Emily Dickinson Homestead - Amherst, MA
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The house where Emily Dickinson was born, lived all her life, wrote her poems, and died is located at 280 Main Street in Amherst, MA
Waymark Code: WMDEN1
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2012
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Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830-1886) lived in this house in Amherst all her life. She was born into a prominent Massachusetts family. Her father was a lawyer and her grandfather was one of the founders of Amherst Academy and Amherst College. Emily attended Amherst Academy and entered nearby Mount Holyoke College Female Seminary for one year. In her thirties she became very reclusive and spent most her her time in her bedroom writing poetry. Nonetheless, she was well informed by virtue of the family subscriptions to literary journals and her own correspondence.
Emily Dickinson began writing poetry in her early twenties and and was very prolific by the time she was thirty. She eventually wrote 1800 poems. Her poems were stories in meter and rhyme drawn from everyday life. They were noted for their insight into human nature, concise style, brilliant imagery, and use of varied meter and irregular rhymes. The first book of her poetry was published in 1890, four years after her death. Publication was through the efforts of her sister Lavinia and editors Thomas Wentworth Higginson and Mabel Loomis Todd. Emily Dickinson is among the most read, admired, and loved poets in the world of literature.
In 1963, the Home of Emily Dickinson was placed on the National register of Historic Places.
Emily Dickinson Homestead and Museum - 2012 Season Hours
The Museum is closed in January and February.
Opening Day: Thursday, March 1, 2012
Thurs., March 1 - Sun., December 30
Wednesday, 11 am - 4 pm
Thursday, 11 am - 4 pm
Friday, 11 am - 4 pm
Saturday, 11 am - 4 pm
Sunday, 11 am - 4 pm
Closed Monday and Tuesday
Extended Summer Hours:
Wed., May 30-Sun., September 2
Wednesday, 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday, 10 am - 5 pm
Friday, 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm
Closed Monday and Tuesday
Closing Day: Sunday, December 30, 2012
Closed the following days
in observance of holidays:
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
(day before Thanksgiving)
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Short Description: Home of Emily Dickinson
Book Title: Poems of Emily Dickinson
First Year Published: 1890
Author's Name: Emily Dickinson
Name of Waymarked Item: Emily Dickinson's Home
Location of Item: 280 Main Street, Amherst MA 01002
More Information:
Location where she got the inspiration for and wrote her poems.
Admission Price?: 10.00 (listed in local currency)
Link to more information about the book or waymarked item.: [Web Link]
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