Visitors Center Proposed At The Old Manse In Concord, MA

CONCORD, MA - OCTOBER 16: Letters etched to one another by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife, Sophia, with her diamond ring are pictured in the window that overlooks the North Bridge and battlefield inside the Old Manse in Concord, MA on Oct. 16, 2017. Local residents fear that a proposed $1.8 million visitors center may alter the ambiance of the Old Manse, the house built 247 years ago by Rev. William Emerson. The Georgian-style clapboard house has for centuries been a gathering place for writers, artists, and historians. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)