HARRIET BEECHER STOWE CENTER

HARTFORD, CT

The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford Connecticut is a historic house museum dedicated to the life and legacy of Harriet Beecher Stowe. Stowe was a prominent nineteenth-century American author and abolitionist whose novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, was a major force in the movement to end slavery in the United States. The Center is located in Stowe's Victorian home, which was built in 1871 for her and her family.

The Center offers a variety of educational and public programs, including tours of the house, lectures, and events. The tours provide visitors with an insight into the lives and times of the Stowe family and their contemporaries. The lectures and events focus on topics related to Stowe's life, her works, and her activism.

The Center also includes a museum, which features original artifacts from the Stowe family and from the period. Included in the collection are letters, photographs, furniture, clothing, and other items related to Stowe and her work.

The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center is open to the public and offers a unique opportunity to learn about the life and work of this influential American. It serves as a reminder of Stowe's legacy, her immense contribution to the cause of abolition, and her impact on American literature and culture.

HARRIET BEECHER STOWE CENTER is a Uncategorized or General Museum in HARTFORD CT. US MID #8400900311

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont).

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• telephone: 2035229258
• website: www.harrietbeecherstowe.org

HARRIET BEECHER STOWE CENTER
77 FOREST ST.
HARTFORD
CT
06105-3296

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