Harriet Taylor Upton House facts for kids
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Harriet Taylor Upton House
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U.S. Historic district
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Front of the house
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 Location in Ohio
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| Location | 380 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren, Ohio |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1840 |
| Built by | Simon Perkins |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Part of | Mahoning Avenue Historic District (1978 increase) (ID78003115) |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001884 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 5, 1992 |
| Designated NHL | October 5, 1992 |
| Designated CP | May 22, 1978 |
The Harriet Taylor Upton House is a special historic house in Warren, Ohio. It was once the home of Harriet Taylor Upton (1853–1945). She was a very important leader in the movement for women's right to vote. This movement is called suffrage. From 1903 to 1905, her house was the main office for a big group called the National American Woman's Suffrage Association. This made the house a key place in the fight for women's voting rights in the early 1900s. Today, it is a historic house museum where you can learn about its history. It became a National Historic Landmark in 1992.
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About the Harriet Taylor Upton House
The Harriet Taylor Upton House is in downtown Warren, Ohio. It's a two-and-a-half-story house made of wood. It has a sloped roof and a porch across the front. The house looks like it did around the early 1900s.
The House's Early Days
The house was built around 1840. General Simon Perkins had it built for his son, Henry. At first, it had some Egyptian-style features. Later, it was changed to the Greek Revival style. This is how it looked when Harriet Taylor Upton lived there.
Harriet Taylor Upton's Home
Harriet Taylor Upton moved into the house in 1887. Her father, Congressman Ezra B. Taylor, bought it in 1883 and gave it to her. Harriet was a key figure in the women's suffrage movement. This movement worked to get women the right to vote.
From 1894 to 1910, Harriet was the treasurer of the National Woman Suffrage Association. For part of that time, from about 1903 to 1909, the organization's main office was right in her house! Harriet's strong leadership helped the group stay active. She kept the movement going even when progress was slow. Her work connected the early leaders of the movement to the later successful campaigns for women's voting rights.
Becoming a Museum
After Harriet lived there, the house was updated in the 1930s. It was used as a community center for a while. In the 1950s, it was divided into apartments.
In 1989, a group called the Upton Association bought the house. They worked hard to restore it. They wanted it to look like it did when Harriet Taylor Upton lived there. The house officially opened as a museum in 2009. You can visit it by making an appointment.
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