Salem MA House of the Seven Gables Garden View Massachusetts Postcard

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. Though quite literally overshadowed by the “rusty wooden house” of the novel’s title, the gardens of the Pyncheon family serve to foreshadow the events of the story, reflecting both the inner taint of the mansion’s inhabitants and the promise of restitution. Since their creation in 1909, their original design has changed little. Many of the plantings are still in keeping with the colonial revival vision, using plant species that existed in the area in the 1600’s. The gardens at the Gables establish a direct line through the museum’s history and to the literary work of Hawthorne. They remain, a place to escape the urban environment and find oneself surrounded by beauty.

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