page_title: Edward Tuckerman Potter
section_title: Early life
hierarchical_section_title: Edward Tuckerman Potter / Early life
caption_attribution_description: English: Mark Twain House This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 66000884
context_page_description: Edward Tuckerman Potter was an American architect best known for designing the 1871 Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut. With his half-brother William Appleton Potter, he also designed Nott Memorial Hall at his alma mater, Union College, Schenectady, New York. Both the Mark Twain House and Nott Memorial Hall are National Historic Landmarks.
context_section_description: Potter was born in Schenectady, New York on September 25, 1831.  He was the son of Bishop Alonzo Potter and, his first wife, Sarah (née Nott) Potter.  
  He graduated from Union College in 1853 and studied architecture under prominent architect Richard M. Upjohn.
caption: Mark Twain House, Hartford, Connecticut (1871)
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