Free Gables' admission for Lynn residents Feb. 4 - N.A. - (Chilmark, MA)

The House of the 7 Gables is pleased to invite Lynn residents to a full day of free admission and lively guided tours of the celebrated house made famous by Salem author Nathaniel Hawthorne and his novel, "The House of the 7 Gables." Lynn Welcome Home Day is Sunday, February 4, from ten a.m. to five p.m. Lynn residents may explore the 2.5-acre National Historic Landmark District site including the Colonial Revival Gardens and a beautiful waterfront vista unparalleled in Salem. Other structures on the property include the house where Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804, and lived as a child. The 1655 Retire Beckett House, also known as the Museum Store, is stocked with gift items unique to the historic site. Those taking the house tour will enjoy hearing stories of 2 prosperous merchant families, the Turners and Ingersolls. They resided in the house before it was purchased and restored by philanthropist Caroline Emmerton. The house is noted for its display of some of the earliest Georgian-style interiors.