Stormfield (Mark Twain estate)

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Mark Twain residence country estate historic house

Stormfield is the country estate in Redding, Connecticut, that served as Mark Twain’s final home and is closely associated with his later life and writings.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Stormfield (Mark Twain’s home in Redding, Connecticut)	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mark Twain residence ⓘ country estate ⓘ historic house ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Stormfield ⓘ
architect	John Mead Howells ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Mediterranean Revival ⓘ
associatedWith	Mark Twain ⓘ
completionYear	1908 ⓘ
constructionStartYear	1907 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
currentUse	private residence ⓘ
destroyedBy	fire ⓘ
finalHomeOf	Mark Twain ⓘ
function	Mark Twain’s retirement home ⓘ
hasFeature	large terrace ⓘ loggia ⓘ views of the Redding countryside ⓘ
hasGarden	formal gardens (historical) ⓘ
hasOutbuilding	barns (historical) ⓘ carriage house (historical) ⓘ
heritageStatus	site of literary and historical interest ⓘ
inspiredBy	Italian villa ⓘ
literaryAssociation	"Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven" ⓘ Mark Twain’s later writings ⓘ
locatedIn	Fairfield County, Connecticut ⓘ Redding, Connecticut, United States ⓘ surface form: Redding, Connecticut
MarkTwainMoveInYear	1908 ⓘ
namedAfter	"Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven" ⓘ
near	Redding, Connecticut, United States ⓘ surface form: Redding Center, Connecticut
notableEvent	Mark Twain’s final years spent there ⓘ visits from literary and social figures ⓘ
originalAcreage	approximately 190 acres ⓘ
owner	Mark Twain ⓘ
periodOfResidenceEnd	1910 ⓘ
periodOfResidenceStart	1908 ⓘ
rebuilt	yes ⓘ
rebuiltAs	smaller house on original site ⓘ
region	New England ⓘ
significance	closely associated with Mark Twain’s later life ⓘ closely associated with Mark Twain’s later writings ⓘ
state	Connecticut ⓘ
tourism	occasionally featured in Mark Twain heritage tours (exterior only) ⓘ
yearDestroyed	1923 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jean Clemens → associatedWith → Stormfield (Mark Twain estate) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stormfield (Mark Twain’s home in Redding, Connecticut)

Redding, Connecticut, United States → hasLandmark → Stormfield (Mark Twain estate) ⓘ

subject surface form: Redding, Connecticut