Places Archive - Literary Massachusetts https://literaryma.com/places/ Literature Lives Here Sat, 08 Jan 2022 12:00:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://i0.wp.com/literaryma.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-Literary-MA-Logo-Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Places Archive - Literary Massachusetts https://literaryma.com/places/ 32 32 197999973 Edgar Allan Poe Square https://literaryma.com/places/edgar-allan-poe-square/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=edgar-allan-poe-square Sat, 08 Jan 2022 12:00:44 +0000 https://literaryma.com/?post_type=gd_place&p=2923 The house where Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809, no longer exists. But in 2009, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Poe’s birth, Boston renamed a nearby plaza after the author. A plaque was installed nearby decades ago and has recently been joined by a statue. It shows Poe striding down the ... Read more

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]]> The house where Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809, no longer exists. But in 2009, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Poe’s birth, Boston renamed a nearby plaza after the author. A plaque was installed nearby decades ago and has recently been joined by a statue. It shows Poe striding down the street, jacket flapping. Unsurprisingly, he’s flanked by a corvid companion—and, of course, a heap of books.

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]]> 2923 Thoreau Farm, Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau https://literaryma.com/places/thoreau-farm-birthplace-of-henry-david-thoreau/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thoreau-farm-birthplace-of-henry-david-thoreau Fri, 07 Jan 2022 19:01:05 +0000 https://literaryma.com/?post_type=gd_place&p=2913 The Thoreau Farm or the Henry David Thoreau Birthplace, is a historic house at 341 Virginia Road in Concord, Massachusetts, United States. It is significant as the birthplace of writer Henry David Thoreau. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. It currently serves as a museum and is open to the public.

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]]> The Thoreau Farm or the Henry David Thoreau Birthplace, is a historic house at 341 Virginia Road in Concord, Massachusetts, United States. It is significant as the birthplace of writer Henry David Thoreau. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. It currently serves as a museum and is open to the public.

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]]> 2913 Ralph Waldo Emerson House https://literaryma.com/places/ralph-waldo-emerson-house/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ralph-waldo-emerson-house Fri, 07 Jan 2022 18:56:52 +0000 https://literaryma.com/?post_type=gd_place&p=2910 The Ralph Waldo Emerson House is a house museum located at 18 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, Massachusetts, and a National Historic Landmark for its associations with American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. He and his family named the home Bush. The museum is open from mid-April to mid-October; an admission fee is charged.

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]]> The Ralph Waldo Emerson House is a house museum located at 18 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, Massachusetts, and a National Historic Landmark for its associations with American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. He and his family named the home Bush. The museum is open from mid-April to mid-October; an admission fee is charged.

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]]> 2910 Edward Gorey House https://literaryma.com/places/edward-gorey-house/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=edward-gorey-house Fri, 07 Jan 2022 17:16:10 +0000 https://literaryma.com/?post_type=gd_place&p=2880 The Edward Gorey House, also known as the Elephant House, is the home on Cape Cod in which Edward Gorey—author, illustrator, puppeteer, and playwright—lived and worked from 1986 until his death in 2000. The house currently serves as a museum celebrating Gorey’s life and work.

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]]> The Edward Gorey House, also known as the Elephant House, is the home on Cape Cod in which Edward Gorey—author, illustrator, puppeteer, and playwright—lived and worked from 1986 until his death in 2000. The house currently serves as a museum celebrating Gorey’s life and work.

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]]> 2880 Herman Melville’s Arrowhead https://literaryma.com/places/herman-melvilles-arrowhead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=herman-melvilles-arrowhead Fri, 07 Jan 2022 16:56:02 +0000 https://literaryma.com/?post_type=gd_place&p=2874 Arrowhead, also known as the Herman Melville House, is a historic house museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It was the home of American author Herman Melville during his most productive years, 1850–1863.

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]]> Arrowhead, also known as the Herman Melville House, is a historic house museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It was the home of American author Herman Melville during his most productive years, 1850–1863.

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]]> 2874 The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum https://literaryma.com/places/the-amazing-world-of-dr-seuss-museum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-amazing-world-of-dr-seuss-museum Fri, 07 Jan 2022 16:42:51 +0000 https://literaryma.com/?post_type=gd_place&p=2871 The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum is a museum in Springfield, Massachusetts, the United States located in the William Pynchon Memorial Building, which until 2009 housed the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum. The museum opened in June 2017. It is located on the Quadrangle along with the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden and other museums.

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]]> The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum is a museum in Springfield, Massachusetts, the United States located in the William Pynchon Memorial Building, which until 2009 housed the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum. The museum opened in June 2017. It is located on the Quadrangle along with the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden and other museums.

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