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Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Brunswick, Maine)
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Harriet Beecher Stowe House is an historic home at 63 Federal Street in Brunswick, Maine
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Originally known as the Stonemore House, it was rented by author Harriet Beecher Stowe
and her husband while he taught at nearby Bowdoin College
. It was here between 1850 and 1852 that the author wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
. The house was built in 1837, designated a National Historic Landmark
in 1962 and added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1966. It is now owned by Bowdoin College and not open to the public.
Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,278 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Brunswick is home to Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, , and the...
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Originally known as the Stonemore House, it was rented by author Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and author. Her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin was a depiction of life for African-Americans under slavery; it reached millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the United States and United Kingdom...
and her husband while he taught at nearby Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College , founded in 1794, is an elite private liberal arts college located in the coastal Maine town of Brunswick, Maine. As of 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranks Bowdoin 6th among liberal arts colleges in the United States. At times, it was ranked as high as 4th in the country. It is...
. It was here between 1850 and 1852 that the author wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War", according to Will Kaufman....
. The house was built in 1837, designated a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1962 and added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1966. It is now owned by Bowdoin College and not open to the public.