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Packages start at $750 at The House of the Seven Gables for a ceremony and mini-celebration, an on-site event coordinator, and flexible catering options for a light and lively affair. You can take a self-guided tour for $9, and children under 3 are free. Current hours are noon-4 pm, Thursday-Sunday, though those hours are extended during the warmer months.
Free admission for Salem Residents
In 1668, merchant and ship-owner John Turner built a house on Salem Harbor that was destined to become one of America’s most beloved historic homes. 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 House of the Seven Gables Settlement is a 501(c) 3 charitable nonprofit organization. We are supported by membership, annual donations, and visitation income. We do not receive federal funds to support our mission of education and preservation.
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Three generations of Turners lived in the home, increasing its size and the family’s wealth, until John Turner III lost everything and the house was sold to another mariner, Samuel Ingersoll, in 1782. Upon Ingersoll’s death, daughter Susanna inherited the great mansion, where she was often visited by her younger cousin, Nathaniel Hawthorne. This family-friendly campground is located on Salem Harbor, just minutes from the historic downtown. The Park offers many opportunities for families to explore the waterfront, from both land and sea.
The Turner House
The house itself was built around 1750 and moved to the site in 1958. There’s a fun picture in the timeline room of the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion of the house being moved down the street. 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. Emmerton expanded the programs and services of the settlement house to the point that they exceeded the capacity of the Seaman’s Bethel. When Emmerton learned that the neighboring Turner-Ingersoll Mansion was up for sale, she purchased it as the settlement’s practical and collective center. Admission also includes Nathaniel Hawthorne's Birthplace, waterfront views, and a unique museum store.
The Secret Room in The House
After the book’s publication in 1850, the Hawthorne family would leave Salem once again for Lenox, Mass. It is here that his relationship with Herman Melville would blossom. While living in Lenox, Hawthorne wrote A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys as well as the famed Gothic novel, The House of the Seven Gables. 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. Caroline Osgood Emmerton was born on April 21, 1866 in Salem, Mass.
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. Performers will include violinist Renée Hemsing, an Arlington resident from Los Alamos, New Mexico, who specializes in chamber music and early music performance on both violin and viola. Also, Israeli-born cellist Guy Fishman, concerto soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and orchestral player who is principal cellist of Boston’s Handel and Haydn Society. Also, the musicians themselves left their native homelands to build cultural bridges and lasting artistic legacies through their contributions to the oeuvre of classical music. Our next stop was a newly opened room which was still fairly empty.
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Emmerton used ticket and store sale proceeds from the museum to fund The House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association. In the late 1800s/early 1900s, the settlement house movement was seen as the progressive method to help newly arriving immigrant families adapt to life in their new cities. Settlement houses offered a variety of services including classes, medical care, and recreational opportunities. Emmerton’s goal was to preserve the house for future generations, provide educational opportunities for visitors and use the proceeds from the tours to fund her settlement programs. Due to the nature of the architecture at The Gables’ campus, our historic house museums are not wheelchair accessible. Our visitor center, restrooms, Colonial Revival gardens, grounds, and a portion of our Museum Store are wheelchair accessible.
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The Salem Witch Trials are a well-known series of events that unfolded from February 1692 through May 1693. A total of 19 innocent people were executed in what turned out to be nothing more than mass hysteria. Emotions ran high during this time period, resulting in over 200 people being accused of performing witchcraft. However, John Turner eventually died at sea, and his widowed wife married another sea captain by the name of Charles Redford. Knowing that his fate would most likely be met at sea, Captain Redford ensured in his will that the mansion would go to his new stepchildren. From enslaved people to indentured servants to immigrants fleeing...
After enjoying the mansion for three generations – and after the last of the Turner’s died without any remaining heirs – it was eventually sold to Captain Samuel Ingersoll. This is where author Nathaniel Hawthorne and his novel finally come into play. With the knowledge that children as young as four were being accused and faced potential death, John built a hidden staircase along the fireplace within the Turner mansion.
Hawthorne continued to write into his later years, including a report about his 1862 visit to Washington D.C. In which he met President Lincoln and visited the Civil War Battlefields in Virginia. 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.
Along here is the historic East India Marine Hall and Derby Square – they’re on the official Heritage Trail map. But we made a bee-line to the statue of Elisabeth Montgomery as her character in the 60’s sitcom Bewitched. I guess she counts as a witch too, and a few episodes were even filmed in Salem. The area is free to visit, open 24 hours, and there is no parking. I can’t find what they were, but it was pretty limited, like 11-3.
And Hawthorne’s novel is set and heavily influenced by the spirit and guilt of that age. At age 9, Hawthorne injured his leg and was confined to the home for two years. It was during this time that he developed a love of books and reading.
The cost to visit The House of the Seven Gables and the rest of the grounds is $25 for adults, $20 for seniors 65+, $17 for kids 5-17, and free for children under 5. You can tour just the grounds for $12, but that only applies from May 11-Nov. Admission to the house and the grounds are free year-round for Salem residents with ID, including school-issued ID. You can even get your free passes online to get a time that works for you.
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