[Illustration: ORCHARD HOUSE AND ITS GIGANTIC ELM, IN EARLY SPRING]
[Illustration: The School of Philosophy, Gathering Place of American Philosophers, Concord
On the grounds of Orchard House stands this small unpainted, wooden-Gothic building, once known as Hillside Chapel, which served as Bronson Alcott's summer school of philosophy for almost a decade. Many notable men of letters came to this chapel, which occupies an important place in the history of American thought.]
[Illustration: ANTIQUARIAN HOUSE, CONCORD
This building incorporates a noteworthy collection of period rooms, beautifully furnished. The next four pages give glimpses of this significant museum of early American decoration.]
[Illustration: A Typical New England Living Room, Late 17th Century]
[Illustration: The Pine-ceiled Room, a Rare Survivor from the Early 18th Century]
[Illustration: The Green Room Has Irregular Panelling Typical of the Early 18th Century]
[Illustration: The Queen Anne Room Portrays a More Formal Mode of Living, Middle 18th Century]
[Illustration: The Chippendale Room Reflects the Comfortable Days before the Revolution]
[Illustration: Fireplace Detail from the Reeded Room (period of 1800)]
[Illustration: A Glimpse through the Front Hallway into the Reeded Room]
[Illustration: THE EMERSON HOUSE, CONCORD
Ralph Waldo Emerson, who built this square white house and planted the pines around it, lived here from 1835 until his death in 1882. During his European tour, Thoreau lived in the house. Emerson was a strong influence in drawing other writers to Concord, and a long succession of visitors to his doorstep. His study has been moved intact, with its books and pictures and furniture, to the fireproof quarters of the Antiquarian House across the way. The other rooms remain much as they were in Emerson's day.]
[Illustration: THE REUBEN BROWN HOUSE, CONCORD
Home of the minuteman and saddler who brought back the news of the firing in Lexington. This is now the Old Mill Dam Inn.]
[Illustration: THE CONCORD SUMMER SCHOOL OF MUSIC
A four-chimneyed "brick-ender," an architectural style rare outside of Concord.]
[Illustration: The Concord Art Association Occupies a Noble Old White Clapboard House]
A glance backward at the houses just passed on the preceding pages.]