What’s New In Preservation?
Date: August 1, 2017
The House of the Seven Gables needs a new roof. The mansion’s roof was last replaced in 2005. Unfortunately the “tumbled” steel nails that were used are deteriorating due to...
What’s New In Preservation?
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From bed-chamber to classroom…
Date: July 18, 2017
In week two of our test tours, we’ll be sharing the story of The Gables as a center of art and culture. We are in the second week of sharing...
What’s New in Preservation?
Date: June 30, 2017
The House of the Seven Gables recently partnered with the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners for a six-month project to measure environmental conditions around our National Historic Landmark District museum...
The Chamber Over The Little Parlor
Date: June 30, 2017
by Alyssa Conary On July 4, 1804, Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in the house at 27 Union Street in Salem, Massachusetts. In 1958, the house was saved from destruction and...
What’s New in Preservation?
Date: June 1, 2017
Monitoring the conditions of our collections and historic architecture is no easy task. Last summer, The House of the Seven Gables was fortunate to form two partnerships to help us...
How can the Community Preservation Act help The Gables?
Date: April 14, 2017
The roof of the nearly 350 year-old Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, best known as The House of the Seven Gables, is in a state of deterioration. The organization has applied for grant...
What's Happening in Preservation?
Date: January 31, 2017
The “Secret” Symposium was held on January 22 to bring together the construction team for the Secret Rooms Project and to introduce the next steps to prepare for the room’s...
A "Secret" Symposium
Date: January 1, 2017
Even though the secret is out about the Dining Room Chamber the crew who worked on the project wants to share their findings with our supporters! Join us to meet...
What's Happening in Preservation?
Date: January 1, 2017
Closing to the public in early January does not mean that we sit idle. We work right through winter here at The Gables, just like Jack Frost! This public closure...
A Look Back at 2016 in Preservation
Date: December 20, 2016
This past year has been one of big dreams and even bigger accomplishments. Our dedicated staff have devoted themselves to new, exciting projects while continuing to maintain the daily tasks...