Salem MA - House of the Seven Gables (Nathanial Hawthorne) Built in 1668, this is the oldest surviving 17th century wooden mansion in New England. The House of the Seven Gables inspired author Nathaniel Hawthorne to write his legendary novel of the same name.
Nathanial Hawthorne's birthplace
House of the Seven Gables
Found the cat but no witch :-)
North Church - Pipe Organ built in 1759 by Thomas Johnson and the first organ made entirely in the colonies. The case is still the original and played on Sunday during the 11 am service.
North Church
Boston along Freedom Trail
Paul Revere House
USS Constitution
USS Constitution - hammocks for sleeping
North Church - replica of Paul Revere's lantern, one if by land, two if by sea. The window that Robert Newman jumped through and escaped capture by British soldiers through this window April 18, 1775
North Church - original brass (candle) chandeliers made in England, given to the church in 1724 by Captain William Maxwell. They are the only source of light on the first floor of the church.
North Church - Washington Bust, the Marquis de Lafayette said it looked more like our first President than any other likeness he had seen.
North Church - one of the four wooden angels made in the 1600s in Belgium donated by Thomas Gruchy
North Church - The Bay Pew, families were required to rent ther pews from the church and were free to make their box as comfortable and stylish as they saw fit. The Bay Pew is decorated as many of the pews in the Old North would have been in the 1700-1800s. The is called the "Bay Pew" because it was given as a gift of thanks to a group of wealthy shipping merchants from the Bay of Honduras who helped fund construction of the church's steeple in 1740.
Union Oyster House - America's Oldest Restaurant. Wonderful clam chowda and corn bread...oysters are great here for those who partake
Union Oyster House
Boston view from the Radisoon
USS Constitution - crew's mess chest
View of Boston from the Radisson
Boston view from the Radisson - Boston Commons just beyond the building in the foreground
