Mark Twain House - Windsor Locks, CT - LEGO Sculptures and Models on Waymarking.com

The Mark Twain House is one of the most popular attractions in nearby Hartford, CT. Travelers to Bradley International Airport can view a LEGO replica of this historic site. The model is located in the public lobby of Terminal A between the United Airline ticket counter and the TSA security station.

A sign next to the exhibit gives the following data"

"This LEGO version of the Mark twain House was created by LEGO Master Builders in Enfield, CT. Made of almost 125,000 LEGO bricks, the house stands 56" high x 90" long and 70" deep. The House took more than 700 hours - almost 18 weeks - to design and build."

Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens who was born in Florida, MO on November 30, 1835. Early in life his family moved to Hannibal, MO on the Mississippi River. His experiences with the people of the river inspired his most famous characters and novels - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Samuel and Olivia "Livy" Clemens were married in 1870 and moved to Hartford in 1871. They then purchased land on Farmington Avenue and in 1873 they commissioned New York architect Edward Tuckerman Potter to design their house. The three story house is 11‚500 square feet and has 25 rooms. When built in 1874 it was lit by gaslight, had seven bathrooms with hot and cold running water and flush toilets, and a shower. Cost of construction was between $40,000 to $45,000.

Mark Twain lived in this Gothic mansion in Hartford, CT from 1874 until 1891. During the seventeen years that he lived in the Hartford home, Mark Twain completed The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)., The Prince and the Pauper (1881), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889).

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