The house was built in 1849 by Josiah Davis and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 12, 1976.

[1] Henry David Thoreau moved to this home in 1850 with his family; he stayed until his death on May 6, 1862.

Louisa also moved to the house, along with her father Amos Bronson Alcott.

It was in this home that Louisa wrote her novel Jo's Boys (1886), a sequel to Little Women (1868).

[citation needed] Today, the home remains privately owned.