The Mark Twain House and Museum was the home of Mark Twain (a.k.a. Samuel Langhorne Clemens) from 1874 to 1891 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Before 1874, Twain had lived in Hannibal, Missouri. The architectural style of the 19-room house is Victorian Gothic. The house is also notable for the major works written during his residency, includingThe Gilded Age, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Prince and the Pauper, Life on the Mississippi, Huckleberry Finn, A Tramp Abroad, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
Poor financial investments caused the Twain family to move to Europe in 1891.When they returned to Connecticut in 1900 he lived in a house built for him in Redding, Connecticut, named Stormfield, where he died on April 21, 1910. His home in Hartford functioned as a school, an apartment building, and a library. In 1962 the building was declared a National Historic Landmark. Since 1974 it has had a multi-million dollar renovation and an expansion dedicated to showcasing his life and work. The house is facing financial troubles stemming in part from an overestimation of the number of visitors it would receive yearly.
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| Mark Twain House Location(Map,Usa) |
| Location: | Hartford, Connecticut |
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| Built: | 1874 |
| Architect: | Edward Tuckerman Potter |
| Architectural style: | Victorian Gothic |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000884 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL: | December 29, 1962 |
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| Mark Twain House Interior |
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| Mark Twain House Interior |
Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, CT - Interior, first floor, library, east wall with fireplace and mantle, without scale.
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| Mark Twain House --Billiard Room |
The Billiards Room where Twain wrote his books.
Entrance hall and main staircase .
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