Concord School of Philosophy

The Concord School of Philosophy was a lyceum-like series of summer lectures and discussions of philosophy in , from 1879 to 1888.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: school in Massachusetts, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Bronson Alcott School of Philosophy”
  • Address: Concord, MA 01742

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orchard House and The Wayside.

Museum
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is a historic house museum in , United States, opened to the public on May 27, 1912. It was the longtime home of Amos Bronson Alcott and his family, including his daughter Louisa May Alcott, who wrote and set her novel Little Women there.

Residential building
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is a historic house in . The earliest part of the home may date to 1717. Later it successively became the home of the young Louisa May Alcott and her family, who named it Hillside, author Nathaniel Hawthorne and his family, and children's writer Margaret Sidney. is situated 630 feet east of Concord School of Philosophy.

Museum
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The is a house museum located at 18 Cambridge Turnpike, , and a National Historic Landmark for its associations with American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. is situated 2,200 feet west of Concord School of Philosophy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Concord and Lincoln.

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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.

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 Concord School of Philosophy.

Village
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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 3 miles west of Concord School of Philosophy.

Concord School of Philosophy

Latitude
42.45918° or 42° 27′ 33″ north
Longitude
-71.33538° or 71° 20′ 7″ west
Open location code
87JCFM57+MR
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way 212582908
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Wiki­data ID
Q5158860
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Concord School of Philosophy” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

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