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Help us help our community!

Date: November 14, 2019

The House of the Seven Gables is a drop-off location for the 12th annual It Starts With Me! Thanksgiving Drive. The following non-perishable goods can be dropped off at our Visitor Center November 1 – 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily: Gravy Roasting tins Stuffing Canned vegetables Bottled juice Cranberry sauce Cooking oil And...

What’s Happening This Week?

Date: November 10, 2019

It’s a week of saying “thank you” at The House of the Seven Gables! Free Admission for Veterans As a thank you for service to our country, The House of the Seven Gables is pleased to offer free admission for veterans with military id on Veteran’s Day. Active military families receive the military discount with...

Free admission for veterans

Date: November 9, 2019

As a thank you for service to our country, The House of the Seven Gables is pleased to offer free admission for veterans with military id on Veteran’s Day. Active military families receive the military discount with id during regular operating hours for guided tours. We’re open from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November...

NANOWRIMO (what?!)

Date: November 6, 2019

Pop Culture-Inspired Meetup and Writing Event

What’s Happening This Week?

Date: November 4, 2019

The month of October might be in the rearview mirror, but we’re keeping ourselves busy here at The Gables! Visitors are welcome to join us for daily tours from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. We’ve got a couple of special programs and lectures planned including a Pop-Cutlture Writers Meetup. The Witch City Writers want to...

It Starts With Me! Thanksgiving Food Drive  

Date: November 1, 2019

The House of the Seven Gables is a drop-off location for the 12th annual It Starts With Me! Thanksgiving Drive. The following non-perishable goods can be dropped off at our Visitor Center November 1 – 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily: Gravy Roasting tins Stuffing Canned vegetables Bottled juice Cranberry sauce Cooking oil And...

Thank you for sharing your October with us!

Date: November 1, 2019

We just wanted to send out a big thank you to: our visitors our performance attendees the little ones who did a scavenger hunt and gave us lots of feedback about Kids’ Cove the incredible volunteer corps who backed up our staff and supported our visitors our talented, friendly, and tireless staff October is an...

Behind the Scenes: How we decorate ‘Four Centuries of Christmas’ at The Gables

Date: October 31, 2019

Planning is underway to “deck the halls” of our historic site for our Four Centuries of Christmas Tour that runs the month of December. What does it take to prepare a historic site for the holidays — especially one that spans centuries of New England history? Using a variety of books and interviews, we conduct research...

It Starts With Me! Thanksgiving Food Drive  

Date: October 31, 2019

The House of the Seven Gables is a drop-off location for the 12th annual It Starts With Me! Thanksgiving Drive. The following non-perishable goods can be dropped off at our Visitor Center November 1 – 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily: Gravy Roasting tins Stuffing Canned vegetables Bottled juice Cranberry sauce Cooking oil And...

An Evening of Comic Book History and Fun

Date: October 31, 2019

The House of the Seven Gables: An Illustrated Classic will be the final lecture in our POP! Goes The Gables series.  Jack Butterworth is the owner of one of the largest comic art collections in New England. Join us as he shares some insider stories behind the two comic book versions of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel...