House of Seven Gables Model

HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, BUILT 1668
BUILDER: CAPTAIN JOHN TURNER
Facing the busy harbor, this house, once known as the Turner-Ingersoll mansion, had a cross-gable roof and massive central hearth to provide protection from harsh weather. As its owners prospered, the house grew to contain 17 rooms within 8,000 square feet, but retained the dark-stained wooden siding, small windows, rectilinear massing, and gable-studded roof typical of New England houses.