Thomas Alva Edison Birthplace facts for kids
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Thomas A. Edison Birthplace
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HABS photo, 1934
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 Location in Ohio
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| Location | 9 Edison Drive Milan, Ohio |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1841 |
| Built by | Samuel Edison |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000608 |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
The Thomas Alva Edison Birthplace is a special historic house museum located at 9 Edison Drive in Milan, Ohio. This house was built in 1841. It is famous because it's where the amazing American inventor Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847. Thomas Edison lived from 1847 to 1931.
Because of its importance, the house was named a National Historic Landmark in 1965. It was also added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. Today, you can visit it as the Thomas Edison Birthplace Museum. It helps us remember one of the world's greatest inventors.
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Discovering Thomas Edison's Birthplace
The Thomas Alva Edison Birthplace is in Milan, Ohio. It's a quiet area north of the town center. The house is a small, brick building with a pointed roof. It has two chimneys on each end. The front of the house has five windows and a door in the middle. Stone frames are above all the doors and windows.
Inside, the first floor has two living rooms, a sitting room, and a kitchen. Thomas Edison was born in the sitting room. You can even see the bed his mother used when he was born. Upstairs, in the attic, there are two more bedrooms. The museum is filled with items that belonged to the Edison family. This helps visitors imagine what life was like for them.
The Edison Family's Early Home
Thomas Edison's father, Samuel Edison, built this house in 1841. His mother, Nancy Elliott Edison, bought the land for it. Thomas was born here in 1847. The family lived in this house until 1854. That's when they moved to Port Huron, Michigan.
Thomas Edison's childhood in Milan was mostly normal. One famous story from his youth is about him accidentally burning down a barn. A writer once called this event a "glorious experiment." The family sold the house in 1854. However, Thomas Edison's sister bought it back in 1894. After Thomas Edison passed away in 1931, his wife and daughter worked hard. They wanted to turn his birthplace into a museum to honor him.
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Fall of 2008
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Thomas Edison as a boy
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