Mark Twain House and Museum

National Historic Landmark; The House Samuel Clemens Built In 1874 And Lived In Until 1891, Where He Wrote The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer, Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur'S Court And Life On The Mississippi · Hartford, Connecticut

Samuel Clemens built this house in Hartford in 1874, at the height of his earnings, and lived in it with his family for seventeen years - the most productive stretch of his life. Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, A Connecticut Yankee and Life on the Mississippi were all written here, several of them in the billiard room on the top floor where he wrote at a table with the cues pushed aside. The house itself is extraordinary: nineteen rooms of High Victorian Gothic by Edward Tuckerman Potter, with patterned brickwork outside and interiors decorated by Louis Comfort Tiffany's firm, which Clemens hired when he could afford anything he wanted. He lost the money in bad investments, left in 1891 and never came back. The house is seen on a guided tour only, on a timed ticket that sells out at weekends and through the summer, and a modern museum centre beside it holds the exhibitions. Harriet Beecher Stowe lived next door, which means Uncle Tom's Cabin and Huckleberry Finn were written a hundred yards apart.

351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, 06105, United States

Open most days through the middle of the day and afternoon, with at least one weekday closure in some seasons and shorter winter hours, and closed on several major holidays. THE HOUSE IS SEEN ONLY ON A GUIDED TOUR, which departs on a timed schedule and sells out at weekends and in summer - the museum centre beside it is self-guided and open the same hours. Evening ghost tours and holiday tours run on announced dates.

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