Hawthorne Hotel

The Hawthorne Hotel is a historic hospitality building located on Washington Square West in Salem, Massachusetts. Constructed in 1925 and named for Salem native and novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, the property is recognized for its architectural and cultural value and is a member of the Historic Hotels of America program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Secondary sources note the hotel's placement in compilations of allegedly haunted locations in both Massachusetts and the United States, though the supplied materials do not provide specific eyewitness accounts, named entities, descriptions of apparitions, or investigative reports. As an operating hotel, it contributes to Salem's literary and historic identity and to the city's broader association with supernatural tourism.