Hawthorne Hotel Celebrates 90th Anniversary

The Historic Hawthorne Hotel is celebrating its 90th anniversary tonight with a birthday party in the Grand Ballroom that is open to the public.

There will be free hors d’ouevres and a cash bar.

Donations would be appreciated, as the proceeds from the event, which runs from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., will benefit the Salem Education Foundation.

The event is free and open to the public, but those who are planning to attend are being asked to RSVP online.

The event will also include live ragtime music in the Grand Ballroom, professional dancers in period dress, raffle items, and more. Limited edition commemorative items will also be available for purchase.

A day of events commemorating the anniversary of the opening kicked off at 6:30 on Thursday morning with a flag raising ceremony on the roof of the hotel.

Named after Nathaniel Hawthorne, the Hawthorne Hotel was built in 1825 and came to completion after two years of construction and a push for funding by the Salem community.

The hotel was also recently the site of filming for a soon-to-be-released movie starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert DeNiro.