Mark Twain House

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/mark-twain-house

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Hartford, Connecticut
2. What is the years of occupancy by clemens family?1874 to 1891
3. What does Mark Twain's house look like?It looks like a mix of a castle and a steamboat, with tall steep roofs and fancy details, just like a storybook building.
4. Who built the house and when?The house was built between 1874 and 1891 by architect Edward Tuckerman Potter for Mark Twain and his family.

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