The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.
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The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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| MASSACHUSETTS House of the Seven Gables, Salem
Best known for its association with Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, this 1668 house was also a key early preservation effort, successfully restored in the early 20th century.
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