Orchard House Alcott. In 1857 Amos Bronson Alcott purchased 12 acres of land with a manor house that had been on the property since the 1660s for 945. Executive Director Jan Turnquist gave a tour of Orchard House providing a glimpse into the Alcott familys life in Concord Massachusetts.
Executive Director Jan Turnquist gave a tour of Orchard House providing a glimpse into the Alcott familys life in Concord Massachusetts. With this detail in mind the homes name Orchard House makes a lot of sense. Every purchase helps to support our educational.
Until 1857 Amos Bronson Alcott and his family were always on the move.
He then moved a small tenant farmhouse and joined it to the rear of the larger house making many improvements over the course of the next year as he detailed in his journals. Opened to the public in 1911 it is an internationally recognized cultural treasure. A 50 deposit is required to hold a group reservation and will be applied to the total tour cost. Louisa May Alcotts Orchard House is famous for where she wrote her beloved classic Little Women.