The Old Manse, Massachusetts, United States

4.5 (137 reviews) Monday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent Ranking #8 in Concord Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks • Parks

Original and insightful

The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired nearby – and, less than a century later, Emerson, Hawthorne, and Thoreau spawned a revolution in American philosophy from here.
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Address

269 Monument St, Concord, MA 01742-1837

Mobile

+1 978-369-3909

Website

http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/greater-boston/old-manse.html

Email

[email protected]

Working hours

Monday : 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Wednesday : 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Current local date and time now

Monday, May 13, 2024, 18:16

User Ratings

4.5 based on (137 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 5traveltheworld012 5:00 PM Aug 17, 2021
    Wonderful history. Beautiful views from the house.
    The Old Manse is a Georgian clapboard house built in 1770. It was built for patriot minister William Emerson. Here is where pivotal moments in our nation’s early history occurred. Just a short walk from this yard is where the famous battle of April 19, 1775, took place at the Old North Bridge. Some of New England’s most esteemed literary minds found inspiration inside its walls. In the 19th century, both Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne both lived in The Manse for awhile. Emerson drafted his influential essay “Nature” in an upstairs study. Meanwhile, Hawthorne and his wife, Sophia, started their married life here. The heirloom vegetable garden was originally planted by Henry David Thoreau in honor of the Hawthornes’ wedding. So much history here, one can almost feel the vibes.
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  • 5littletraveler410 5:00 PM May 26, 2022
    Wonderful to visit
    My son and I loved visiting this home. The tour guide was fantastic she knew the history and wove a story to include everyone that was related and who had lived there. Going through the home gave you a good idea how life was then. I also thought the grounds around the house were so lovely and I could just feel the history,

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