trader. You also get to climb the fun secret staircase to the original attic, where you see the gables join together.
Admission also includes Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Birthplace, waterfront views, and a unique museum store. By 1846, the Hawthorne family was living back in Salem with Una (1844) and Julian (1846). It was during this time that he would begin to write The Scarlet Letter—his first critically acclaimed success in publishing. Sophia and her sisters, Elizabeth and Mary, would prove to be influential for the rest of Hawthorne’s life and career.
Hawthorne was more inspired by the way "seven gables" sounded than what the house looked like. As he wrote in a letter, "The expression was new and struck me forcibly... I think I shall make something of it."[6] The idea inspired Hawthorne's novel The House of the Seven Gables. Back on the boat I watched the black gables of Hawthorne’s house grow smaller as we pulled out of the harbor. I was glad that whatever forces had pulled me to his doorstep had led to an eye-opening, thought provoking, day where heavy history and light-hearted reality mingled to create an experience only Salem can offer.
Recreational photography for personal use is allowed during guided tours, with the exception of the month of October. Professional photography is any session using a paid photographer or any professional-style shoot, including wedding, family, or special event portraits. Professional photography is permitted when approved in advance, requires a signed contract between the photographer and The Gables along with a certificate of insurance. The Nathaniel Hawthorne Birthplace is now immediately adjacent to the House of the Seven Gables, and access to it is granted with either a regular admission fee or a grounds pass.
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