Colby House
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Pleasant Street
Private - Not open to the public.
Claremont Literary Walking Tour - Stop #6
This house was built around 1856 by Silas Noyes. Melvin Colby bought the house about 1903. The Colby's lived here close to 90 years, until the death of their daughter, Elinor. Elinor and her brother, Carroll were raised here.
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Backstory and Context
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Elinor Colby became an accomplished pianist. Her interest in Claremont's history led her to write a booklet about Constance Fenimore Woolson's family during their time living in Claremont. (see Woolson House, tour stop #3)
Carroll Burleigh Colby, a graduate of Stevens High School, attended The School of Practical Arts in Boston with the intention of becoming a free-lance artist. He worked at several jobs before landing a job writing and illustrating aviation articles. He later became aviation editor at Popular Science magazine. He wrote and illustrated many children's books on a wide range of subjects. His first book was published in 1951 and his most successful book was Strangely Enough? written in 1959.