Louisa may alcott house

The former home of the beloved author, located 20 miles from Boston in Concord, Massachusetts, welcomes visitors from all over the world

Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House on a summer day in July. It was my birthday, to be exact—July 17.

It’s been on my bucket list for YEARS to visit Louisa May Alcott’s home, Orchard House, in Concord, Massachusetts (just twenty minutes from where I live). And yes, there is an apple orchard there. Once, it was quite extensive, but now it’s a small grove of (newish) apple trees. In front of the entrance was...

Step off the beaten path to follow in the footsteps of an influential American writer who lived in a small New England town with a reputation for creative inspiration and sylvan splendor. For those who grew up reading about Marmee and the March sisters, Orchard House holds a special kind of wonderment. This modest abode

Preeminent writers Alcott, Hawthorne, Emerson, and Thoreau all called Concord, Massachusetts home. Let's take a look at the places that inspired them.

Then we visited Orchard House, where Louisa May Alcott's wrote Little Women, inspired and based on the Alcott family adventures next door.

thefootloosescribbler This is one in a series about touring Massachusetts and Newport, Rhode Island. My husband and I spent three weeks there in October, 2021.…

Step off the beaten path to follow in the footsteps of an influential American writer who lived in a small New England town with a reputation for creative inspiration and sylvan splendor. For those who grew up reading about Marmee and the March sisters, Orchard House holds a special kind of wonderment. This modest abode - Page 3

Louisa May Alcott bedroom and study, Concord, MA Orchard House