Yesterday I took a house tour on Chestnut Street in Salem, Mass, sponsored by the New England chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. Founded in 1626, Salem was the home of Nathaniel Hawthorne. The tour took us inside a number of fine houses, including some where my camera was invited to remain in my pocket, and one whose owner requested that pictures could be taken for personal use only. I don’t think any of my photographs here are from that house, but I beg to be notified if I have transgressed against that desire. Indeed, to frustrate any nefarious effort to pinpoint an interior shot on the basis of its following an exterior shot, I have put all the exterior shots together, in no particular order, followed by interior shots, again in no particular order. The idea, here at least, is to enjoy the beauty inside and out without reference to much beyond the fact that most of the houses were built during the Federal period, following the Revolution, at the height of Salem’s prosperity. We saw no witches.
About David Brussat
This blog was begun in 2009 as a feature of the Providence Journal, where I was on the editorial board and wrote a weekly column of architecture criticism for three decades. Architecture Here and There fights the style wars for classical architecture and against modern architecture, no holds barred.
History Press asked me to write and in August 2017 published my first book, "Lost Providence." I am now writing my second book.
My freelance writing on architecture and other topics addresses issues of design and culture locally and globally.
I am a member of the board of the New England chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, which bestowed an Arthur Ross Award on me in 2002.
I work from Providence, R.I., where I live with my wife Victoria, my son Billy and our cat Gato.
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Last time I visited I was 8. We went to the House of Seven Gables.
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Very nice. I don’t think I’ve ever been there.
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