The Wayside (historic house in Concord)

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historic house literary landmark museum

The Wayside is a historic Concord, Massachusetts house best known as the longtime home of authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and later the Alcott family, making it a significant site in American literary and cultural history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house →
literary landmark →
museum →
alsoKnownAs Hillside →
The Wayside: Home of Authors →
architecturalStyle Colonial →
Victorian →
associatedWith Abolitionism →
American literature →
Transcendentalism →
builtIn early 18th century →
country United States →
designatedAs National Historic Landmark →
hasFeature Hawthorne’s study in the upper tower →
barn and outbuildings →
historic gardens →
interpretive exhibits on resident authors →
listedOn National Register of Historic Places →
locatedIn Middlesex County, Massachusetts →
location Concord, Massachusetts →
managedBy Minute Man National Historical Park →
nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationYear 1963 →
nationalRegisterListingYear 1966 →
near Concord Museum →
Lexington Road →
Orchard House →
The Old Manse →
notableResident Abigail May Alcott →
Amos Bronson Alcott →
Bronson Alcott →
Daniel Lothrop →
Harriet Lothrop →
Louisa May Alcott →
Nathaniel Hawthorne →
Samuel Whitney →
openToPublic yes →
ownedBy National Park Service →
partOf Minute Man National Historical Park →
region New England →
servedAs home of Nathaniel Hawthorne and his family →
home of the Alcott family →
home of the Lothrop family →
significance associated with the American Transcendentalist movement →
important site in American literary history →
streetAddress 455 Lexington Road, Concord, Massachusetts →
theme history of three literary families →
tourType guided tours →
usedAs historic house museum →
private residence →
Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Minute Man National Historical Park →
protects
Sophia Peabody ("The Wayside, Concord, Massachusetts, United States") →
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