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Longfellow lived in the house for almost 50 years. [36] Herman Melville: Arrowhead (Herman Melville House) 1850–1863 Pittsfield: Melville wrote his most famous novels at Arrowhead. [37] Nathaniel Hawthorne (1) Nathaniel Hawthorne Birthplace: 1804–1808 Salem
Herman Melville, c. 1860. Herman Melville was born in New York City in 1819. His maternal grandparents lived in Albany, New York, where his parents took their family in 1830 after a series of financial setbacks. His uncle Thomas Melvill [4] owned property in Pittsfield that the family had visited a few times when Melville was younger.
Herman Melville and his family moved to Lansingburgh in 1838 after deaths in the family and financial concerns. Five years later, in 1843, Melville's brother Allan reflected on the house as "very pleasantly situated on the bank of the Hudson (where I am now writing).
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Moby-Dick author Herman Melville wrote his first two novels in Lansingburgh. He resided at what is now known as the Herman Melville House from 1838 to 1847, which currently serves as headquarters of the Lansingburgh Historical Society. [4] Children's author Mary Louise Peebles (1833–1915) was born, raised and died in Lansingburgh. [9]
Herman Melville (born Melvill; [a] August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella.
Herman Melville House may refer to: Arrowhead (Herman Melville House), in Pittsfield, Massachusetts; Herman Melville House (Troy, New York)
Only well-preserved Dutch patroon house in upper Hudson Valley [15] 47: Albert R. Fox House: Albert R. Fox House: April 25, 2001 : 2801 NY 66: Sand Lake: 48: Gardner Earl Memorial Chapel and Crematorium: Gardner Earl Memorial Chapel and Crematorium