The school opened in the summer of 1879; its first meeting was held in the study of the Alcott family home, Orchard House.
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Louisa May Alcott's residence, Orchard House in Concord, Mass ., is a piece of literary history _ and now, sadly, a home repair disaster.
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About 20 minutes later, the bag exploded inside the car-tax collection office located in the Orchard House building, but caused little damage, police said.
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She was built at Orchard House Yard in 1890 by Mackenzie and is currently located a short distance away in the Royal Victoria Dock.
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Take, for example, the current contretemps between the Orchard House, home of the Alcotts and a National Historic Landmark since 1963, and its neighbors.
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The result was the Concord School of Philosophy and Literature, which held its first session in 1879 in Alcott's study in the Orchard House.
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It comes as a shock to many to see the Victorian reality of Orchard House, where part of the novel was written in 1868.
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"Bronson Alcott would have never behaved to his neighbors this way, " says Lee Bagley, who lives with her family across from Orchard House.
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The home, known as Orchard House, has received dlrs 400, 000 in federal grants from Save America's Treasures, a partnership co-chaired by Mrs . Bush.
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The purpose is to raise money for the restoration of Orchard House, the Alcott family home in Concord, where " Little Women " takes place.
