Historical Figures Homes You Could Actually Live In

Monica Gray - July 21, 2023
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Historical Figures Homes You Could Actually Live In
Mark Twain House

Mark Twain

The American writer, comedian, publisher, and lecturer lived in a Victorian Gothic-style home, where he lived from 1874 to 1891. And if you have $4.2 million lying around, you can buy his bright yellow Redding House, where he lived until he died in 1910. His Stormfield Mansion was named after his short story, Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven. The mansion itself sits on 28 acres and has a carriage house and a guest cottage. In a letter to Dorothy Quick, Twain revealed his thoughts about the house, and said, “It is charmingly quiet here. The house stands alone, with nothing in sight but woodsy hills and rolling country.” That sounds like an ideal place to write books, Twain (Lithub).

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Andrew Jacksons Hermitage

Andrew Jackson

If you want to live in Nashville, Tennessee, head to The Hermitage Plantation, and former home of President Andrew Jackson. Land associated with the state has gone up for sale in the past. This is not only an important piece of Andrew Jackson’s life, but also an important piece of history for Nashville. You’ll get to wander the property, room by room, which tells stories of their own accord (The Hermitage).

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Anne Frank

Anne Frank House

Refuge writers can live in the Anne Frank House for one year. The Dutch Foundation for Literature invites them. These writers are those who cannot work freely in their own countries and are thus invited to live in this historical house that holds a tumultuous history. Previously occupied by Anne Frank, this is the home she hid in during the Nazi persecution. It’s located in Amsterdam, and her entire experience living in the attic is documented in her diary. Ronald Leopold, the director of the Anne Frank House said, “We feel that this is an appropriate destination for Anne Frank’s former home. It is a place where freedom, tolerance, and free speech are given free rein. The 360-degree images allow us to share this special place with the public.” It is not open to the public (Anne Frank).

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National Trust

Winston Churchill

Head to the country home of Winston Churchill in Kent, England. Even though the actual house is now a museum, there are nearby residential properties you can live in that’ll get you as close as possible to this historical figure’s home. He was formerly the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. At Chartwell, you can take a look at the memorabilia on display, and relics associated with Churchill during his time occupying the home. This is also where you’ll find the largest collection of Churchill’s paintings. Who knows, maybe the work hanging in his home will inspire your creativity (House and Garden).

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