Colonial Era Architecture. The House of Seven Gables House of the Seven Gables (Turner-Ingersoll Mansion) at Night, 1668. Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Colonial Era Architecture: Exterior of the Cent Shop of Hepzibah Pincheon at the House of the Seven Gables (Turner-Ingersoll Mansion) at Night, 1668. Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Colonial Era Architecture: The House of Seven Gables, c. 1668, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Colonial Era Architecture: The House of Seven Gables, c. 1668, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Colonial Era Architecture: Garden at The House of Seven Gables, c. 1668, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Colonial Era Architecture: Garden View of The House of Seven Gables, c. 1668, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Colonial Era Architecture: The House of Seven Gables, c. 1668, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Colonial Era Architecture: Secret Staircase at The House of the Seven Gables, c. 1668, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Colonial Era Architecture: Peanuts and Serving Plate in the Dining Room at The House of Seven Gables, c. 1668, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Colonial Era Architecture: Wallpaper in the Dining Room at The House of Seven Gables, part of the original 1668 dwelling built by John Turner I, c. 1668, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Colonial Era Architecture: Roof Tiles at The House of Seven Gables, c. 1668, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. "With a brief sketch, therefore, of the circumstances amid which the foundation of the house was laid, and a rapid glimpse at its quaint exterior, as it grew black in the prevalent east wind,—pointing, too, here and there, at some spot of more verdant mossiness on its roof and walls,—we shall commence the real action of our tale at an epoch not very remote from the present day. " From the House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Colonial Era Architecture: Lantern at The House of Seven Gables, c. 1668, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Salem Landmarks: Kitchen with Sunny Windows, Nathaniel Hawthorne's Birthplace,

c. 1750, The House of Seven Gables Settlement, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Salem Landmarks: View From Upstairs Bedroom, Nathaniel Hawthorne's Birthplace

c. 1750, The House of Seven Gables Settlement, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Salem Landmarks: Pitcher and Basin on Night Stand, Nathaniel Hawthorne's Birthplace

c. 1750, The House of Seven Gables Settlement, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Salem Landmarks: Doll In Upstairs Bedroom, Nathaniel Hawthorne's Birthplace

c. 1750, The House of Seven Gables Settlement, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Salem Landmarks: Doll In Upstairs Bedroom, Nathaniel Hawthorne's Birthplace

c. 1750, The House of Seven Gables Settlement, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Salem Landmarks: Front Parlor-Plate with Pear, Nathaniel Hawthorne's Birthplace

c. 1750, The House of Seven Gables Settlement, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Colonial Era Architecture: Original door dating to c. 1667, The House of Seven Gables, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Colonial Era Architecture: Adam And Eve Fireplace Iron, The House of Seven Gables, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Colonial Era Architecture: Pears, Peabody Coal Bucket and Bedwarmer, an Homage to Bewitched and Samantha Stevens, The House of Seven Gables, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Colonial Era Architecture: Secretary Desk and Chairs in the Parlor, The House of Seven Gables, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

Colonial Era Architecture: Mandolin in the Parlor, The House of Seven Gables, Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts