House of the Seven Gables
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the American colonial house. For other uses, see The House of the Seven Gables (disambiguation).
The House of the Seven Gables (also known as the Turner House or Turner-Ingersoll Mansion) is a 1668 colonial mansion in Salem, Massachusetts, named for its gables. It was made famous by Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1851 novel The House of the Seven Gables. The house is now a non-profit museum, with an admission fee charged for tours, as well as an active settlement house with programs for the local immigrant community including ESL and citizenship classes. It was built for Captain John Turner and stayed with the family for three generations.[2]
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House of the Seven Gables Historic District | |
Location | Salem, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°31′18.453″N 70°53′0.702″W |
Built | 1668 |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Colonial, Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 73000323[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 8, 1973 |
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