The Old Manse, viewed from its Concord River side.

The Old Manse is a house famous for its American literary associations. It is located beside the Old North Bridge over the Concord River in Concord, Massachusetts, and now owned and operated as a nonprofit museum by the Trustees of Reservations. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1062 KB) The Old Manse, Concord, Massachusetts. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1062 KB) The Old Manse, Concord, Massachusetts. ... For the river in Maine, see Concord River (Maine) The Concord River is a tributary of the Merrimack River in eastern Massachusetts in the United States, approximately 15 mi (24 km) long. ... Old North Bridge. ... For the river in Maine, see Concord River (Maine) The Concord River is a tributary of the Merrimack River in eastern Massachusetts in the United States, approximately 15 mi (24 km) long. ... Seal of Concord, MA Concord is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 16,993. ... The Trustees of Reservations is a nonprofit conservation and historic preservation organization dedicated to preserving natural areas and historic sites in Massachusetts. ...

The Old Manse was built in 1770 by William Emerson, father to noted minister Rev. William Emerson, and his famous son Ralph Waldo Emerson. The builder was chaplain to the Provincial Congress when it met at Concord in October 1774, and when war had begun a chaplain to the Continental Army. The Emerson family observed the Battle of Lexington and Concord from the windows of their house as it took place across the nearby Old North Bridge. The Rev. ... Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was a famous American essayist and one of Americas most influential thinkers and writers. ... The Continental Army was the unified command structure of the thirteen colonies fighting Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. ... The Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 was the first battle of the American Revolutionary War and was described as the shot heard round the world in Emersons Concord Hymn. ... Old North Bridge. ...

Many years later, in 1842, the famous American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne moved to the Old Manse with his new bride, transcendentalist Sophia Peabody, and the two lived there for three years. Hawthorne's Mosses from an Old Manse (1846) reflects this period. Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. ... Sophia Amelia Peabody (1809–1871) was a painter and illustrator born in Salem, Massachusetts. ... Mosses from an Old Manse was a short story collection by Nathaniel Hawthorne. ...