Salem Custom House
Saturday, February 23, 2008

Built in 1818, the Custom House is typical of the Federal style of building. However, the building is more noted for one of its employees, Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author of the Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables.


5 comments:
Beautiful light and perspective in this photo!
-Kim
Seattle Daily Photo
great architecture!
I also like the perspective and that original style which is common in Boston:)
Very nice. Did you get a chance to photograph any witches?
The moral to Hawthorne's "The Custom House" story is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBfB8eDvA_4
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