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Elizabeth Cady Stanton House
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton House in 2013
Elizabeth Cady Stanton House (Seneca Falls, New York) is located in New York
Elizabeth Cady Stanton House (Seneca Falls, New York)
Location in New York
Elizabeth Cady Stanton House (Seneca Falls, New York) is located in the United States
Elizabeth Cady Stanton House (Seneca Falls, New York)
Location in the United States
Location 32 Washington Street, Seneca Falls, NY
Area less than one acre
Built 1830 (1830)
NRHP reference No. 66000572
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Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 15, 1966
Designated NHL June 23, 1965
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The house in 1968.

The Elizabeth Cady Stanton House is a historic house at 32 Washington Street in the village of Seneca Falls, New York. Built before 1830, it was the home of suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) from 1847 to 1862. It is now a historic house museum as part of Women's Rights National Historical Park. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.

Description and history

The Elizabeth Cady Stanton House stands in a quiet residential area of Seneca Falls, east of its downtown at the junction of Washington and Seneca Streets. It is a modest 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, its L shape covered by gabled roofs and its exterior finished in wooden clapboards. The north wing, oriented with its gable to the street, is 2-1/2 stories, while the south wing is a single story with an open porch extending across most of its width. The main entrance is located in the south wing near the junction of the two sections. The house is not architecturally distinguished. A small garage stands southeast of the house.

The oldest portion of the house, the south wing, was probably built before 1830, with the north wing added by 1840. It was purchased in 1846 by Henry and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and became their home from 1847 to 1862. During this period, Elizabeth Cady Stanton was active in organizing the first United States convention on women's suffrage. Held in 1848, the Seneca Falls Convention resulted in the first major calls for women to be granted the right to vote. Stanton remained an influential figure in the women's rights movements of the 19th century until her death in 1902.

The house was acquired by the National Park Service in 1982 to become part of the Women's Rights National Historical Park. It then underwent restoration, removing alterations made after the Stantons sold the property and returning it to its appearance during their occupancy.

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