The Frost Place

This picture of The Frost Place was taken at 158 Ridge Road in Franconia, New Hampshire.  This house was home to poet Robert Frost and his family from 1915 to 1920 when he wrote many of the poems that would appear in his third and fourth books, 'Mountain Interval' and 'New Hampshire' published in 1916 and 1923 respectively.  There is also the Frost Barn to the left and rear of the house that has periodic poetry readings which are open to the public.  Between writing his poetry, Robert Frost loved to grow both fruit and vegetables.  The weather, however was not conducive to growing these which eventually forced him to move to a new home in South Shaftsbury, Vermont.  The mailbox, not shown in this photo, is one of the most photographed in the United States as it still bears his name on it!