NEW: The Emmerton Papers Finding Aid
Date: May 31, 2019
This spring, The House of the Seven Gables developed a finding aid, cataloging a portion of its archives, with the help of graduate student Megan Donoghue. Ms. Donoghue, a Salem...
NEW: The Emmerton Papers Finding Aid
Historic Preservation at The Gables
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Caroline Emmerton’s Preservation Vision Today
Date: February 28, 2019
Caroline Emmerton’s Preservation Vision Today Caroline Emmerton purchased the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion in 1908. This mansion, now known as The House of the Seven Gables was vacant and retained little appearance...
Preventative Conservation at The Gables
Date: January 31, 2019
Every year, the House of Seven Gables takes a brief hiatus from hosting the public and closes for a few weeks to tackle projects not easily undertaken when visitors are...
What’s New in Preservation
Date: June 1, 2018
The unpredictable New England weather finally relented enough this spring to allow us to begin the preservation projects now underway at The House of the Seven Gables. The Turner-Ingersoll Mansion...
Turner-Ingersoll Mansion Roof Replacement
Date: April 1, 2018
The House of the Seven Gables is undertaking a project to replace the roof on the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion. The roof was replaced in 2005, but the tumbled-steel nails that were...
The Long History of Wallpaper at The Gables
Date: April 1, 2018
Every owner of The Gables left behind evidence that they adopted the decorative trend of wallpaper in the home—a trend that has a long and interesting history in New England....
Collections Corner
Date: February 28, 2018
by Zoë Quinn and Susan Baker-Leavitt, Collections Care Specialists For Salem Women’s History Day we have chosen to highlight a seemingly innocuous object: a bulletin board. This bulletin board, however,...
The Bed Hangings Are Back
Date: February 1, 2018
The moths are coming! This is not a statement that would invoke fear in the hearts of many, but it certainly raises the alarm for those in the museum world....
The State of Preservation
Date: November 30, 2017
Recent years have witnessed a considerable amount of preservation work here on our campus. Many of the individual pieces that make up this whole may go completely unnoticed. Take for...
Happy Halloween from the staff at The Gables
Date: October 31, 2017
We just wanted to take a moment to thank our visitors who joined us during the month of October at The House of the Seven Gables. We know some of...