The House of the Seven Gables Salem, MA August 26th, 2013 "The attic retains portions of the framing for the westernmost facade gable of 1668 and early plaster on the remains of the gable and on the west end wall. The roof framing of the 1668 house is of principal rafters, common rafters and principal purlins, while the framing of the 1677 wing is of the more forward looking principal rafter/common purlin framing system that was introduced about that time. In 1909, Chandler enclosed a closet in the southwest corner of the 1668 attic with pieces of shadow-molded heathing that he salvaged that had originally been the exterior finish of the parlor wing." SOURCE: pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/73000323.pdf