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The Mark Twain House (located in Hartford, Connecticut) is only shown by guided tour. We want your visit to be a great experience. Due to the limited capacity on tours, we recommend that you purchase tickets in advance, as tours sell out days ahead of time. If you arrive without purchasing tickets in advance, we may not be able to accommodate ...
The Mark Twain House is the 25-room Victorian home where legendary author Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), lived with his family from 1874 to 1891 and wrote his greatest works, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Recently named one of the Ten Best Historic Homes in the World by National Geographic, the.
The couple spent $40‚000 to $45‚000 building their new home‚ so once they moved in they kept the interior simple. Mark Twain and his family enjoyed what the author would later call the happiest and most productive years of his life in their Hartford home. Financial problems forced Sam and Livy to move the family to Europe in 1891.
The Mark Twain House Learn about the Hartford Home. Gardens & Grounds Explore. Virtual Tour See for yourself! Restoration Projects Learn more. Open 7 Days a Week (Last Tour at 3:15pm) 📍HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. 351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, CT 06105 860-247-0998. I'm a Visitor. Hours & Admission; Guide to Visiting;
Twain Writes his Most Famous Books While Living in Hartford. For the next 17 years (1874-1891)‚ Sam‚ Livy, and their three daughters (Clara was born in 1874 and Jean in 1880) lived in the Hartford home. During those years Sam completed some of his most famous books‚ often finding a summer refuge for uninterrupted work at his sister-in-law ...
The Mark Twain House & Museum, a National Historic Landmark in Hartford, Connecticut, was the home of America's greatest author, Samuel Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain) and his family from 1874 to 1891. It is also where Twain lived when he wrote his most important works, including Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The ...
Private homes, the Mark Twain House, and sometimes public buildings are included in the tour. In 1995 Kay Hoffman and Marty Flanders organized a fundraiser that is today the MTH&M Gala. It raised $40,000 that year. From 1999 through 2002 the Galas continued to raise over $100,000 annually for the operating expenses of The Mark Twain House.
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