Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Ohio)
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The Harriet Beecher Stowe House was once the residence of Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), she was the influential antislavery author who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin. In 1832, her family moved from Litchfield, Connecticut to Cincinnati, then a hotbed of the abolitionist movement, where her father became the first president of Lane Theological Seminary founded in 1830. Rev. Lyman Beecher (October 12, 1775 - January 10, 1865) was a Congregationalist minister who accepted an offer to teach at the Lane Seminary in Walnut Hills area of Cincinnati.
The house was part of the former Lane Seminary. It was built in 1832 to house the president of Seminary, it was provided by the Seminary to the Beechers. Harriet and her sister lived with their father in this house.
Harriet lived here until her marriage to professor Calvin E. Stowe in 1836. Her first two children, twins Eliza and Harriet, were born in the House in 1836. It is open to the public, located in small park, and operated as an historical and cultural site, focusing on Harriet Beecher Stowe, the Lane Seminary, abolitionists, and the Underground Railroad. The site also presents African-American history.
The Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Cincinnati is located at 2950 Gilbert Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45206. [1] The House has recently undergone renovations and is again open for public visits, meetings, and events. Contact the House at 513-751-0169. During the summer, the House is open from 10-3 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturdays from 10-3. Volunteers are welcome to join in the work to help keep the House open and present the world of Harriet Beecher Stowe to visitors.
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- Lane Theological Seminary - Accessed 5/12/2006
