The Boston Herald, July 27th, 1997
Salem's House of the Seven Gables is well-known as the site that inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne to write his famous 19th-century novel of the same name. But few visitors who climb the house's secret staircase or stop to smell the roses in its period garden are aware that the property has another story to tell.
Almost 90 years ago, the dark, handsome house attracted the attention of wealthy Caroline Emmerton, a woman determined to help the poor. Like her friend Jane Addams, who founded Hull House as a refuge for Chicago's needy, Emmerton wanted to provide a place where immigrants could find ed...
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