To preserve our National Historic Landmark and leverage its power as an icon of American culture to engage diverse audiences and provide education opportunities for our local immigrant community.

We value the preservation and philanthropic Settlement legacies of our founder, Caroline Emmerton.

We value the literary legacy of Nathaniel Hawthorne.

We value our designation as a National Historic Landmark and our role in telling the history of our nation.

We value the historic preservation of our site: buildings, gardens and stories.

We value being a center of and for the following communities:

Guests

National historical community

Local, at-risk immigrant community

Literary community

We value education.

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