Orchard House
Also known as: Alcott, Louisa May, House399 Lexington Rd., Concord, Massachusetts
Photo
Orchard House
4. Historic American Buildings Survey Frank O. Branzetti, Photographer April 7, 1941 (a) EXT.- FRONT & SIDE, LOOKING NORTHEAST
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Map
Coordinates:
+42.45902, -71.3350242°27'32" N, 71°20'06" W
Description
Orchard House was for 25 years the home of Amos Bronson Alcott and his family, including his daughter, Louisa May Alcott, who wrote a part of Little Women here. An author, educator, and Trancendental philosopher, Alcott established one of the first adult summer schools in the eastern United States, the Concord Summer School of Philosophy and Literature, which met in the building constructed for it near this home. Louisa May Alcott is well known for her children's books, among them Little Women, An Old Fashioned Girl, Little Men, and Eight Cousins. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, December 29, 1962
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966
- Reference number
- 66000781
- Area of significance
- Literature
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- B - Person
- Property type
- Building
- Historic functions
- Single dwelling; School
- Current function
- Museum
- Periods of significance
- 1875-1899; 1850-1874
- Significant years
- 1857; 1882
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 2
Update Log
- March 2, 2017: New Street View added by Brian Bartlett