The House of the Seven Gables (disambiguation)

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The House of the Seven Gables or House of the Seven Gables refer primarily to:

House of the Seven Gables, a 1668 colonial mansion in Salem, Massachusetts made famous by the Hawthorne novel
The House of the Seven Gables (1851), a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, inspired by the house and its history

The House of the Seven Gables, made famous by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The House of the Seven Gables (1851), is a 1668 colonial mansion in Salem, Massachusetts, named for its gables. The house is now a non-profit museum, with an admission fee charged for tours, as well as an active settlement house with programs for children. It was built for Captain John Turner and stayed with the family for three generations.

The House of the Seven Gables is a Gothic novel written beginning in mid-1850 by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in April 1851 by Ticknor and Fields of Boston. The novel follows a New England family and their ancestral home. In the book, Hawthorne explores themes of guilt, retribution, and atonement, and colors the tale with suggestions of the supernatural and witchcraft. The setting for the book was inspired by the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, a gabled house in Salem, MA, belonging to Hawthorne's cousin Susanna Ingersoll, and by ancestors of Hawthorne who had played a part in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The book was well received upon publication and later had a strong influence on the work of H. P. Lovecraft. The House of the Seven Gables has been adapted several times to film and television.

The terms may also refer to:

House of the Seven Gables (Mayo, Florida), an octagonal house inspired by the novel
The House of the Seven Gables (1910 film), the first film adaptation of the novel, starring Mary Fuller
The House of the Seven Gables (film), the 1940 adaption of the novel

The House of the Seven Gables built in the 1880s is an historic octagonal house located on the corner of Clark and Bloxham streets, North West, in Mayo, Florida, USA. After reading The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne, James Mitchell designed this house and had it built by Mack Koon. Seven of the eight sides are gabled, while the eighth side opens into a rear wing. As built, the house had three bedrooms and a parlor in the octagon section and cooking and dining areas in the wing. Dr. Charles Hailey of the University of Florida cites it as an example of the adaptation of "Florida 's small-town vernacular structures, 'minor monuments'", which are worthy of research.

Mary Fuller American actress and screenwriter

Mary Claire Fuller was an American stage and silent film actress and screenwriter.

The House of the Seven Gables is a 1940 Gothic drama film based on the novel of the same name by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It stars George Sanders, Margaret Lindsay, and Vincent Price, and tells the story of a family consumed by greed in which one brother frames another for murder. It is a remake of the 1910 film of the same name, which starred Mary Fuller. The film's musical score was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score. The plot of the film differs dramatically from the plot of the novel on which it is based.

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