The House of the Seven Gables

This is The House of the Seven Gables (also known as the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion) in Salem, Massachusetts. This appears to be the back.

Built in 1668 for sea captain John Turner, it is one of the oldest surviving timber-framed mansion houses in North America. It was immortalized by author Nathaniel Hawthorne in his famous 1851 Gothic novel, The House of the Seven Gables.

In 1908, philanthropist Caroline Emmerton purchased the building and hired architect Joseph Everett Chandler to restore it to its 17th-century appearance (reconstructing several gables and adding the iconic "secret staircase") to operate as a historic museum and settlement house for local immigrants.

Visible in the background to the right is the cupola of another historic structure on the complex, reflecting the campus-like setting assembled by the Settlement Association in the early 20th century.