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Quarry Farm
Elmira
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Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), spent summers at this estate in the 1870's and 1880's. He was married to Olivia Langdon by the Rev. Thomas Beecher, his close friend in Elmira and pastor of Park Church. The home was owned by Olivia's sister and rested on a 255-acre estate. Twain is buried in Elmira's Woodlawn Cemetery with his wife and children.
Original Name
Quarry Farm
Current Name
Elmira College Center for Mark Twain Studies
Location
Crane Road
Elmira
Chemung County
New York
Map
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Category
Residential
Designations
National Register of Historic Places
1974
Construction Began
1870
Architect
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Builder
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Architectural Style
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Original Owner
Susan Langdon Crane
Original Use
Residence
Later, Summer Home
Foundation
Stone
Walls
Stucco/Clapboard
Roofing
Asphalt Shingles
Number of Stories
1 1/2
Noteworthy Interior
Interior is intact with a mahogany library and six fireplaces.
Additions
1923: Stucco and Brick Addition
Comments
Mark Twain's study, an octagonal building, was moved to Elmira College in 1952 to better protect it.
Current Owner
Elmira College
Private
Current Use
College Research
Current Condition
Excellent
Public Access
Available on Request.
Regularly Scheduled Lectures.
Date Surveyed
February 2007

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