Harriet Beecher Stowe House

In Hartford, Connecticut, Harriet Beecher Stowe spent the last 23 years of her life in this cottage-style home after moving there in 1873 from Oakholm, her earlier Hartford residence. Living beside what became the Mark Twain House, she remained active as an author and public figure, publishing Pogunuc People, giving lecture tours, supporting the Wadsworth Atheneum, and helping establish the Hartford Art School. She died here in 1896. Reacquired in 1924 by her grandniece Katharine Seymour Day, the property was later restored and opened to the public. It now preserves the house, furnishings, letters, and archives while continuing Stowe’s connection to literature, social justice, and public life.

Hartford, Connecticut · United States