The House of the Seven Gables, also known as the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, was built on the Salem, MA harbor in 1668.  The house was originally built for Captain John Turner, and was later acquired by the Ingersoll family – relatives of Nathaniel Hawthorne.  Inspiring Nathaniel Hawthorne to write his famous novel, House of the Seven Gables, it is the oldest surviving 17th century wooden mansion in New England! 

We were not aware of the specific ghost stories of the mansion, but after doing minimal research online we found that it is supposedly cursed by Judge John Hathorn.  Ghost stories include that of a little boy who plays in the attic and Susan Ingersoll, cousin to Nathaniel Hawthorne, still wandering the halls as if she never left.  There have also been reports that visitors have seen Susan peering out the windows of the mansion into the courtyard.  Volunteer staff members have experience paranormal activity such as toilets flushing by themselves, strange sounds, and items disappearing and reappearing when no one was in the mansion.

Below are some photos of the grounds that we took during our visit.  The last photo contains a very strange anomaly that was taken in the attic just as I mentioned that I was getting extremely nauseous due to the extreme paranormal energy in that room.  No flash was used, and no blue lights were located anywhere in the attic.

The anomaly (right top and right middle):

For more information including the history of the House of the Seven Gables, please visit the following websites:

www.7gables.org

www.oddthingsiveseen.com/2008/02/house-of-seven-gables.html