Additionally, “the rooms are furnished with actual belongings of the Alcott family and would be endangered by the many cameras, lights and people needed for filming.' The duplicated version of Orchard House was dismantled in late 2018, after filming was complete. 'Orchard House proper could not be utilized for filming as we are in a compact residential neighborhood on a heavily trafficked commuter route which would not have allowed for three months of filming,” said Turnquist. Essentailly, it was as close as Gerwig could get to the real home. The replica house was located “on a massive estate' in Concord, the same town where the original structure is situated. House Beautiful spoke to the Executive Director of the Orchard House Museum, Jan Turnquist, who shared that both the exterior and interior of the home were reproduced “nearly exactly” for the 2019 film adaptation. Abigail May Alcott, Frederick Alcott Pratt in a baby carriage, Anna Alcott Pratt, Mr. 1865 (pictured are Louisa May Alcott sitting on the ground, Mrs. Guided tours introduce visitors to the family members themselves, the household items that held meaning to them, their individual and collective achievements and lasting impact, as well as their influence on characters in the beloved novel, Little Women.Orchard House and the Alcotts, c. Since approximately 80% of the furnishings on display were owned by the Alcotts, the rooms look very much as they did when the family lived here, causing many modern-day visitors to comment that, 'A visit to Orchard House is like a walk through Little Women!'

The house is most noted for being where Louisa May Alcott wrote and set her beloved classic, Little Women, in 1868 at a 'shelf desk' her father built especially for her.įortunately, there have been no major structural changes to the house since the Alcotts' time, with ongoing preservation efforts adhering to the highest standards of authenticity. It is not surprising, then, that he should name his home 'Orchard House.'Īfter moving more than twenty times in nearly thirty years, the Alcotts had finally found their anchoring place at Orchard House, where they lived until 1877. Alcott, who considered apples the most perfect food.

The grounds also contained an orchard of 40 apple trees which greatly appealed to Mr.

He then moved a small tenant farmhouse and joined it to the rear of the larger house, making many improvements over the course of the next year, as he detailed in his journals. In 1857, Amos Bronson Alcott purchased 12 acres of land with a manor house that had been on the property since the 1660s for $945.

Little women orchard house