Historic preservation
Preservation project
Preservation
Date: November 20, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2023 The House of the Seven Gables marks the start of its festive holiday season with the much-anticipated unveiling of a prized work of...
Date: September 1, 2023
After the conclusion of year one of our Coastal Zone Management research project, we’ve been finding ways that climate resiliency will impact what we do here at The Gables. While...
Date: June 1, 2023
On April 26, The House of the Seven Gables held a daylong series of meetings, also known as a charette, to mark eight months of collecting data and facts about...
Date: April 14, 2023
A new archival resource has been added to 7Gables.org! On our Collections & Archives page, you can now find a link to view a more detailed and constantly growing collection,...
Date: April 3, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2023 The House of the Seven Gables receives grant from Wyeth Foundation for American Art to conserve “Flight into Egypt” The House of the...
Date: February 1, 2023
Beginning in August 2022, I’ve had the pleasure of working as an archivist at The House of the Seven Gables. My primary purpose has been to arrange and describe the...
Date: November 26, 2022
Moisture in attics is a common concern for historic property owners. The interplay of warm interior air rising to meet cold attic framing can create all kinds of headaches, from...
Date: October 10, 2022
Inside the Counting House, we are creating some brand-new activities for kids! Illustrations of 12-year-old Ebenezer Ingersoll, a onetime resident of The House of the Seven Gables, will guide visitors...
Date: September 26, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2022 $509,919 Coastal Resilience Grant award State grant enables major short- and long-term climate change study and planning at The House of the Seven Gables...
Date: September 8, 2022
Rising sea levels affect more than just ocean elevations. Because saltwater is denser than freshwater, it will flow under existing groundwater reserves, which will then rise as the freshwater is...
