Quarry Farm
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| Location | Crane Rd., Elmira, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°6′47″N 76°46′56″W / 42.11306°N 76.78222°W |
| Area | 255 acres (103 ha) |
| Built | 1870 |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001177[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 13, 1975 |
Quarry Farm is located in Elmira, New York. In 1869, Jervis Langdon purchased it as a vacation home for his family.[2] When he died the following year, it was inherited by his eldest daughter, Susan Langdon Crane, Mark Twain's sister-in-law.
Twain and his family summered there for over twenty years.[3][4] He wrote much of his work in an octagonal[3] study built expressly for him about 200 yards (180 m) from the main house in 1874.[2]
The study has since been moved to the Elmira College Old Campus in order to protect it from vandalism.[5] The home is not open to the public.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Twain's Home in Elmira". Elmira College Center for Mark Twain Studies. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
- ^ a b Hal Bush (Advent-Christmas 2010). "A Week at Quarry Farm". The Cresset, A review of literature, the arts, and public affairs, Valparaiso University. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Ruth A. Lawlor (May 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Quarry Farm". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2008-10-19. See also: "Accompanying four photos, from 1973".
- ^ Janette Johnstone (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Elmira College Old Campus". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2008-10-13. See also: "Accompanying 33 photos, from May, 1983". and "Accompanying nomination correspondence".
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