The following set of pictures came from
the Detroit Publishing Company
Collection at the Library of Congress. These pictures are of the Orchard House in
Concord, Massachusetts, where the Alcott family lived between 1857-1869. These pictures
were taken between around 1900-1920.
 The Orchard House (Click on the house for a bigger
picture.)
 Another Orchard House picture (click on the house
for a bigger picture.)
 The Orchard House. See the small building off to
the left? That's the School of Philosophy, founded by Amos Bronson Alcott, Louisa's
father. (click on the little picture for a bigger picture.)
The following pictures are from elsewhere.
 A detail of the
School of Philosophy. Click on the picture to go to the Concord Then & Now Page, which
includes a color photograph of the School of Philosophy.
 Ooo!
Creepy! Before it was purchased by Harriet Lothrop in 1900 [2, pp. 29], Orchard House was
privately owned for a time and, as you can see, fell into disarray. Click on the picture
to go to the Concord Then & Now page, which includes a larger version of this picture
and a comparison picture of the way Orchard House looks now.
 The Orchard House is currently a museum. You
can get more information on them by visiting their Web site. It's at http://www.louisamayalcott.org . Click on this
picture for a bigger picture.
Orchard House Interior
The dining room at Orchard House in the early 20th century. Click on the
picture for a larger picture.
Louisa's room at Orchard House in the early 20th century. Click on the
picture for a larger picture.
 May's
room at Orchard House in the early 20th century. Click on the picture for
a larger picture.
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