Quarry Farm

Quarry Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Crane Rd., Elmira, New York
Coordinates	42°6′47″N 76°46′56″W / 42.11306°N 76.78222°WCoordinates: 42°6′47″N 76°46′56″W / 42.11306°N 76.78222°W
Area	255 acres (103 ha)
Built	1870
NRHP Reference #	75001177[1]
Added to NRHP	March 13, 1975

Quarry Farm is located in Elmira, New York. In 1869, Jervis Langdon purchased it as a vacation home for his family.^[2] When he died the following year, it was inherited by his eldest daughter, Susan Langdon Crane, Mark Twain's sister-in-law.

Twain and his family summered there for over twenty years.^[3][4] He wrote much of his work in an octagonal^[3] study built expressly for him about 200 yards (180 m) from the main house in 1874.^[2]

The study has since been moved to the Elmira College Old Campus in order to protect it from vandalism.^[5] The home is not open to the public.

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Twain's Home in Elmira". Elmira College Center for Mark Twain Studies. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
3. Hal Bush (Advent-Christmas 2010). "A Week at Quarry Farm". The Cresset, A review of literature, the arts, and public affairs, Valparaiso University. Retrieved May 2, 2011. Check date values in: |date= (help)
4. Ruth A. Lawlor (May 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Quarry Farm". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2008-10-19. See also: "Accompanying four photos, from 1973".
5. Janette Johnstone (June 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Elmira College Old Campus". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2008-10-13. See also: "Accompanying 33 photos, from May, 1983". and "Accompanying nomination correspondence".