‘Marble and mud’
The House of the Seven Gables, in Salem, Mass., made famous by Nathaniel Hawthorne in his 1851 novel. The earliest part of the house was built in 1668. The building is now a non-profit museum, with an admission fee for tours, and has programs for children. It was built for Captain John Turner, in whose family it remained for three generations.
“Life is made up of marble and mud.’’
— Nathaniel Hawthorne, in his novel House of Seven Gables