Nathaniel Hawthorne's Birthplace — Attraction in Salem

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Birthplace is an interesting house to visit. To see the house a ticket to tour the House of the Seven Gables must be purchased. After touring the House of the Seven Gables you can walk over to Hawthorne's house and do a self-guided tour. The House of the Seven Gables is well worth the visit and seeing Hawthorne's house is an added bonus. The house was moved to its current location in 1958. It was originally at 27 Union Street in Salem. The house was built around 1750 by a Boston mariner named Joshua Pickman. In 1765 Nathaniel's grandfather purchased it and Nathaniel was born there in 1804. Inside the red clapboard Georgian style house you will see Hawthorne family furniture and displays about his life. On the tour you can see the room where Nathaniel was born. The other rooms in the house are an interesting look at the early life of Hawthorne in the early 19th century. The self-guided tour usually takes about 15 minutes, but depending on interest level you can stay longer if you want. A tour guide is available in the house if you...

We bought a guided tour and our guide (if I'm remembering a few days later her name may have been Meg?) was absolutely amazing, even my two pre-teen kiddos were kept interested the entire time. I believe at the end of the tour they even told our guide "I thought I was going to be bored but I wasn't"

Highly suggest buying the...

Interestingly, this house is both the birthplace of Nathaniel Hawthorne and it isn't. As is plainly articulated by signage, the entirety of the house was moved from its original location to now rest beside the House of the Seven Gables years ago, making it possible to tour these two highly interesting sites in...