Show old salem landmark so id place where nathaniel hawthorne ma courted miss 1 s peabody Is transferred in salem boston romance la in tho the life ot of no nathaniel hawthorne Haw Is 13 vividly recalled by the sale of the three story house at 51 65 charter street salem louis dembofsky has transferred the property to jennie jeneta 1 linsky Ll nalty the house was erected about ISO years yeara ago within the dwelling miss sophia amelia peabody daughter of 0 dr 14 nathaniel athaniel peabody was waa born september SOS Mas peabody wedded nathaniel hawthorne and it appears singular to of the ho great amerlean american romancers works that charming as his associations must bave been with the house he ha should have baya recalled its situation in the unpleasant dolliver Doll lver romance and later in the depletions mado in dr secret 1 that ho be did so Is shown in the opening chapter of dr GrInis hawes secret which reads cornered on a graveyard with which the house corn com munica ted by back door while the house itself was waif A three story en structure perhaps a century old low studded with a square front standing right upon the street and a small porch containing tho the main entrance affording a glimpse up anti and down tho the thoroughfare through andoval an oval window on each icide tle 11 hawthorne to in his writings rotor referred red at considerable length to 0 o the cemetery on the he et side alda of 0 the grimshawe house tn in bract act in the tha corner of the tha cemetery adjoining the house are the an ancient client bead headstones stones remaining in this Bra vayard hawthorne flaw thome once said it gives vas cs strange et ranga ideas to think how convenient to dr peabodys ya ys tam clr this bujak la Is the tha menu hg altmont within arms ama reach ot of tha side odthe 0 the pr PM I 1 or tho the cemetery and house housa are practically as described by hawthorne 72 years ago with the exception of the gate which has been destroyed the house now la Is to be renovated and other buildings will be erected in the yard the exterior of the house will be changed la in appearance yet the muta dons will not destroy the history ol of thecia the old landmark or diminish interest on the part af pf people visiting sale salem in for the purpose of viewing buildings associated with hawthorne lie he was vaa not weddel wedded to miss peabody in the dr artru shave house bouse as has haa been claimed but in a dwelling that num bored 13 west street boston then the tha horne of dr peabody |