The Mark Twain House has been voted residents’ and visitors’ Fan-Favourite Still Revolutionary destination in Connecticut. Still Revolution is a new branding campaign to put Connecticut on the tourism map.
“Mark Twain’s legacy is one that continues to inspire, and it’s fitting that his house is the fan favorite in our Still Revolutionary campaign,” Governor Dannel P. Malloy said in a statement. “Twain was someone that wrote passionately, both about our state and about the issues he believed in. It’s that spirit that’s driving our Still Revolutionary campaign, and I’m glad to see that’s its paying off for our state’s tourism industry.”
The Fan-Favorite campaign generated more than 12,000 votes and 1,800 nominations across 160 different locations statewide. The Mark Twain House received maximum votes among a group of 10 well-known destinations such as the Connecticut Historical Society, Coventry Regional Farmers Market, Curtain Call, Inc., Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Hartford Stage, Hill-Stead Museum, Levitt Pavilion, New England Air Museum and Westport Country Playhouse.
For years, the Mark Twain House in Hartford has been a sought-after tourist attraction. It was home to the Clemens family from 1874 to 1891. The house measures 11‚500 square feet and has seven bathrooms and 25 rooms distributed through three floors. It is believed that the couple spent $40‚000 to $45‚000 building this house. The first floor of the house is filled with design motifs from Morocco‚ India‚ Japan‚ China and Turkey.
It was while residing in this house that Samuel Clemens, popularly known as Mark Twain, wrote "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," "Old Times on the Mississippi," "Sketches‚ New and Old," "A Tramp Abroad" and various other short stories and plays.
