Massachusetts
Middlesex
Town of Concord

Ralph Waldo Emerson House

The Ralph Waldo Emerson House is a house museum located at 18 Cambridge Turnpike, , and a National Historic Landmark for its associations with American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Concord, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts
  • Also known as: “Emerson House”
  • Address: 18 Cambridge Turnpike

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Concord School of Philosophy and Concord Monument Square–Lexington Road Historic District.

Museum
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The was a lyceum-like series of summer lectures and discussions of philosophy in , from 1879 to 1888. is situated 2,200 feet east of Ralph Waldo Emerson House.

Square
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The is an historic district in . Monument Square, at the center of the district, was laid out in 1635. is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Ralph Waldo Emerson House.

Place of worship
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is a place of worship, which is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Ralph Waldo Emerson House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Concord and West Concord.

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Maybe you’ve never heard of sleepy population 18,000, but your life has certainly been impacted by it. This is where "the shot heard round the world" was fired in the spring of 1775, setting off a chain of events that would eventually lead to the creation of the United States.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of in , , United States. The population was 6,320 at the 2020 census. is situated 2½ miles west of Ralph Waldo Emerson House.

Village
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Maybe you’ve never heard of sleepy Concord population 18,000, but your life has certainly been impacted by it. This is where "the shot heard round the world" was fired in the spring of 1775, setting off a chain of events that would eventually lead to the creation of the United States. is situated 3 miles southeast of Ralph Waldo Emerson House.

Ralph Waldo Emerson House

Latitude
42.45763° or 42° 27′ 28″ north
Longitude
-71.34343° or 71° 20′ 36″ west
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
Inception
1828
Levels
2
Open location code
87JCFM54+3J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 212583263
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­house
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
4935880
Wiki­data ID
Q7288218
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