Nathaniel Hawthorne's Birthplace
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4.8 (24)The 1750s home where the author of The Scarlet Letter was born offers a direct look into his early New England roots.
Description
Located on Hardy Street, the historic building dates to around 1750 and is where the American novelist and short story writer was born on July 4, 1804. Now managed as part of the historic properties associated with The House of the Seven Gables, the structure offers a direct look at 18th-century architecture while framing the early life of one of New England’s defining literary figures.
