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House of the Seven Gables, Salem MA |
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This 17th-century Salem house served as the setting for Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel of the same name. |
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Salem's House of the Seven Gables, also known as the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, is at 54 Turner Street (map), only a short walk from the Salem Maritime National Historic Site. The house is now the centerpiece of a historic site with five houses and period gardens on Salem harbor. Costumed interpreters greet you after you've paid the admission fee, and guide you through the museum's several buildings, which include the House of the Seven Gables (1668), Hooper-Hathaway House (1682), Hawthorne's birthplace (c. 1750), Counting House, and Retire Becket House (1655). The Garden Café serves snacks, drinks and light meals. Parking is free. For admission times and fees, see the House of the Seven Gables website. House
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House of the Seven Gables, Salem MA.
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