Orchard House is the charming home Alcott fans will immediately recognize as the setting for the beloved novel, Little Women. Louisa May Alcott, in fact, wrote the novel while living there. The museum includes many of the clothes worn by Alcott and her sisters as well as the costumes they used in the plays that feature in the childhood of the March sisters in the novel. With almost eighty percent of its current furnishings having belonged to the Alcott family when they lived there, Orchard House looks much as it did then. Through its rooms you’ll become better acquainted with Louisa May Alcott herself as well as her family. Her father’s den was the scene of much reading, learning, and discussion as he was a philosopher. And creativity and community involvement extended to each member of this respected family. You’ll discover it all as you view this beautiful and authentic tribute to one of America’s favorite authors.
