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Review:
The House of Seven Gables is a house museum occupying a colonial mansion from 1688, and was made famous by Nathanial Hawthorne’s novel of the same name. The seven-gabled house was originally built for Captain John Turner and it remained in his family for three subsequent generations. The house has gone through some additions and remodels throughout the years, and in the early 1900s the house was restored as a museum, which included reconstructing the missing gables that had previously been removed. In order to appeal to the expectations of tourists, the restored house is more akin in many ways to the one described in Hawthorne’s book than the historical original. The house is next door to Hawthorne’s birthplace, which is covered in the admission fee as well.
115 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970, Phone: 978-744-0991
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