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Hawthorne House on the Move, 1958

October Tickets

Admission Type

Fee

Mansion Tour

$30

Mansion Tour - Senior (65+)

$24

Mansion Tour - Children (Age 5-12)

$20

Grounds Pass*

$15

Children Under 5

FREE – accompanied by an adult

Gables Members

FREE

Salem Residents

FREE – proof of residency required

NARM Passholders

FREE – must show card

* Grounds Pass does not include access to inside of house - inside only accessible through Mansion Tours ** Additional discounted tickets available on purchase page. All discounted tickets require valid ID upon arrival for verification.

Black and white photogaph of a house with one wall missing and borded up being pulled on a trailer by a truck|Black and white photogaph of a house with one wall missing and borded up|Black and white photogaph of a house with one wall missing and borded up|Black and white photograph of a house with a telephone poll collapsed in front of it|Black and white photograph of a house|Black and white photogaph of a house on a trailer moving up the street. A statue and a pedestrian watch

Driving by Immaculate Conception Church

Black and white photogaph of a house with one wall missing and borded up being pulled on a trailer by a truck|Black and white photogaph of a house with one wall missing and borded up|Black and white photogaph of a house with one wall missing and borded up|Black and white photograph of a house with a telephone poll collapsed in front of it|Black and white photograph of a house|Black and white photogaph of a house on a trailer moving up the street. A statue and a pedestrian watch

Date: 1958

Type: Photograph

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Description

In 1958 the House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association purchased this home, the former residence of the Hawthorne family and the home in which Nathaniel Hawthorne, himself, was born. To better preserve the building, it was lifted off its foundation on Union Street and moved to the House of the Seven Gables campus a few blocks away. During the move, the house became a bit smaller. One side was removed to allow the building to maneuver the streets of Salem more easily; once the Hawthorne Birthplace arrived at its new home, the two pieces were reconnected.