Mark Twain Study
Park Place and West Washington Streets, Elmira, New York | Museum / Exhibit
Elmira College’s official site for this location contains this description:
"Susan and Theodore Crane surprised their brother-in-law Samuel L. Clemens with this study in 1874. It was placed about 100 yards from the main house at Quarry Farm on a knoll overlooking the Chemung River Valley. In this octagonal building, Mark Twain wrote major portions of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Life on the Mississippi, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, The Prince and the Pauper, A Tramp Abroad, and many short pieces. In 1952 the Mark Twain Study was moved from Quarry Farm to the Elmira College campus. The Study is staffed by trained student guides daily throughout the summer and by appointment in the off-season."
Regular hours are 10:0am - 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, from May 30 to Labor Day, closed on College holidays.
The Mark Twain Study
Susan and Theodore Crane surprised their brother-in-law Samuel L. Clemens with this study in 1874.
The Mark Twain Study
Closer view of the Mark Twain Study reveals details of its ornamentation.
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Mid to Late Life of Mark Twain
1867–1910