House of Seven Gables

In 3rd grade this year Hannah has to do three photo essay assignments on the state of Massachusetts. At three different intervals throughout the year she has to go to a place of historical significance in Massachusetts, take a picture of herself, and write a short paper on why it is significant, what activities you can do there, and what she learned. Her first one is due next week so we headed up to Salem today and visited the House of Seven Gables.

I know Salem is best known for the Salem Witch Trials but that seemed a little morbid for the kids so instead we visited the House of Seven Gables, Nathaniel Hawthorne's house, and some additional sites significant to the history of Nathaniel Bowditch. Hannah and I are reading the book Carry On, Mr. Bowditch together so that was really our reason for picking a visit to the House of Seven Gables (he has a loose tie to the house).

We all had a fantastic time. The weather was a bit chilly and incredibly windy but it was very sunny. We did a lot of walking and the kids enjoyed touring the House and going up the secret staircase behind the fireplace. The House of Seven Gables is definitely something I would recommend if you ever come to visit Massachusetts.