Ralph Waldo Emerson House

The Ralph Waldo Emerson House is a house museum located at 18 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, Massachusetts, 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.

Concord School of Philosophy

Museum

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

Concord Monument Square–Lexington Road Historic District

Square

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The Concord Monument Square–Lexington Road Historic District is an historic district in Concord, Massachusetts. Monument Square, at the center of the district, was laid out in 1635. Concord Monument Square–Lexington Road Historic District is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Ralph Waldo Emerson House.

First Parish in Concord

Place of worship

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First Parish in Concord 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.

Concord

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Maybe you’ve never heard of sleepy Concord Massachusetts 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.

West Concord

Village

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