Date: August 5, 2021
By Brian Payne, Preservation Carpenter If you visit The House of the Seven Gables, you can’t miss the staging on the north elevation of the Phippen House. We’re working with Florentine Renaissance Masonry to restore the two original chimneys on the structure. The Joshua Phippen house was built c. 1792. Over the years, the...
Date: July 29, 2021
Hi, my name is Holly, and I am the newest member of the marketing team here at The Gables. A quick recap if you missed my introduction post: I am new to Salem and sharing my adventures as I explore this beautiful city. For my first few excursions I stayed close to home here at The Gables. Somehow the theme of adventuring next door coincided with...
Date: July 23, 2021
As the 2020/2021 Summer Olympic Games open in Tokyo tonight, we are looking back at sport here at The House of the Seven Gables. This photo of Helen and Lillian Arey and friends posing with their croquet equipment was taken on the south lawn at The Gables c.1901. The Areys were the granddaughters of Henry and Elizabeth...
Date: July 15, 2021
Hello! My name is Holly, and I am the newest member of the marketing team at The House of the Seven Gables. You can find me here on the blog, on the social media pages, and over at visitor services. I am also new to Salem – I grew up in Massachusetts but haven’t had...
Date: July 1, 2021
Thanks to a major funding boost from the Cummings Foundation we are excited to announce that we are searching for our next Settlement and Education Programs Manager. If you are fluent in English and Spanish and passionate about education, you can click here to learn more and apply. Meet our Settlement House Staff Nestor Grullon...
Date: June 30, 2021
The Mrs. Lawrence geranium has been a standout feature in our historic gardens for over 60 years. Early History This flower is a historic favorite in the Gold Coast gardens of the North Shore of Massachusetts but their history reaches back to England in the early 1800s. Many estates and castles had their own nurseries...
Date: June 29, 2021
News Release: Two of America’s greatest literary legends — Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry David Thoreau — have not yet run out of things to say. Perhaps that’s no surprise. These writers were prolific and they were opinionated. On Wednesday, June 30, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., they will meet up virtually to dish about literature,...
Date: June 28, 2021
2020 Annual Report Click here to review our 2020 Annual Report. We are proud that our staff accomplished so many mission-driven goals despite a global pandemic. Welcome to our new president We are delighted to welcome Ken Turino, a leader in the museum field, as our newly appointed president of the Board of Trustees. “I...
Date: June 25, 2021
The Gables is excited to offer more member-exclusive events in person! Join us on July 7 at 6 p.m. for our newly developed Historic Grounds Tour. Members will take a stroll through the lesser-known history of our gardens and grounds, learn about the original layout through archival images and maps, and delve into Hawthorne’s depiction...
Date: June 15, 2021
News Release (6/8/21) A generous $100,000 grant from the Cummings Foundation makes it possible for The House of the Seven Gables to continue its settlement work despite steep revenue losses caused by the pandemic. “We are extremely grateful for the receipt of this grant,” says Kara McLaughlin, executive director at The Gables. “The grant committee...
