HARRIET BEECHER STOWE HOUSE

 
Hartford, CT – This is the house that Harriet Beecher Stowe lived in from 1873 to her death in 1896. She had already written “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” while in Brunswick, Maine in 1851. Stowe was a writer, social reformer, painter, gardener, and astute participant and observer of the changing American culture. She was born in Litchfield, CT on June 14, 1811 to Lyman and Roxanna Beecher. (Click) She was married in Cincinnati, OH on January 6th 1836 to Calvin Ellis Stowe.

The house can be toured, for more info go to: http://stowecenter.org/.

Info: Harriet Beecher Stowe Center pamphlet.

Tune in tomorrow for info on her famous neighbors house.