http://historyofredding.net/stormfield-photos.htm The above shows photos both houses. Quoting Mac Donnell Rare Books <[log in to unmask]>: > Those with copies of the Mark Twain Journal for Spring/Fall 2006 > (44:1-2) can make the comparison for themselves. That two-in-one > issue prints my virtual tour of Stormfield based mostly on > previously unpublished photos of the interior and exterior of the > original structure that later burned in the 1920s. It also includes > the original floorplans and plat map which are big folding inserts, > and of course my essay which describes the physical structure in > detail as well as its history. Copies of that issue can be ordered > from the MTJ website. > > The present structure more or less sits on the footprint of the > original structure and parts of the floor plans do align with the > original plans (the library, hallway, stairs, part of the kitchen, > etc., but the entire loggia was not rebuilt, nor was the room above > the loggia where Twain kept his desk. The pergola at the foot of the > pathway is long-gone but its foundation seems to be intact under the > lawn, to judge from discoloration of the grass at that location. The > steps leading down to the pergola site are intact, but the gravel > pathway itself, which could easily be unearthed or recreated is > oddly absent. Jean's farm and farmhouse survive nearby but are now a > separate property. The owners of Stormfield generously allowed me > access to the entire home and grounds years ago, and I spent most of > my time studying the cellar (which survived the fire) and the > grounds, but I did walk through all the rooms to get a feel for the > dimensions and layout. The long hallways and rows of rooms gave it > sort of a hotel feel, a big empty hotel. It must have been a very > lonely place for an aging widower with one daughter and son long > dead, and two living daughters--one estranged and the other striking > out on her own. It's no wonder he craved visitors and kept a > guest-book to memorialize their visits. > > Kevin > @ > Mac Donnell Rare Books > 9307 Glenlake Drive > Austin TX 78730 > 512-345-4139 > Member: ABAA, ILAB, BSA > > You can browse our books at: > www.macdonnellrarebooks.com > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Peter Salwen" <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: 4/1/2022 11:22:31 PM > Subject: 30 Mark Twain Lane, Redding, CT > >> Inside, the mansion that replaced Twain's Stormfield seems to have just >> about nothing to do with the house Sam Clemens built (I guess Kevin can >> tell us for sure), but this link will let you see for yourself. And the >> grounds, at least, are worth a visit: >> >> https://www.seetheproperty.com/story/387175/b >>