MARK TWAIN'S HOME SOLD.
Hartford Residence Build in 1870 - Wrote "Huckleberry Finn" There.
HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 22. - The Hartford home of Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain), at 351 Farmington Avenue, where "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn" were written, was sold today by Richard M. Bissell, President of the Hartford Fire Insurance Company, to J. J. and I. Ahern of this city.
The house was built by Mr. Clemens in 1870 and until a few months ago was used as a private school.
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