After his sea captain father died, young Nathaniel Hawthorne, his mother, Elizabeth, and siblings moved from Salem, Massachusetts, to Raymond where his uncle Richard Manning had also relocated to manage his family's land holdings. Manning built this house for Elizabeth and her children just down the street from his own home. The wood framed house is two stories tall, with clapboard siding and a side-gabled roof. The facade is symmetrical with a central entry. Returned to its original configuration by the Hawthorne Community Association sometime after 1922 when they took over management of the building, the entry door is bordered by sidelight windows and topped by an elliptical fanlight. The original chimneys were removed and have not been restored. Hawthorne's mother and sisters continued to live in the home after he left to attend Bowdoin College in 1822. When he graduated, the family returned to Salem and the house was used as a tavern and then a meeting house. Consequently, the interior has been significantly altered from its original configuration. The building is currently maintained by the Hawthorne Community Association.
Year Listed: 1969
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