The Old Manse

"This National Historic Landmark was built c.1770 by the young patriotic minister, Reverend William Emerson. Years after his death, his grandson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, drafted his essay called "Nature" while living here. Nathaniel Hawthorne and his bride, Sophia, rented the house from 1842 to 1845. It was Hawthorne who first named the house when, in 1846, short stories that he wrote here were published as "Mosses From An Old Manse." The house was occupied by the Emerson-Ripley family until it was acquired by The Trustees in 1939. It contains 200 years of original family furnishings, including a Steinway cross-strung rosewood box grand piano, 18th century Canton-ware, and William Emerson's clock and desk."

The building is located in Concord, Mass. and can be found at 269 Monument Street. From Concord center (Monument Square), take Monument Street north 0.5 mile. Entrance and parking area are on the left side of road just before the North Bridge.

The above quote and information come from http://www.thetrustees.org/