Saturday, February 23, 2008

Salem Custom House


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:

Kim February 23, 2008 1:24 AM  

Beautiful light and perspective in this photo!
-Kim
Seattle Daily Photo

Zsolt February 23, 2008 6:36 AM  

I also like the perspective and that original style which is common in Boston:)

Beantown Today February 23, 2008 1:38 PM  

Very nice. Did you get a chance to photograph any witches?

James McCoy July 28, 2008 2:41 PM  

The moral to Hawthorne's "The Custom House" story is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBfB8eDvA_4

To what shall I compare this life of ours?
Even before I can say it is like a lightning flash or a dewdrop,
it is no more. -Gibon Sengai (1750-1837)

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