Susan B. Anthony House

Susan B. Anthony House, in Rochester, New York, was the home of Susan B. Anthony for forty years, while she was a national figure in the women's rights movement.

For Susan B. Anthony's childhood home in Battenville, New York, see Susan B. Anthony Childhood House; for her birthplace, see Anthony House (Adams, Massachusetts).
Susan B. Anthony House
A 2007 photograph of the Susan B Anthony House
Location17 Madison Street, Rochester, New York
Coordinates43°09′11.8″N 77°37′41.2″W
Built1866
NRHP reference No.66000528
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLJune 23, 1965[2]

She was arrested in the front parlor after attempting to vote in the 1872 Presidential Election. She resided here until her death.[3]

The house was purchased for use as a memorial in 1945, and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.[2][4] It has been documented in the Historic American Buildings Survey.[5]

The Susan B. Anthony House is located at 17 Madison Street in Rochester. Access to the house is through the Susan B. Anthony Museum entrance at 19 Madison Street.

Today the Susan B. Anthony House is a learning center and museum open to the public for tours and programs from 11-5 Tuesday through Sunday, except major holidays. Its full name is the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House. The Visitor Center and Museum Shop are located in the historic house next door, 19 Madison Street, which was owned by Hannah Anthony Mosher, sister of Susan and Mary Anthony. The mission of the Susan B. Anthony House is to keep Susan B. Anthony's vision alive and relevant.

The house hosts an annual celebration of Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.[6][7] In 2011, the New York Times reported that the museum at the house had sold a large quantity of "a $250 handbag made of fake alligator that was inspired by one of Anthony’s own club bags, similar to a doctor’s bag," noting that for Anthony, "a bag was not a fashion statement but a symbol of independence at a time when women were not allowed to enter into a contract or even open a bank account."[8]

Papers and memorabilia about the suffrage movement were donated to the house at the request of Carrie Chapman Catt, Susan B. Anthony's successor as President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. They are held by the River Campus Libraries of the University of Rochester.[9]

  • Front
  • South side
  • Main parlor
  • Sitting room
  • Second-floor study

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "Susan B. Anthony House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-12. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13.
  3. "Susan B. Anthony House". Places Where Women Made History. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  4. Richard Greenwood (January 13, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Susan B. Anthony House" (pdf). National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 1 photo, exterior, from 1964 (404 KB)
  5. "Susan B. Anthony House, 17 Madison Street, Rochester, Monroe County, NY". Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  6. Gabalski, Walt (2006-08-21). "Susan B Anthony House Remembers 19th Amendment". WXXI News. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  7. "Susan B. Anthony House celebrates suffrage vote". Democrat and Chronicle. 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  8. Wilson, Eric (2011-05-04). "On Her Arm, a Symbol of Freedom - Handbag Honors Susan B. Anthony". New York Times, Front Row. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  9. "Anthony (Susan B.) Memorial, Inc. Susan B. Anthony House Papers". River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester, Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
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