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Monte Cristo Cottage (Eugene O'Neill Summer House)
2008
Location: 325 Pequot Avenue, New London, Connecticut Coordinates: 41°19′55″N 72°5′46.5″W / 41.33194°N 72.09625°WCoordinates: 41°19′55″N 72°5′46.5″W / 41.33194°N 72.09625°W Built: 1888 Architect: Unknown Architectural style: Stick/eastlake, Queen Anne Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 71001010 Significant dates Added to NRHP: July 17, 1971[1] Designated NHL: July 17, 1971[2] Monte Cristo Cottage, also known as Eugene O'Neill Summer House, was the summer home of acclaimed American actor James O'Neill, and of his family, notably his son (with his wife Ella O'Neill), Nobel prize-winning American playwright, Eugene O'Neill.
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History
Sign at the cottage
In June 1884, the O'Neill family came to New London, Connecticut. James purchased two plots of land on Pequot Avenue for his wife Ella's 27th birthday.[3]
As a child, Eugene spent his winters traveling with his actor father, but spent his summers at this cottage in New London, Connecticut. The cottage was named for the play in which his father starred for many years. O'Neill probably wrote his first two plays here and it is the setting of his plays Ah, Wilderness! and Long Day's Journey into Night.[4] Long Day's Journey into Night particularly reflects members of his own family in the home: characters are unfulfilled, resentful, often emotionally harmful toward one another.[5]
Modern history
The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.[2][4]
The house is owned and operated by the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center as a historic house museum. Furnished to appear as it might have for the setting of Long Day's Journey into Night, the house also features exhibits about O'Neill's life and works, as well as artifacts and memorabilia.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Monte Cristo Cottage (Eugene O'Neill Summer House)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1174&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ Black, Stephen A. Eugene O'Neill: Beyond Mourning and Tragedy. Yale University Press, 1999: 28. 0-300-07676-2
- ^ a b Edmund Preston (March 22, 1971). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Monte Cristo House / Eugene O'Neill HousePDF (359 KB). National Park Service. Accompanying 1 photo, exterior, from 1971.PDF (443 KB)
- ^ Diggins, John Patrick. Eugene O'Neill's America: Desire Under Democracy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007: 30–31. ISBN 978-0-226-14880-9
External links
- Monte Cristo Cottage - official site at the O'Neill Theater
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