Situated on the outskirts of Concord Massachusetts is Orchard House, the home that inspired Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women.
The family home of Louisa May Alcott is a true pilgrimage for devotees of her famous book Little Women and people travel from all over the world to visit Orchard House, where guided tours offer fascinating insights into the lives of the Alcott family.
The House was built in 1690 and the Alcotts lived here from 1858 to 1877 after moving from The Wayside, which they later sold to another famous writer and Transcendentalist Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Indeed the Alcott family include noted Transcendentalists Louisa May and her father Amos Bronson Alcott, who established the Concord School of Philosophy in 1879 beside Orchard House. The School’s speakers included other Transcendentalists living in Concord, Henry Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson
Orchard House is where Louisa May wrote and set her novel Little Women. This is the home where she grew up and where here experiences went on to inspire her famous novel and a visit to Orchard House is like a walk through the pages of Little Women.
While the house is currently in the process of being restored (it almost stands on stilts due to this!) it has been kept exactly as it was with 75% of the furniture belonging to the Alcott family and the rooms are filled with personal possessions, including the original wedding dress of Anna Alcott and a recreation of Amos Bronson’s study along with the desk Louisa May used to write on.
Location:
399 Lexington Road, Concord Massachusetts.
Opening times:
April 1 – Oct 31: Mon-Sat: 10am-4.40pm, Sun: 1pm-4.30pm
Nov 1- March 31: Mon-Fri: 11am-3pm, Sat: 10am-4.30pm, Sun: 1pm-4.30pm
Admission fees:
Adults: $8
Concessions: $7
Children: $5
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