The House on Brattle Street

This is the house where Eliza lives with her older brother, younger sister, and parents as a child up to her teenage years when the Revolutionary War forces what remains of the family to flee to Portsmouth. The house is large and elegant, and Eliza mentions that she is especially proud of the wonderful staircase, though she later sees a more stately example in another home. The house is where the bodies of both Jeb and Marie lie between their deaths and their burials. The house, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, feels cold to Eliza, who often seeks out the warmth and comfort of the kitchen and a slave named Cassie.

Portsmouth

This is where Eliza and her parents go when the Revolutionary War becomes a threat to the family. They live with Eliza's maternal uncle, Robert Chase, who is also in favor of the...