Harriet Beecher Stowe House - Hartford, Connecticut
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N 41° 46.007 W 072° 42.017
18T E 691156 N 4626439
This Victorian house was the last home of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. It is now operated as a museum and research library.
Waymark Code: WM20WQ
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2007
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This house is not what you typically think of as Victorian, thanks to its plain gray color, and lack of ornamentation. It seems especially drab when compared to the wild menagerie that makes up Mark Twain's home across the street from this one. It is Victorian, however sedate, though. Currently the house is operated as a museum and reference library called the Stowe Center. The following information about the house is from the museum's Website:
The Stowe Center Library & Museum was established by Katharine Seymour Day, the grandniece of Harriet Beecher Stowe. This historic site includes a Visitor Center (1873 carriage house) and museum shop, the Harriet Beecher Stowe House (1871) which is open for tours, and the Katharine Seymour Day House (1884). A tour of the Stowe House provides an intimate glimpse into the life of the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. The Day House offers magnificent interiors with changing exhibits and a research library. Visitors will enjoy the Center's tranquil surroundings, accented with historical Victorian gardens. Guided garden tours are offered seasonally.
Stowe Center is open year round, T-Sat from 9:30am-4:30pm and Sun from 12pm-4:30pm.
House Tours are $8, Garden Tours are $8, or the combined tour is $13 for adults 13-64. Seniors are $7/$7/$13 and students ages 5-12 are $4/$4/$7.
Library open by appointment, M-W 9:00-4:00. Librarian: John Reazer, 860 522-9258, x 309.
Public/Private: Private
Tours Available?: Yes
Year Built: 1871
Web Address: [Web Link]
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