Clarke's Place was a boarding house at 3 Somerset Court in Boston. It was notable as the home of many Boston Transcendental intellectuals. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1831/00/00 | After she discovers the destruction of the chemical works had left the family without property, Rebecca Clarke hires 3 Somerset Court (lost, now Ashburton Place) in Boston, and takes in boarders. | |
| 1832/00/00 | Jared Sparks, with his large library that holds thousands of letters written by George Washington, takes a room at Clare's Place. | |
| 1832/02/00 | Elizabeth Peabody finds a room at Clarke's Place on Somerset Court (lost) where she studies history using Jared Sparks' immense and choice library. | |
| 1832/10/00 | Mary Peabody finds rooms at Clarke's Place where she can board and also teach. She has a view of the Charlestown and the Bunker Hill monument under construction. | |
| 1833/00/00 | Horace Mann takes a room at Clarke's Place. Fellow occupants include Jared Sparks, Edward Rand and George Hillard. On the advice of friends, Horace Mann had moved to Boston to try to recover his health and spirits. | |
| 1833/00/00 | I do not know that our family were ever happier than in those days. We were all poor, but all who could were doing something to support themselves. My sister gave lessons in drawing. Two of my brothers were doing what they could. - JFC | |
| 1835/00/00 | All though for some time she find it difficult to let her rooms, Clarke boarders will include Jared Sparks, Mr and Mrs Devens and their children, one of whom is General Devens, Elizabeth P Peabody, Mary Peabody, Sophia Peabody and Edward S Rand. | |
| 1835/12/00 | Due to the death of her father in November, Rebecca Clarke gives up her boarding-house, and moves back to Newton to take care of her mother in her declining years. |
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