By Linda Tancs
Named for its gables, The House of the Seven Gables is a 1668 colonial mansion in Salem, Massachusetts. Designated a National Historic Landmark District in 2007, The House of the Seven Gables is best known today as the setting of world-renowned American author Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1851 novel. The seaside mansion was built for Captain John Turner I, the head of one of the most successful maritime families in the colonies. Built in the Jacobean/Post Medieval style, it’s one of the largest timber-framed mansions in North America still on its original foundation. In addition to the house and its grounds, the historic campus includes colonial revival gardens and several historic buildings.
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